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!'ll^ ' 4" . * % ' £ • I* - ' < • * -\ . /* <' * 4 ; J^-Vv ' n *<„T * .* V : * • »• '* *<tV ^ ijrff -** •/ 's;' r**rv . * A ; •^fr» . •-w** ./ *• . r * « ' ^ ' 0 k ~ < + * • " * + * * • OOUET OF THE SPHINX. 0.,» «<• >'.f BXKKHOm nsu>. Vpon the hot Bgfjpttan Beneath the lurid, blistering Bides. With stolid face and Arale-m eye- ^The8plaxln "> «ttkln •»,.«• d f:> -f; Within that daMnl desert place. By desolation's doom oppreas'd, v« - !#i No eweet emotion thrills her breast"? No smile ; ~:*V' " 7Th, i the Bphlnx's faoe. |f- «TMyttMmarnmiio .« A Soman prater left his home, . . 'V ' •• S££££Ett£SSu"°*°~i . This pns or happened, so they say, # t ;•'" i l-ff-'-*- To meet • hnmorist, whose name ^,, ,-, „ Was heralded on wings o fame - ^ 1 Through Boston, leagues and leagues away. ' They roamed together far and wide-- , :k The praetor and the Boston wit-- %i •* • , Till nnally one ntxht ther lit «- - J§ In Egypt by the Sphinx's side. - "Now tell me, ere we go to bed «• - p Withinonr tents, some fnnnv tale^S' / -' • - i~ With humorous anecdotc rega'e " * <«-? * - My Jaded soul," the praetor said. '^V'. ,4^. , n^i ^ ' The Sphinx was th n as fair a bit «• >, ^~{" N Of iemale flesh as yon coold find, *?• »4i< s'ii ,„ And, womanlike, ehe had a mind J ' For stories that partook of wit. jj,1;' i . •% ». Bhe, therefore, 8 Billing bent her ear : To hear the MassiohnaeUs joke ' - T The famous Boston humorist spoke ^ - * --- Unto the praetor, listening near. *• ,»* * t ' , What was the Jr ke. we do noiknow# C*.4' The ancient hist'rles do not state, h- . Nor legeaday lore relate, fV • c, < Nor blen Klyphie tablets show; * Bnt nince the i oston wi. beguiled'* The Roman praetor with the joke J •;%< i ' ' ! . which, centuries ago, was Bpoke-- • ' The hapless Sphinx has never smilea, •^•Chicdgo News. : i m Is" f / %>• #R UWFDBTUHATE GOODWOOD. Mr. John Gamble, of No. 4 Mont- ttorcncj terrace, Burgewostowu, had . deceived his wife. When he told her that he had to leave town on important and would not be back nntil fee next day, he really was going to goodwood with a few jolly fellows, "ith whom he intended afterward to >nd a bachelor evening. His wife /as usually annoyed when important business called John away--which it in- ,riably did abont the time of the Jreat race meetings--but on this occa- #on she did not seem to be particularly Upset. "And you'll not be able to be back to-night?" she asked. "No, my dear," replied John. "Can't you possibly manage it?" she inquired. "No, my dear, it is impossible. But fhy do you ask?*' -4 m "Ph." said she, in a tone of regret, which he easily saw was only meant to tiide her pleasure, "I don't like you peeping away from home. If you Could only get back, I shouldn't mind flow late it was; I would wait up for Jon." J 4 "It would be no use," answered John. "I am certain to be detained over night." } John Gamble and his wife had been f In ^arried nearly twelve years, and on pie whole they had led a very happy life. With the exception of one quar- fel, produced through his mother-in- law's remonstrance with John about ||is fondness for betting--he and his Wife had not had a single serious dis­ agreement since their wedding. That One quarrel, however, promised to be •srions enough, and, as both John and 'Sis mother-in-law were thoroughly ex­ asperated, no one could say how it Would have ended hai not Mrs. CJam- IHe, just when it was reaching a crisis, brought it to a happy conclusion by de- ferting to her husband, and turning tier arms--or rather her tongue-- against her mother, whom she herself had induced to begin the conflict. Since then Mr. and Mrs. Gamble had been on good terms, but Mrs. Gam­ bled mother had ceased .to ^isit them. Kecently, however, another event had occurred which seemed likely to . disturb the domestic happiness of Mr. John Gamble. A young doctor of handsome appearance and engaging manners had come to reside at the oth- «r end of Montmorenov terrace --at No. $7. In an evil moment John Gamble - had called in young Dr. Skelton to at­ tend his wife, and he had apparently abade his presence exceptionally agree­ able to her, for she ever afterward re­ fused to consult any other physician, let. although she was continually praising her skill, John Gamble could Sot help noticing that since he began to attend her and the children they ap­ peared to suffer more than ever from 111 health. At any rate they seemed to need much more medical attendance; lor, for some months past, so chronic had sickness in the family become, that Pr. Skelton had found it necessary to pay a long visit every day. John Gam Die was naturally of a jealous and sus- S'cions temperament, and he noticed the creasing intimacy between his wifo and the doctor with anything but pleas- lire. As yet he had not felt justified in demonstrating concerning it with Mrs Gamble, but he frequently pondered Oyer it in private, and, without its be­ ing once referred to by either of them, it was steadily making the relations be­ tween them less and less cordial. As has been said, on the morning Sat John Gamble told his wife he ouid be unable to be home that night, he noticed that she seemed rath- er pleased than otherwise by his an­ nouncement. Hitherto he had been ac­ customed on such occasions to pout- tings and dissatisfaction generally on her part; and, although he had not alto gether liked these, he disliked their absence now still more. Indeed, the change iu her behavior was so complete and striking that it at once made a con­ siderable and most unpleasant im­ pression on his mind. That unpleas­ ant impression was not diminished by a circumstance which subsequently oc­ curred. As the eldest boy was leaving for school, Mrs. Gamble followed him to the hall door. While she was speaking to him, John happened to pass through the hall He noticed •lie was giving the ohild a letter. When •he heard her husband's step, she tnrned round has ily, and, observing that he had seen what she had been do­ ing, she became very red. He oould not help connecting this fact and her previous behavior in some way or other with her acquaintance with Dr. Skel­ ton ; but be left without saying any­ thing about it. Alltbewayto Goodwood, however ^iMa continued to think of what he .had ttoticed--much more of it than of the races he was going to see. Again and again he tried with all his power to dis­ miss the whole affair from his mind, but he could not. Do as he would, it and the disagreeable suspicions it had given birth to would mingle them­ selves wifh his thoughts. He cast about in every direction for any likely and innocent cause for his wife's conduct, bnt could find none. The more he thought of it, the more convinced he be­ came that the only possible explanation of it lay in her relations with the young and handsome physician. Before he reached the course his suspicions had hardened into absolute convictions. John's jolly friends soon discovered that John himself was anything but jolly.. He did his best to participate in their gavety, but with little success. Jfe pretended to take an interest in the races, but all the time his mind was full of the gloomy suspicions abont his wife, which would, in spite of all he could do, obtrude themselves upon him. To get the better of them he bet heavi­ ly and drank copiously. But in the preoccupation of his mind he forgot discretion in his betting and lost more than a man in his position could well afford; and the champagne, instead of making him gay, made bim quarrelsome. Over one bet he had a bitter and pro­ longed dispute with his oldest and dearest friend, Matt Owen, which seemed likely to end in a complete breach and which was only settled with much trouble by thfe strenuous exertions of their common friends. At last the races were over, and John was heartily glad of it, for he had never spent a more miserable day in his existence. He returned with the others to town, and although all day his gloomy spirits and bad temper had made him little less than an intolerable nui-sance to the rest of the company, they expected he would be himself once again at supper, since there was no place where, as a rule, John Gamble showed with so much advantage as at table. But they were doomed to disappointment. At supper Jobn behaved much as he had done on the course. He remained silent and gloomy, never opening his mouth ex­ cept to i ake brandy or champagne, or to contradict some of his neighbors. When at length, late in the evening, he announced that, as he did not feel well, he thought he would return home-at once, tliey were all greatly relieved. He accordingly left the supper room and drove to the railway station, reaching it just in time to catch the last train for Burgewostown. When the train arrived at the "beau­ tiful and aristocratic suburb" of Burge­ wostown (as the local paper described it) it was midnight, and by the time John reached Montmorency terrace it was close upon 1 o'clock. At the sta­ tion he had been unable to procure a cab, and so had to walk. The distance, to those who confined their peregrina­ tions to the side path, was only about half a mile; but as John felt impelled (probably on account of its not being properly lighted) to cross the street at l ast a hundred times in the course of the journey, it was not strange that it seemed to him at least three times that distance. When at length ho came to his own house he saw how just his sus­ picions were. Althongh it was long after his wife's usual time for retiring, the drawing-room on the first floor was lighted up. What could Bhe be doing at that hour of the night ? What did she mean by talking about sitting up for him if she did not intend to be in bed at 1 o'clock in the morning ? He felt sure there was something wrong, and was walking forward to knock at the door, when it occurred to liim that if he knocked she could let out of the house any person there might be in it before he could effect an entrance. To discover really what she was doing he must surprise her; but how was he to do that ? He had no latch-key;--even if he had most probably the door was bolted inside. He tried the windows on the ground- floor--they were all fastened. He felt fairly nonplused. As a last resource, ho resolved to go to the back of the house, get over the garden wall, and see if he could not gain admittance through some of the back windows. He went to the back. The terrace though not a very long one--there were only twenty houses in it,--was all built ou the one plan, and so, from the rear at least, it was rather difficult to dis­ tinguish the houses from each other. But, as John Gamble lived at No. 4, he was able to discover his house by count­ ing the fourth from the end. Having in this way identified it, he scaled the garden wall. As it was only about five feet high he contrived to do this with­ out much difficulty. Once over, he made his way to the back of the house. He began trying all the windows to see if any of them had been left unfastened. To his delight the kitchen one was un­ latched. He raised it cautiously. Scrambled upon the sill--the house had no basement story--he sat there for a moment wondering how, in his present somewhat uusteady condition, he could get in without letting the window drop or making any other dis­ turbance, when he rccolected that there was a table just below the window. He put his foot in and felt it, considering himself now secure he slipped down upon it. As he did so the table went from beneath him and he fell heavily and with a terrible clatter on the floor. The table had not been exactly under­ neath the window, and his weight com- ng upon it sideways had upturned it. Considerably shaken and confused by the fall, he arose, and listened to hear if the noise had disturbed the inmates. Apparently it had not, for he could hear no footsteps. To make sure that no one should leave the house before he got out of the kitchen he hurriedly groped his way through the kitchen to the door, and through the door to the bottom of the stairs. The fall seemed to incease the effect of the drink he had taken, for, in spite of all his efforts to go quietly and cautiously, at every step he collided against something or other. Getting up stairs gave him still more difficulty. At length he reached the lobby of the first floor. He stole as noiselessly as possible to the drawing-room door, and listened earnestly if he could hear any noise within. Tiiere was none; but the room was still lighted. He fe!t now in an awkward position. He" began to doubt if his suspicions were, after all, well founded. If they were he would know how to act; bnt if, as now eeemed likely, they were not, how could he ex­ plain to his wife his present position and condition ? While lie stood hesi­ tating what to do, the door of the room was suddenly flung violently open, and Dr. Skelton spransr upon him- Had John been prepared for such an en­ counter, he would probably have been more than a match for the doctor; but he was taken by surprise. Neverthe­ less, he made a strong resistance. He struggled fiercely and desperately; but couldn't for a moment hold hit own. He felt the contest was going against him; but just as he raised h s voice lor help, his aatagon st lifted him lnxlily from the ground, and threw him head­ long down the stairs. He fell on the landing with terrible force, and at once became unconscious. How long it was before he recover­ ed consciousness John could not tell. When he did, however, he found liini- self lying half-stripped in bed, and cov­ ered with bruises and wounds. At first he could not comprehend how he came there. The shock of the fall had driv­ en all the events of the night out of his head. He lay for a time wondering at his position, and trying to remember what had happened, but in vain. At length, through the haziness which still obscured his vision, he saw the face of Dr. Skelton bending over him. The sight of it brought back everything to his mind. He gazed on him with loath­ ing, and then, turning hu eyes awar. he thought with agony of his lost wife and the children she had disgraced. Dr. Skeltenlnterrnpted his thoughts. "How do you feel now, Mr. Gamble?" he said gently. "1 am very sorry for what has occuired. Can I do anything for you?" "You scoundrel 1" exclaimed John, passionately. "How dare you come here? How dare you show your treach­ erous face here?" "Now, now, thafb really too bad," said the doctor, soothingly. "I may have been to hasty with you, but yon were more to blame than I. But we*ll not talk of that now. Here, take this; it will relieve you. You're not so much injured as you think. It is more the shock you had than anything else that's troubling you." "Shock, indeed!" cried John, glaring at the doctor. "Shock, indeed! The doctor, however, took no notice, but tried once again to persuade the out- rag^. husband to sip the draught. He pus-^>d it rudely away. "Take your infernal medicine away from me," he shouted. "Do you want to poison me? Where's my wife?" "She'll be here in a minute," an­ swered the doctor. "Don't trouble your­ self about her." "I don't intend to," answered John, fiercely. "You oan have her altogether, for all Ioare." "Don't talk that way, man; you'll hurt her feelings." * "She has thought a great deal of my feelings, hasn't she? Oh, Mary, Mary," he then moaued, half unconscious ap­ parently of the doctor's presence. "Poor fellow, your brain's wander­ ing," said the doctor, in a kindly tone. "Do take some of this; it will do you a world of good." "Take your poison away, I tell you!" shouted John. "Are you not satisfied with one crime? Are you not content with robbing me of my happiness, bnt must also have my life ?" "Upon my soul, you'll provoke me," exclaimed Dr. Skelton, angrily. "You're the most unreasonable man'l ever met. I hear a man wandering at midnight through my house, I natur­ ally attack him; and because, when he's knocked down, he proves to be an acquaintance turned gentleman-burglar he thinks he's entitled to insult me. Why, man, what kind of treatment do you expect when you become a house­ breaker?" "Become a housebreaker 1" repeated John, gazing at Dr. Skelton in bewil­ derment. "Your house! This is my house, isn't it? It is No. 4 Montmoren­ cy terrace?" "No, it's my houee; it'a 17 Mont* morency terrace." • J ohn looked dazed and uncomfortable. He reflected a moment. 'It must be No. 4," he said, "Ire- member I counted it. It is the fourth house from the end of the terrace." "Ah! yes," replied Dr. Skelton, smil­ ing, "but froun the wrong end." John remained silent for some time. At length the doctor said to him: "Mrs. Gamble will be, I'm afraid, very much annoyed and upset at your adven­ ture. But I suppose I must go and tell her. It is, however, doubly unfortu­ nate, as she took advantage of your ab­ sence to ask her mother over, and she is now at your house. But there, it can't be helped. I will run and bring them both here." "No, no, doctor," replied John, very humbly. "You needn't trouble. If you don't object, I'll stop hero for the rest of the night."--London Truth. r Farming in toreo. , A. correspondent in Fu San, Gereo, s as follows to the Celestial Em­ pire, a Chinese newspaper: I notice the Corean farmer is a different man from his Chinese brother; he has richer land and is by no means so industrious. The Corean plow is simply a large shovel held upright, with a slanting beam, to the eud of which the yoke lines of his cow are made fast The plow is very clumsy and hard to hold, and not near as good or convenient as the Chinese plow. The Corean harrow is simply a wooden frame, and would be useless on dry ground, but the fields are harrowed when flooded, and it levels the soft lumps of earths fairly well. The rice planting is done different from China. The rice plants, tied up in neat bundles, are scattered over the field for the convenience of the planters who form a line at one end of the lieM --men. women and children, each hold­ ing a bundle of rice plants in the left hand--the plant being pressed into the soil with the right hand. The motions of taking the plant from the left hand and planting it is done faster than the ticking of a watch. While tho planting is going on a song is being sun# by one of the men or women, and all join in a chorus, which appears to come in after about lour words, and they lighten the hard labor of rice planting.which is done in a stooping position, and in a field of mud and water. ' A Slight Mistake. The wife of Senator Soule, told a very good story as happening to her­ self during the last winter of the Fill­ more administration. At one of the crowded parties a gentleman was intro­ duced to he/^^ho did not catch her name in t he-'introduction. In passing through the room they met Mr. Soule. The gentleman said she believed that was Mr. Soule, senator from Louisiana. Mrs. Sou'e said she believed it was. The gentleman then inquired if she knew Mrs. Soule, to which inquiry she answered in the affirmative. He fur­ ther asked what sort of a looking lady sbe was. He said she could not be handsome, or Mr. Soule would bring her with him to Washington. Without waiting for a description of Mrs. Soule, the gentleman commenced telling that Mr. Soule was a great favorito with the ladies in Washington; that the other day he no'iced a shower of bouquets thrown on lum from the gallery of the Senate by the ladies, after concluding his great speech on Cuban affairs. This rather excited' Mrs. Sonle's jealousy, and she replied that in New Orleans ladies received bouquets, but never gave them. About this stage of the conversation some one came up And said: "How do you do, Mrs. Soule. I am very happy to meet you this even­ ing." The gentleman discovered iiis mistake, and laughed himself out of it. --Boston Budget. THE manufacture of paper bottles has become an important industry in Ger­ many. Ten per cent of rags, 40 of straw and 50 of brown wood pnlp are used in making them. A coating of de- fibrinated fresh blood, lime and sul­ phate of amnio";a makes this substance perfectly proof against all kinds of 1 quids. _j MOTHEB Goose hats are appropriate­ ly worn by many married ladies this season, who have all the appearance of being ready to tell tales. A LUMP of Alabama coal weighing 140,000 pounds is on exhibition at Bir- minghpn. ! i Origin cf the Pansy. This modest little flower, one of the favorites of the florist, that dons the purple almost unaware, has very appro­ priately been called the Cinderella of the sisterhood. Lilies may wave and smile in their stately grace; but "them flowers that have faces"--pansies for thoughts--are the admiration of the country. From the humble heart's-ease, or three-colored violet, has sprung one of the most popular flowers known in flo­ riculture. Half a century ago there flourished on the banks of the Thames, a lovely garden; the owner of it, see­ ing the interest his daughter manifest­ ed in the work, gave her a share of the ground for her own. One of the heart- shaped flower-beds this lady of the Thames filled with panBies, wisely se­ lecting the choicest plants from other parts of the garden for her especial culture. Soon this little mound of purple- heart began to attract the attention of J)rofessional florists, and the panBy, no onger an humble forget-me-not, blos­ somed into royal favor. No flowers are more companionable and life-like, and none perform their part more worthily in the work of floral ministration. Its simple legend, "You may occupy my thoughts," is one of the most beautiful testimonials of love or friendship in the language of flowers. While in Europe, Professor Silliman called on Madame Ag.tssiz, the mother of the great nattsralist. His acoount of the brief interview closes with the touching incident: "She was grieved when she learned that our stay was very bsief, and would hardly be denie'd that we Bhould bo- come the guests of her house, or, at least, that the senior of the party should accept her hospitality. The next morn­ ing she came walking alone a long dis­ tance in the rain, to bid us farewell, and parted evidently with deep emo­ tion and not conccaled, for we had brought the image of her favorite sou near to her mental vision again. She brought for Mr. Silliman a little bou­ quet of pansies, and bid us tell her son penxees were all lor him." Thus our thoughts go forth in mes­ sages of love and gratitude through the heart-reaching dialect of flowers. An Ingenious Expedient. The telegraph wires in London are not all above ground, as is the case here, but belong to the underground system. The main wires are laid through the big tunnels, in which are the gas and sewer pipes. These tun­ nels are big enough for a man to walk through easily. The branch pipes, containing the side wires, running off from the main line for several miles, are much smaller, of course; and the workman must bo very careful not to lose the connections between the larger and smaller wires. Not long ago, however, some men who were repair­ ing one of these lateral wires failed to attach to it a leadiug line by which the wire < ould be drawn back into its place. The blunder seemed to involve great loss, for it looked as though the whole side pipe would have to be dug up to replace the wire. In this dilemma, a remarkable step was taken. A rat was caught, and around him was tied one end of a very line steel wire. He was placed in the pipe; but, after running a tew yards, he stopped. Then came another curiouB step. A ferret was put in after the rat. As soon as the rat heard the ferret coming behind it, the fine wire began to pay out. It was feared that the rat would show fight, but it did not; and the complete circuit was made by both rat and fer­ ret. When the rat came out at the otlier end of the pipe, it was caught; and by means of the fine wire, the tele­ graph wire was drawn through. So the rat saved the telegraph company thousands of doll at s. Tbc Japanese Tallow Tree. The nuts grow in dusters, and are gathered in November. When ripe, the capsule divides and disclost s, usually, about three kernels, covered with pure, hard, white tallow. In preparing the tallow, the ripe nuts are put into a wooden cylinder with a perforated bot­ tom, and, after ten or fifteen minutes' straining, the tallow becomes so soft that it is easily detected from the al­ bumen of the seeds by breaking them with mallets. It is then separated from the seed by sifting it through hot sieves, but, of course, it is discolored from mixtures with the brown testa of the seeds, and, in order to strain it and make it perfectly pure and white, it is poured into a cylinder made up of rings of straw placed one on top of the other, and put into a rude press, when the tallow is squeezed through in a pure state. From 133 pounds of seed is ob­ tained from forty to fifty pounds of tallow, besides the oil obtained subse­ quently from the albumen by grinding, steaming, and pressing it. The tallow is used for a variety of purposes by the Chinese, but more particularly for making candles, which are burned in Buddhist worship. Jim Webster's Defeat Parson Bledso, of the Austin Blue Light Tabernacle, made a pastoral call on the Webster family, his object being to remonstrate with Jim Webster for eating peannts during divine wor­ ship. Jim hid behind a curtain, and Mrs. Webster said that be had gone out hunting. Unfortunately, the curtain did not reach the floor, and Jim's large feet protruded. "So you 868 Jeems has gone oat huntin' ?" "Yes, Parson, and he 'spects tor be gone all day." "Tell Jeems for me dat de nex' time he goes out liuntin* be had better take his feet along wid 'em," said Parson Uledso, punching James' toes with his cane until he roared like a bulL-- Texas Sifting*. A GERMAN professor assuming that the color of flowers is due to the com­ bination of different chemical elements m their tissues has shown by experi­ ment that when an alcoholic extract of the color is made it is enough to add to it an acid or a kaline substance to cause it to exhibit any of the colors which plants present. Flowers of the peony for example, give a violet liquid to alcohol; if salt of sorrel is added to this liquid it will turn a pure red; soda produces, according to the quantity that is added, violet, blue or green. IN the now Mason & Hamlin bpiight Pianos the strlngfj are held by screws and secured directly to the iron plate, each string being hcl.t by a 1-cpnrute screw. In pianos generally the strings are held by ihe friction of wrest- pins set in woo3. The results of the Ma."on if Hninlin improvement are remarkable purity of tone (resulting in part from the easy met!.od of tuning the three strings belonging to each tone, exactly together), with much less liability i f Kitting out of tune or being at!ccted by climatic changes. This improve- . ment has been pronounced the greatest made j «J ('i r.tfht Pianos for half^ Re^tury.--Bunttm lAwrMt. 1 •Ms Vlol«H|§ MMurares Are, or should be, only resorted to ia extreme cases. Danger is Incurred by persona who tam­ per with disease. To take drastic, drenching cathartics, or to neglcct a recourse to judicious medication when the bowels are constipated, •re alike acts of folly. Hostetter'a (stomach Bitter* relieve?, and If persisted In, ultimately cures costiveiKM. But this effect It never pro- duoes violently or abruptly, nor is there any medicine on earth that will do any permanent good that causes a sadden change, nooomj anied by pain in the intestinal region. Dyspepsia, no teH certainly than constipation. Is remedied by this sterling, time-honored medic-in?, which is also the leading antidote to malaria and a safe and pleasant remedy for rheumatism, inactiv­ ity or uiscrder of the kidneys or bladder, and biliousness. This statement Is baaed UDon ample evidence; Hpw to Split a Sheet of Paper. It is one of the most remarkable properties of that wonderful product, paper, that it can be split into two or even three parts, however thin the sheet. We have seen a leaf of the Illustrated News thus divided into three parts, or three thin leaves. One consisted of the surface on which the engravings are printed; another was the side containing the letter-press, and a perfectly blank piece on each siUe was the paper that lay between. Many people who have not seen this done might think it impossible; yet it is not only possible but extremely easy, as we shall show. Get a piece of plate- glass and place on it a sheet of paper; then let the latter be thoroughly soaked. With care and a little dex­ terity the sheet can be split by the top surface being removed. But the best plan is to paste a piece of cloth or strong paper to each side of the sheet to be split. When dry, violently and without hesitation pull the two pieces asunder, when part of the sheet wall be found to have adhered to one and part to the other. Soften tho paste in water and the pieces can be easily removed from the cloth. The process is gen­ erally demonstrated as a matter of curiosity, yet it can be utilized in various ways. If we want to paste in a scrap-book a newspaper article printed on both sides of the paper, and possess only one copy, it is very convenient to know how to detach the one side from the other. The paper when split, as may be imagined, is more transparent than it was before being subjected to the operation, and the printing ink is somewhat duller; otherwise the two pieces present the appearance of the original if again brought together. Some time ago the information of how to do this splitting was advertised to be Bold for a considerable sum. We now impart it to our readers gratuitous­ ly.-- British and Colonial Printer and Stationer. DR. PIERCE'S Compound Extract of Smart- Weed combines French Brandy, Jamaica Gin­ ger, Smart-Weed aud Camphor Water, the best possible agents for the cure of dl irrh i a, cholera morbus, dysentery or bloody-flux and colic, or to break up colds, fevers and InGam- matory attaoks. "Why do you never pay your debts?" "Ah, my dear fellow, 1 do everything I can for my unfortunate creditors. I even buy tickets in all tho lotteries. Who knows what might happen!"--Paris Fiuaro. Do Mot Be Discouraged. Even if you have tried raamy remedies for your kidney disease or Liver complaint with­ out success, it is no reason why you should think your disorder incurable. The most in­ tractable cases readily yield to the potent vir­ tues of Kidney-Wort. It is a purely vegeta­ ble compound which acts on the Kidneys, Liver, and Bowels at the same time, and thus cleanses tho whole system. Don't wait, but get a package to-day and cure yourself. "Is CURRANT .TKI.LT good for children?'* asks an anxious mother. Bully; but children are awfully hard on currant Jelly. Hornford's Acid Phosphate IN NERVOUS DISEASES. Dr. Henry, New fork, says: "In nervous diseases, 1 know of no preparation to equal it." WHY is the metrory of Washington like fine old Frcnch brandy/ Because it is very dear to the American people. No RPFORT has ever been made to adver- tlso Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound outside our own America: yet l'roquent culls from otlier parts of t-ie worll show that good news will spread. Packages of this modk-ino have even been sent from Lynn, Mass., to Ciiina. • A POLITICIAN never feels the need of • character so much as he does when he is try­ ing to run on a reform ticket.--Keokuk Newt, IT is a well-known fact! In the Dia­ mond Dyes more coloring i~ given than in any known Dyes, and they jvive faster and more brilliant colors. lCc. at all druggists'. Thoy are a great success. Wells, Richardson ii Co., Uurlington, Vt, THE first thing that the Puritans did here was to fall upon their knees; the next was to fall upon the aborigines.--New Yurk Dial. la Yonr Blood Pure? For impure blood the best medloine known, Bcovill's t-'arsaparilla, or Blood and Liver Syrup, may be implicitly relied en when everything else fails. Take it in tho Spring time, especially for tho impure secretions of the blood incident to that season of the year; and take it at all times for canoer, scrofula, liver complaints, uoakniFS, boils, tumors, swHlings, skin diseases, malaria, and the thousand ills that co.iie from impure blocd. Tatflnsure a cheerful disposition take this ygpl-known medicine, which will remove tbe prime cause, and restore tbe mind to its nat­ ural equilibrium. Strange, bat True, Is the faot that TIIE CHICAGO LEDOBR is the best story paper in tbc West, and sold for the small sum of oue dollar per year. Each num­ ber contains eight stories from the best au­ thors in tbe country. Sample copies free. Address THE LEDUHH, Chicago, III. "Fat up" »t the Osalt Heaae. 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, oorner Clinton and Madison streets. This far-famed hotel is located in the center of the city, only one block from the Union Depot. Elevator; all appointments first-class. H. W. HQYT, Proprietor. Important. When you visit or leave New York City, save Baggage ExpreHsaKe and (ferriage Hire, and stav at the < Iran a Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central Depot: wo elegant rooms fitted up at a cost of one million dollar?, reduced to $1 and upwards per day. European plan. Klevator. Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cabs, stage, and elevated railroad to all depotH. Fami­ lies ean live better for leas money at the Grand Union than at anv first-class hotel in the city. Marvelous Restorations. The cures which are being made by Drs. Etarkcy & Pajen, lliw Girard street, Philadel­ phia, in Consuirption. Catarrh, Neuralgia, Itronchltls, Kheumatism. and all chronic dis­ eases, by Compound Oxygen, aro indeed marvelous If you are a sufferer from any disease which your physician bas failed to cure, write for information about this Treat- ment. _________________ MENSMAS'S PEPTONIZED Bi*r TONIC, THE only preparation of beef containing its en­ tire nutritious properties. It contains blood- making-, force-generating, and life-sustaining properties; invaluable for Indigestion, dys­ pepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of general debility; also, in all enfeebled condi­ tions, whether the assult of exhaustion, nerv­ ous prostration, over-work, or acute disease, particularly if resulting from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard & Co., proprie­ tors, New York. Sold by druggists. "Rough on Pain."--Quick c>.m\Cramps,Neural- gia,Rheumatism,Aches, Pains Sprains.Headaoha THE BLOOD WOULD UUN.--tor Ave years 1 was a great sufferer from Catarrh. My nos­ trils were so sensitive I could not bear the least bit of duat; at times so bad the blood would run, and at night I oould hardly breathe. After !ry!n» raany things without benefit I used Ei.'s Cream Balm. I am a liv­ ing witness of its efficacy. PETER BRCCC, Farmer, Ithaca, N. Y. Easy to use, price 50 cts. "Rough on Coughs," Troches, 15c; Liquid, tftc ̂ orOoughs,Colds, Bore Throat, Hoarseness. A Hew War to Pay Old Dtfrts. , Shakespeare tells how this can be accom­ pli.shed in oiio ol his immortal pia.s; but debts to nature must be paid on demand, unlets days of grate le obtained through the use at Dr. Pierce s "(io'den Melictl Discorery." It is not a "cure-all," but -nvuluaUe for sore throat, Ironch.tis. asthma, catarrh, con- sumpt on, Hird all diseases of the pulmouary and oilier organs, caused l y sciofi.la or "bad blood." tcrofu'ous ulcers, swellings and tumors are cured liy its wonderful alterative action. By druggists. ELLA WHEELER asks: "Have you heard of tho Valley of BabylandV No, bnt We have beard "fro.n" it late at night.--Bartfwd lJo«f. Don't Wear Cumbersome Trasses when our new methol, without use of knife, is guaranteed to permanently cure the worst case* of lupture. Send two letter stamps for references and pamphlet. World's Dis­ pensary Mod leal Association, BuEalo, N. Y. THE receipts of the friction match manu­ facturer are gros9, but the man who sells the matches is generally grocer.--Lowtl! Courier. Is TOCB hair falling out or yonr scalp dis­ eased ? Carboline, a deodorized extract of petro­ leum, as now improved and perfected, is just the article you need. Buy a bottle, and, like thousands who are using it all over the land yon wiU value it as the choicest of all toilet prepa­ rations. Stinging Irritation,Inflammation,all Kidney A Urinary Complaints,cured by "Buchu-Paiba. |i. THE Frazer Axle Grease is better and cheaper than another, at double the price. Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, Sexual De­ bility, cured by "Wells' Health Kenewer." fl. Keep It Pure. The Life Ia the mood--Prevent Disease-- Surgery the U«t Resort--A Telling Let­ ter. It is conceded that I>K. DAVTI) KKTOfKKfcTS FAVOUITK KKMKDY, of Bondout. N.Y.,isthe most effective preparation now in use for all diseases ariNing from a foul or impure state of circulation. Hence it is more than likely that if the write- of the following letter had habitually taken "FAVORITE REMEDY" ten years ago he would never have suffered from Cancer. PITT*FIELD. Mass, March 3% 183*. Dr. D. Kennedy, Rondont, X. Y.: Dear Sir--About f i x years ago I was obliged to resort to external treatment for the removal of a cancerous growth on luy lip. On n»y return home, 1 became sensible that niy blood needed a thorough cleansing. My whole system, too, required toning up. While casting about for tho best medicine to do this, your "FAVORITE REMEDY" was so lnprhly commended in my hearing, that I resolved to try it. I did so. aud the result surprised me, it was effected so quickly and completely. I soon got overthe depression produced by the operation, and since the "FAVORITE HEME- DY" which I have continued to take hi small doses, has kept me in such health and strength as I never had before, nor expected to have. It is the best blood purifier in the world. I am sure of that. Yours, etc, MATTHEW FAHRELL. 24 Adams street. In all caseR when a consultation is deemed desirable, address l»r. David Kenuedy, Rondout, N. Y. Hut, It you haw not done HO, adopt FAVUK1TK Ktll-Kill' as a house trie'id. ARREST!! ALL DISEASES OF TBE THROAT AND LUNGS BY THE TIMELY USE OF ALLEN'S LONG BALSAM STRICTLY PORE, to the moat Delicate! By it» faithful use COXSITMPTION HAS BEEN CDRlfD when other Reme<lies and Physicians have failed to eftcct a cure. JFRKMIIH WuioHT.of Marion County.W.Va., writes us that lii" wife had J'n.MuNA KY ('onpumi'TION, and wan pronounced INI'I KAHI.V l>y their physician, when the use of Allen'n Jjuujr 11 LSMA KNTIBKI.Y OITRKI) HI:R. He wr.t s that he aud hi* neighbors think it the best medicine iu the world. WM. ( . DUTIES, Merchant of Bowliu'-r fireon. Va„ writes, April 4th, ISSl,; hat he wauts us to know that the I,UNU BAI.NAM HAS (VRKI> HIS MOTHER OP CON­ SUMPTION, wfter the physirian boil siven lier up as incurable. He says others knowing her case have taken the Balsam and been cured ine til uks all so afflicted should (five it a trial. I)K. MEIU.DITH, lVuti<t of Cincinnati, was thoncht TO lie in the last STA<;KN OK CONHI MI'TION, and was induci'd by his friends to try Alltn's Lunv Rals&m after the formula w:is shown him. We have his letter that, it at once cured his cough and that lie was able U) resume his practice. WM. A. GKAHAM ,V CO., Wholesale Pr:I?£ists, Zanes- ville, Ohio, wr.tc us of the cure of Mat)>i;is Frei-man, a well-kuown citizen, who had been ulllii te.l with BRONCHITIS in its worst form for twelve yenrw. The Lung li.ilsaiu cured liim, as it ban many others, of BaoNcnixis. It is harmless to tie lost delicate chili! I! contain; no Osiem in any form! Recommended by I'liy»'cl-iiis. Ministers and Nurse*. In fact, by everybody who lias civil it a good trial. It Never Fails to Bring Ketlef. Call for Allen's Lung llilsam aid ••hun tho use of all remedies witiiout merit ami an established reputa­ tion. As an Kipecturant it bas no Kqiuil: SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS. •A big Book. 8cud 10 cents to pay posfaee. Address O. H. JONES. Wilmington, Vt. Any man or woman making under $50 weekly, send atence for circulars; jlOO monthly euar ntecd Itood worker*. Kingston &Co..20 LaKalie St.,Chicago. AGENTS WANTED for the ba«t and fMteatHMlllnl Pictorial Books and Bihlea. 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Williams, 1103 16th street, D.C. 1 consider yonr Remedy the beat remedy tn existence For Indigestkm, kidney --Complaint "And nervous debility. Returned "From the South in » fruitless search for health, and find that your Bitten at* doing me more "" I Jv'< Good! /*" * '1 1 ^ Than anything < * 1 A month ago Ii "Emaciated!!!" And scarcely able to walk. Now I Ml V * Gaining strength! and - i 'C "Flesh!" And hardly a day passes bnt what I wm • - • • • * ' - • : * » " complimented on my improved appearanc*, : and it is all dne to Hop Bitters! J. Wiekliffe Jackson, --Wilmington, M WNon« (rennine without a bnnch of mia Hops on the white label Shnn all the vile. Mh onons stuff with "Hop" or "Hops"In their naaslw MASON & HAMLIN I have jnsf ••St/.. •K -4 * } ORGANS too ST\LES HIGHEST HONORS AT ALL 6RCAT WMUTt St» HIBITIONS FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS. Only American Organ* Awarded swdi ataayw For Cash, Easy PsyisaU or Upright PRESENTING VERY HIGHEST I taincd IU such lustruments; Improvements onp of greater value Bum in« moat pure, rellnea, musical tones ai durability; esinviallyavoidlu tune. Illustrated Oitalogve-i I MASON * HAMLIN ORGAN ANO MANO Ml, M. W. Wayae, Da Oo., TIHsrtSi HAS IMPORTED FROM Pertlima BM«M vahni at MNMNf IB PEB CEIT 0F ALL llllt» EVER IMPORTED TO ftWftllftA. moKMBAl»» & IOOOOLTS Two yewa oM n# _____ myy ||U pedlgteesare not recorded, andca--nr too . given,they should be valued only u|i(<li,lwl« impor'tH stoehat Grade Prtw when I eaaaot n with the animal nk' VrcncJi certificate of llook !n France. 1 Illustrated with Si* Prtae Soclete Ilirmiqut PrrchrroWM 6f France, II ch*wl by H. W. Dunham and drawn fnai Buabnir. t.\e m»st famoa* »( all aaimal" DO. 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We will malf •copy Free to any address npon receipt of the postage--8 centa. Let us hear from you. Respectfully, C.H.TT. TIT MEN WRITCiO TO ADVKKTMUHL pimae tar jrou saw th* aowttHSMsfc In thla paper. T J. OCEAN taOOB AN deelre tnaecure the names of raa allUaa •nbsetlb> ,. e™- that number to co before advertisers, who are williaf to pay ape eeat par I.!1 ,PvT,T,ICfSl?LA'."J2i.°,r ®'° *,lne for a million, the proflta of the paper will approximate as follows :-kEClUPT8i 1.000,0l» subscribers, at It ̂000.000:anobehaa hd> yertislng space, at |10 a line or $140an inch,SI Isauee, SS.MO.OOD--total/SMflUSS. kXFEN&Si ma wcr£-1A '̂s^es,̂ 690,000; editorial workjofllce, repairs,etc.. •0,000, premium gngravinrK,•1,000 000; incidental*,commlMlons,eto.,91O0.cnO;--totalflJWJMt* leaving a tie* profit of tS.IMl.OOQ. This enormous profit from sale of advertising space, Onsasi to Ocean will owe directly to its subscribers, for advertisers will pay »10 aline simply be- tlJ®P*P*r„will bave 1.000.000 circulation. In order to secure such a circulation and sack • profits, the publishers will loan back to subscribers in (100 te tSOO amounts, the profits thnsse* tl cured, and also furnish tbe moat attractive and valuable Premium ever offered. I The GRANDEST PREMIUM and 4 v. ; tall for a lese amount. Every future work of art ever scription price, to any subscriber wl desired as long as In such case-- This grand enrravinr was never soM for leaa then to We will pay £,900 foe any copy tmrekaas^tn? "Waiting for the Verdict mount. Our order la for l.fiJO.OOO conies, we paying coat of Aaeericaa ptata. subscriber to Ocean to Ocean can secure a copy of thla, the most vahu er iasued In the form of an engraving, by aending 49e, la addition to |k( I Tto Subscription Pries, 92. OO, l§ dsihirtti wbmm mm And subscription begins. Your individual note ia all theseeartty asked: wevIA •end the names of several of your neighbor* to whom we can refer, not aa to the property you are worth, but as to good character. First year's Interest at 4 per cent., ecrlptloi*price will be deducted from amount borrowed. wltt it ar CONDITIONS. nar'a latamt eaa b* Maetad fro* th* l«aa. Kvaryaaban Ikat ha *U1 dJaplar It'» a ooltpicaxM plaoe 1a his haasa ar It. FadUrelT thla anut fea doM. tnrj rraalaa aaataat Uuuaatapnnu; Mlmau tlMwamau at« ft caat., aai labacriptiaa prict aa to totiwta tfca nbacriber data aot aye^»»r a laa, ttoaakaeril If a _ for lk« rnaiia, l _ •"« lataraateaa ba dataetad tnm thateaa. Kyary sabaerikar mrtaaccpt aa a wwtMee of taaalvlaf Mjel PadUTClj t _ aatmd aalcn the cbargnaa tfeaPreBlaai an aaat. 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