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I* •' • r • . y f; i*: • 9- ; 1»H«» »«aftwj-H»blt» ortfea -Ml thm<«awrdH. iSelentifle American.] _ Tke first of these two rookeries is ,,, situated about two miles east of Syra- case, N. Y., in a woods known as "Tamarack Swamp," and lying between the Central and West Shore tracks. The second is situated in Arlington Cemetery at Washington. Both rook- > eries are nearly equal in size, the one Syracuse covering about fifteen acres and that at Arlington from ten to twelve. ' A visit to these roosts in the daytime ^ is interesting in the extreme, while •*. another paid at dusk when the birds • are coming in is even more so. Shortly after daybreak the vast throng of black bestirs itself; first a loud clamor be- • tokens that the birds are awake; then with a shake or two they launch forth in quest of the morning's breakfast. : Leaving singly, in pairs, by dozens, : and in flocks of hundreds, each group ? wings its way to where the previous day's meafe were secured, or starts in - search of new feeding grounds. After ? they are gone the roost is a sight indeed. On every hand the trees and grouutl beneath are literally cov- j ered with the Excreta of the birds, having much the appearance of having ' been plentifully bespattered with '• whitewash. The $ir is foul with the odor mingled with thatof the putrefy­ ing bodies of the dead ohes that here and there dot the snow, ,|&iile among the branches as well as on the ground are numbers of individuals too weak, emaciated, or otherwise disabled to par­ ticipate in the flight. These are read­ ily approached, and are often to be : caught in the hands. A drive through the surrounding country will now give a glimpse of their . daily life during winter. Anywhere . and everywhere they may be seen, each in. search of that which alone will « sustain life, but with the usual frozen condition of the ground this, as a rule, is difficult to obtain. Up to about 8 o'clock the birds are busy feeding, and the average person would hardly be­ lieve that within an hour, or even less, these same birds will be miles away, and in company with tens of thousands i of the same species. Having traced them through their daily wanderings, it is in orcfer to visit the roost again at nightfall and watch them come in. At the hour above mentioned they began to arrive, either singly or in flocks, tarry­ ing at times at some near-at-hand feed­ ing grounds, but soon seeking the vicin­ ity of the roost. Strangely enough, in- f stead of repairing at once to their night's resting place, they gather in immense multitudes on the surrounding hills; coming as they do from all quar­ ters of the country, the numbers in­ crease until the fields, the trees, and •f the fences are covered with them. Long ; after the snu had set they continued to arrive. The noise is deafening, and i. when at times they rise and circle •' about in the air it seems as if the : heavens themselves were about to fall. As darkness begins to settle, first a few of the bolder ones enter the roost. These are followed by small bunches of fifty orlso, and these in turn by other companies interspersed with stragglers. Suddenly, with a noise as of a liurri- : cane, a vast host arises and makes a s dive for the roost. These are closely : followed by another, and still another, until finally the numbers on the hill­ sides begin to show some signs of thin- ' ning out. As the darkness deepens they come in any way; down they come pell mell, brushing past the face, almost flying against one, alighting on the first branch they strike against (for they are now almost unable to see, and it is amusing to see hundreds flopping about waiting for luck to throw a branch in their way), often within arm's reach. Every tree and branch seems packed with them, and still they continue to pour down, finding a roosting place i somewhere, and adding clamor to the deafening babel already existing. Finally all appear to have arrived, and are busy settling themselves for the night. Utter now but so much as a syl­ lable, and the entire army with renewed '• cries, and in the direst confusion, take wing and seek another part of the woods, only to renew the performance should the operation be repeated. I .. have never as yet remained in a roost long enough to ascertain whether or not the birds become absolutely qujet. * I-W;v Waiting to Be Eaten Of the natives of New Georgia or iRubiana, Capt. Cheyne avers that hu­ man flesh forms their chief article of diet. The Captain observe?: "It is difficult to speculate on the reflections of the victim as he lives from day to ?dav in constant expectation of his fate-" ' There is reason to believe that this ex- p pectation does not produce the agoniz­ ing terror which most Europeans under the circumstances would experience. In the time not verjr far distant, when cannibalism prevailed in New Zealand, " it was, occasionally, at all events, the custom of a chief when starting on a ' * war expedition, to take with him, fas­ tened together, a number of men whom he already held as captives; these men served as a living larder. Each of ' them knew that his turn to be killed ;*$and eaten would come; nevertheless, with the certainty of this doom before •him he partook of each of his fellows iwhose death v preceded his own; and v JCapt. Wilkes, in his account of his ex­ ploring expedition, stated that King Thakambeau appropriated one of the small islands of the Fiji group as a hu­ man preserve. Every man imprisoned •^there knew that he would ultimately - "serve as food for his majesty, and such Alike were the loyalty and indifference |as to death of these victims that when "{questioned by Capt. Wilkes as to their ; Jfeelings on the matter, they expressed a Skind of acquiescence in their fate, and words to the effect that it was pf^iquite proper that the ^jng should be thus provided for.-- Westminster Be- view. Xarjrlarfi Hams and Burgundy. The next volume of the "Maryland Archives," now in course of publication by the Maryland Historical Society, will omprise the correspondence of Gov. liarpe. Among many curious things I" : : be found in the letters is an interest­ ed ing reference to the manufacture of Burgundy wine in Maryland, and to the p,l,™ fact that, even in colonial days, " Mary- land hams" were highly esteemed for their delicacy and flavor. In a letter to Gov. Sharpe in 1761 Cecelius Calvert, r * nephew of Frederick, Lord Baltimore, < ^nd secretary to the proprietary, writes v from England: "Maderia wine is with Jxis lordship in great esteem and, it be- ^/;!-^ing difficult to obtain good, and as that ' ; _ ; >vine is bettered by voyage to America ' . und by its return, he desires the favor \ -v ipf you to obtain for him two pipes, the f) ..yfjast of that wine meliorated by the pro- Vincial climate and a hogshead of Mary- dbftujierof t|» gibmlk of that thara. and shim be obliged to yon for two dozetn of good hams; these by the first safe opportunity. As to what may be by purchase in value for the whole, he desires your bill to be drawn on him and he will make payment." The man­ ufacture of Burgun^JT may be a lost art in Maryland, but tbfre are good wines made in the old land yet, and Maryland hams still have a reputation of their own. --Baltimore Sun. A Sinless Fall. The oongregation of Elk Biver Church, a meeting-house situated in an exceedingly rural community about seventy-five miles northwest of Chicago, decided that as a few new hymn-books and gospel papers were needed, the Rev. Anthony Nash should go. to Chi­ cago and purchase them. Mr. Nash, having never seen the city, was exceed­ ingly pleased with the appointment. He knew, as all country people do, how wicked a city is, and he thought that by merely keeping his eyes open, he could find a text for a great sermon. He was thrilled by the busy scenes and found delightful rest in the parks. One morning, the third day after his arrival, and while he was wondering if he could reach the railway station that afternoon in time to catch the train, he strolled quite a distance from the busi­ ness center of the city. He looked at his watch and discovered, with alarm, that he only had four hours in which to catch the train. The street-cars were running in the wrong direction. Just then a patrol wagon came along. There was only one policeman on the seat. "There's the baggage-wagon and the baggage-master," the preacher mused. "I will get in and ride with him." He climbed into the wagon, without attracting the attention of the police­ man, and took a seat. The wagon stopped at the police station. A police­ man came up to the wagon, ^"4 ad­ dressing the preacher, said: , "Come on here, now." \ "Are you sure my books hare been sent to the depot?" "Come on, I tell you." The policeman on the seat, half drank and half asleep, paid no attention tQ the performance. Mr. Nash got out of the wagon and turned to. go away, but the policeman seized him, and, in spite of his strug­ gles, took him to a cell. The next day he was taken before court. The policeman who had driven the wagon--to show that he was keenly alive to the interests of the city-- brought forward a charge of drunken­ ness and disorderly conduct. The honest preacher told his story. The judge, the policeman, and the reporters laughed at him. He was fined $10, and the afternoon papers devoted many mirth-provoking lines to him. When Mr. Nash reached home he found an angry committee awaiting him. He was immediately summoned to appear before his congregation, and by a rising vote was robbed of his pul­ pit.--Arkansaw Traveler. Care of the Nails. "I oan always detect a lady, in any disguise, by a look at lfer finger-nails, said a person of superfine grace of mind and person. Is was a sweeping statement, and, like most such generalizations, should be qualified. One might say, instead, that although all persons possessed of handsome nails are not necessarily ladies, yet no lady would allow her hands to lack care. They need not re­ ceive artistic attention; but they must be clean and carefully trimmed. Persons who possess well-filled purses can indulge in the luxury of a mani­ cure's services, and thus relieve them­ selves of all responsibility as to their digits, but, with the great army of the impecunious,personal care and attention are necessary. If one aims only at the simplest pos­ sible method of caring for the nails, he will find that very few utensils are re­ quired--a chamois-covered polisher, a little file for paring, and a powder for polishing, all of which can be bought of any apothecary. An almond-shaped nail is very desi­ rable, and to secure it, the skin which tends to grow over its base should be pushed down daily. This may be done with advantage every time the hands are bathed, for then the is soft and pliable. One may use for the purpose a finger of the other hand covered by a towel, or the blunted ivory end of the little in­ strument connected with the file. A manicure is able skillfully to cut away this superfluous skin, but an unprofes­ sional person is likely to do it bung- lingly, with the result of hangnails. The nails should be filed away at each side to insure their oval shape. Their length must depend upon the taste of the wearer, although the pianist finds his fashion prescribed by neces­ sity, and is obliged literally to "cut his claws." In cleaning them it is best to use a brush or an ivory point, as scraping with a shfrp knife tends to harden them. Polishing is done by placing a small quantity of powder on the chamois pad, and rubbing the nails back and forth. Of course there are a hundred clever arts which may be employed in the in­ terests of one's finger-ends, but the method given above is quite sufficient, if carefully and regularly followed, to keep them things of beauty. Making Her Happy. A woman with tears in her eyes and jaw tied up stood in the doorway of a Woodward avenue dentist tile other day, having come in from the countrv to have a tooth pulled, and yet dreaded to take the decisive step. In thi« emergency a pedestrian who understood her feelings halted and asked: "Toothache, ma'i "Yes, awfully." "For how long?" • "Two weeks. It isn't quite so bad just now--just this minute." "Let me feel your pulse. H'm. Bun out your tongue. H'm. Had a cold?" "Yes, sir." "That's what alls you. It is neuralgia in the facial muscles. Don't you have no teeth pulled." "What! Shan't I have 'em out?" "No, madam. You will get over it in a day or two." "Oh, sir, I'm so glad--so glad. You don't know how I dreaded it!" "Exactly. Keep your jaw tied np and' go home. I could have told clear across the street that yon had no tooth­ ache." It was an awful lie, but those who saw her happiness as she skipped out,i felt that the liar ought to have a medal. Silence and $5,000. It is said that the lady who wrote song, "In the Gloaming," made $3,000 out of it. She might just as well have made $5,000, if she had let people know she oontemplaied writing it.--JSfur- dette. I San Thraati. Few ailments are more sore throats, yet they are ventahle. That is they seldom cope to one in vigorous health, except as the result of some violation of physical law. The more simple form of sore throat is commonly due to exposure to inclem­ ent weather, but often indirectly to a disturbed dtomach. In fact, it is not in­ frequently due to this cause alone. The person says he has taken cold, and won­ ders how he could have done so, while the truth is, he has not taken cold at all. The stomach, Ksophagns, mouth, nose, etc., are lined with a mucous mem­ brane continuous through this whole region, and the irritation begun in the stomach is propagated over the whole mucous surface. In all such cases the seat of the trouble is the stomach, and accordingly the efforts at cure, whether by medicine, by diet, or by treatment, should be directed to that organ. Follicular tonsilitis is a more serious form of sore throat. It is perhaps due to an infectious element, but even this is generally powerless where the phy­ sical condition of the person who is ex­ posed to it is otherwise good. In this case, too, the stomach may be the prime offender. More frequently the disease comes to those wliosa physical condition is depressed by bad hygienic surroundings. There are feverish symptoms, * the tonsils are inflamed and swollen, and covered more or less with small white cir­ cular spots. These may individually enlarge, so as to form patches somewhat resembling the characteristic patch of diphtheria, which, however, is a skin­ like membrane, while the patches in tonsilitis are merely an exudation on the surface, which can be wiped off. The case should nevertheless always have the care of a physician. Sometimes the tonsils become greatly inflamed, with a tendency to abscess. It becomes difficult to swallow, and, in­ deed, to open the mouth. Behind the lower jaw a painful swelling is ob­ served. The difficulty may increase for sev­ eral days, and then the inflammation mm**. the X4#e --"r *•-*--n, , Mltar. [Prom the Detroit Free Press.] We take the flowing items from a late issue of the Arizona Kicker, a recently established weekly: "THANKS.--Mrs. Dr. Jones of Sitting- Bnll avenue will please accept our thanks for an, old-fashioned pumpkin pie sent in the other evening. It tickled our palate immensely, and we went to bed the bettet Chr^tian for her act of kindness. : "By the way^ the Doctor is working up a large practice in this neighbor­ hood, and is having wonderful luck in saving patients. His charges are mode­ rate, his medicines agreeable to the taste, and he never presents a bill until six months after the patient is able to lift 200 pounds. We bank on Doc Jones in preference to all others." "GOOD BOYS.--Last week we had an article advising that Bloody Bill Jack­ son and Terrible Tom Andrews be taken in charge by the vigilance committee for their numerous crimes. Yesterday these gentlemen made us a personal call, and we must say we were sur­ prised. When they entered the door we jumped for ohr war-club, supposing they had come to attack us, but both removed their hats, presented us with a bouquet of l>eautiful wild flowers, and then subscribed for the Kicker and paid a year in advance. After that cigars were brought out and we had a talk. It did not take over a quarter of an hour to find that we had been doing two gen­ tlemen great injustice. Neither of them has ever shot, stabbed, or clubbed a person except in self-defense, and both are sctos of old families in the East and J graduated from Yale. "The Kicker desires to apologize. J We beg pardon. We shall endeavor to | make amends by urging these two gen- j tlemen to stand as candidates for the j State Senate, and, if nominated, the Kicker will do its best to elect them. Au revoir, gents. Drop in and see us again." "A NOBLE CITIZEN.--On several dif­ ferent occasions we have urged that Jack Crosby, proprietor of the Blue- may go down, or, what is quite as' likely 'Front Saloon, and better known to our to happen, a very painful absce>W~may ba formed, on the evacuation of which the symptoms subside. This is what is often called quinsy.--Companion, Army Horses for Unde San|» The inspection is done by a bofiift W three or six officers. One 'by one the horses are led up for inspection. An examination is first made of the horse's eyes, teeth, limbs, and body. His actions under examination are likewise taken note of. He is then saddled and mounted in the presence of the board. He must yield to the bridle and bit easily. Then he is walked 100 yards and return, after which lie is started off on a fierce gallop. Returning to the inspectors he is un­ saddled and a final inspection is made. If this second examination does not re­ veal any physical imperfections he is pronounced accepted and is branded with the national trade mark, U. 8., on the left shoulder. Being accepted the equine is turned over to the care of the Assistant Qurter- master, who, as soon as he receives all the horses contracted for, distributes them through the department. Often special purchases of horses are made. This occurs when a large lot of horses are missing in one troop, and it is im­ possible to wait until the end of the quarter. Not infrequently the ravages of glanders or other diseases, peculiar to the horse, or a raid of Indians on the corral at a frontier post, are* responsible for the depletion of the "mounts" of a cavalry troop. In the distribution of the horses care is exercised in regard to color. As near as possible, black horses are kept in one troop, bay horses in an­ other, and so on. While it perhaps would not strike any one very forcibly as a bad arrangement to see a captain riding at the head of a black horse com- panv on a white steed, yet it would form an ill-advised combination to see sev­ eral troopers on white horses sprinked through the company. The enlisted cavalrymen are supplied with mounts at the expense of the gov­ ernment, but officers are required to purchase their horses. When the horses reach the company for which they were purchased, the officers are entitled to the privilege of selecting one or two as each desires, and paying the Assistant Quar­ termaster for the actual cost of the horse or horses taken. One troop of each regiment is compelled to take the leav­ ings, as far as color is concerned. This troop when mounted is not a bad imita­ tion of a rainbow, on account of the diversity of hues. The owners of horses name them with a sort of acrostical reference to their com­ pany's title. Thus the names of all horses in Company A. begin with that letter. The horses are well cared for in stables which are kept clean and neat. The name of each trooper is placed on his horse's manger, right above the name of the horse. No pri­ vate is allowed to take his steed from : the stable, unless it is in the line of duty, ; without securing a permit from the ! commanding officer. j he Inherent Lore of Flowers. ,te traveler says that almost the dicatioh of taste or love of the 1 for its own sake one sees in a _ iberian settlement is furnished by plants and flowers in the windows of the houses. There may not be a tree or a blade of grass in the whole village, yet the windows of nine houses out of ten will be filled with blossoming gera­ niums, cacti, tea-roses, fuchsias, olean­ ders, and pinks. The contrast between the windows and the weather-beaten logs that compose the houses, between the mud of the verdufeless streets and the conservatory flowers in the windows, is striking. Observation would proba­ bly show that all the dwellers in barren regions exert themselves to thus enjoy growing blossoms, while those who live in regions of affluent bloom accept them with a matter-of-course indifference.-®- Boston Advertiser. r Captains of Education. We have captains of industry and finance. Why have we not captains of education--men of leisure and culture, capable of enthusiasm and initiative, ready to throw themselves into such a cause and give it their earnest considera­ tion, their generous and active sup­ port! Among the Greeks, Plato, Socrates, and Epictetus were the teachers. Where shall we look for our great leaders, pa­ trons, even,who will see education in its true light, and force us to recognize teaching as one of the grandest of the arts--the art of arts, for it goes to the building up of the artist himself, and of ever nobler types of humanity?--The Century. FALSE men are not to be taken into confidence, nor fearful men into a poet that requires resolution.--L'Estrange people as 'Private Jack,' be taken to the lone tree behind the Court Hous? and hauled up to a limb. We have given the names of eleven men who have been robbed and brutally beaten in his Elace, or who so stated to us, and we ave incidentally referred to Jack as a train-robber, burglar, horse-thief, and incendiary. "Mr. Crosby dropped in to see us last Saturday. He did not come with a bludgeon or revolver, but as a friend and a gentleman. He also brought three bottles of rare old Hennessey, for which he will accept our thanks. * Mr. Crosby convinced us that we were en­ tirely mistaken in our estimate of him. He is no rough or tough. On the con­ trary, he was educated for the minis- j try, and his nature is peaceful. He has never struck a man excepitin self- defense, and has been basely maligned by rivals in business. Before conclud­ ing his pleasant call he subscribed for two copies of the Kicker, and we sug­ gest that it would be a good idea to make him Sheriff next term." "Ax ANGEL IN TOWN.--Wednesday afternoon last, as we had the office towel in the backyard and were trying to soften it up a bit with a sled-stake. Mrs. Judge Wharton made her appear­ ance in the office and sweetly exclaim­ ed: 'Peek-a-boo! I see von hiding there!' She had come to invite us to a select soiree at her mansion the follow­ ing evening. Only the leading people of the city were there, and it was an occasion long to be remembered. There were music, dancing and cards, and we recited one of our poems. "A few weeks ago, the Kicker had occasion to observe that Judge Whar­ ton was an old bum drunkard and no more fit for the bench than a hod is for heaven. At the s&me time we said Mrs. Judge used to be in a waiter-girl saloon in St. Louis, and that she could not get into good society here. "We have discovered that we have done a worthy couple gross injustice, and now wish to publicly apologize. The Judge is not pnly a temperance man to the core but one of the besrt authorities On legal jurisprudence in the country. His wife is the daugliter of a New York millionaire, and was never in St. Louis in her life. The Judge has subscribed for the Kicker, and we hope this apology, coming as it does from the heart* may set the es timable couple right in public estima­ tion." Cared of Malaria. y SS FLORIDA BT., ELIZAKKTH, N. J», J March 17,1884. f I have been using ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLABTERS for the last five years. Some two years ago, after having been sick for upward of six months with malaria, I found myself with an enlarged spleen, dyspeptic, and constantly troubled with a headache, and my kidneys did not act very well either. Having spent most of my'money for medicine and medical ad­ vice, I thought, to save expense, I would use ALLCOCK'S Posors PLAS­ TERS, two on the 6mall of my back, one on the spleen or ague cake, and one on the pit of the Btomach, just under the breastbone. I continued using the Plas­ ters about thirty dnya, changing them every week. At the end of that time I was perfectly well, and hate remained so ever since. GEOROE DIXON. Clay's Remarks Disturbed by a Horse- „ shoe. The advancement of women! H v the change«€6'f£tt#bfi that sentence! Just what does It mean ? Does it mean the granting of the suffrage to women? It cannot, because comparatively few of the mass of women care anything about suffrage, or would use the" privi­ lege if it were given. If it is a need of the sex from the standpoint of the ad­ vocates of the movement, it is not a want of the rank and file; and until it is, not much progress will be made to­ ward the consummation of what we are told is right. The opening of even the conservative colleges to women, the erection and maintenance of thorough­ ly equipped colleges for women have settled one demand of the question. The position of women in many of the professions has settled another disput­ ed point, proving that the world de­ mands ability and does not question sex. Every year this question of women and their place in the world is narrowed and defined; every year more clearly proves that the development of ability and character settle the ques­ tion independent of theory and debate. Intelligently philanthropic women are understanding more fully every day that it is in and by intellectual and moral development of the individual that the mass of humanity is to be lift­ ed into harmony with God's purpose of creation, and that this is accomplished, not by standing outside their lives with theories to which the masses must con­ form, but by standing shoulder to shoulder with them, individually edu­ cating by the development and purpose of their own lives; by holding heart and head open to suggestions; by recognizing the wants of the class, not dealing with its supposed needs; by giving the impulse that will create wants from needs. This the intelli­ gent woman, desirous of benefiting and elevating her race and the world, recognizes. That this is the only method that will give true ad­ vancement to women is proven by the. work accomplished by the working girls' societies. No organization for women has accomplished for both the individual and the world what has been accomplished by these compara­ tively small bands of women working together.--Christian Unions ' * Ukc the Li^A Weight#', .. Of the profeaifon pugilistic, tbt kidneys an small but active in a state of health. Their secretion contains impurities productive of rheumatism, gont and dropsy, if allowed to re­ main. When they are inactive, the blood be­ comes choked with animal debris capable of de­ stroying life. To promote their activity when BliifigiRh with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, is not only to guard against the diseases men­ tioned, but to prevent the fattv degeneration and ultimate destruction of the orgaus bv those exceedingly dongeroue maladies--Briqfct's dis­ ease and diabetes. Activitv of the bladder also insures it against the formation of gravel, which it sometimes requires one of the most dangerous and painful operations in surgery to remove. Gravel, moreover, is a most agonmng complaint. The Bitters further commend themselves by remedying constipation, dys­ pepsia. debility, liver complaint and nervous- nesK, and nullify influences productive of ma­ larial disease. back paded "I remember on one occasion in the 40's," said an old, grav-headei department clerk at Washington, "be­ ing in the Senate gallery when Henry CJlay was making a speech on the tariff. Ah, my boys, I wish these chaps up in the Capitol, who think they know some­ thing about the tariff, could have heard the old man. Wli.v, they are juveniles beside him. Well, I was in the gal­ lery, listening with open ears to his el­ oquence, and ijbting with satisfaction ! what sledge-hammer blows he was deal- ' ing his wincing opponents. His eyes were flashing and his whole body trem­ bled with excitement as he thundered forth his denunciations of the policy of the Democrats. In the midst of one ot his highest and grandest oratorical flights, a liorse-slioe, thrown with all the might of some one concealed in the gallery, came whizzing past his head, j It missed its intended victim by a few inches, and struck the foot of Senator Poindexter, who was sitting in an ad­ joining seat. Mr. Clay threw one glance at the gallery and then stopped, and, picking up the missile, cooly turned it over in his hands. " 'Mr. President,' said he, sarcastic­ ally, 'at first I thought this was but a delicate piece of irony, but upon exam­ ination I find that our enemies are try­ ing to run rough-shod over ns.'"-- Washington Post. IHE spring overcoat is more a badea ot vealih than a garment of comfort.--i An Aristocratic AiigeL *Ain't it too bad granda's dead?".said Boston Ida. "Yes, dear, but he is very happy with the angels." "Did all the angeb go from Beacon street ?" "Oh, no, dear." "Then I know grandpa ain't having a bit good time! He never took no notice of people unless they lived on the Back Bay. I do hope he carried his card in his pocket, else how'U anybody in heaven know he lived on Beacon street? They might take him for a South-ender--and oh, mamma! if they should think he belonged on Columbus avenue!"--Boston Transcript. Honeymoon. "B»y, Perkins, old boy, why don't we see you at the club any more? Has your mother-in- law shut down on you?" "No, Brown; the fact of the matter is, m.v home is so happy now that there is no inducement for me to leave it You look incredulous, but it's a positive fact. You see, my wife used to suffer BO much from functional derangements com­ mon to her sex, that her spirits and her tem­ per worn greatly affected. It was notqher fault, of course, but it made home unplea&ant all the same. But now, since she has begun to take Dr. Pierce's Favorite PreHcrlption, •lie baa been so well and so happy that we are having our honeymoon all over aggin." He is si. Diet dis- BrsMARcn is reported sick. ways ailing when the Prussian agrees with him.--San Francisco Alto. In General Debility, Emaciation, Consumption, and wasting in children, Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypo- phosphiteB is a most valuable food aud medi- cma It creates an appetite for food, strength­ ens the uervoua system, and builds up the body. Please read: "I tried ScoM's Emulsion on a young man whom physicians at times gave up nope. 8incs he began using the Emulsion his cough has ceased, gained flesh and strength, and from all appearances his life will be prolonged many years.JOHM fcuuLTVAN, Hospital Steward, Morganxa, Pa. THE average Mexican laborer sup­ ports his family on 10 cents per diem, invested in corn and beans. BOOM! BOOM! Kst Only Awm the Cannon's Month, but In Human Actions. If there was ever a city fairly drenched, and soaked, in fact, with enthusiasm, that one is the Queen City of the West. or. us laid down on the maps. Cincinnati. O. The fata of the matter is. that at the prosent time the eyes of the world are directed upon that lo­ cality. an that is the site selected for the principal demonstration of the people of the Northwest commemorative of the settlement of the country in 1787-8. Within a hundred years the nature of the country has changed from untutored wildness to that of the high­ est stage of civilization, and the grand Cen­ tennial Exposition is given at that place by the descendants of the noble men and wom­ en who effected that change. In honor of the labors and sacrifices of those who have gone before. Magnificent as the Cincinnati Ex­ positions were when comparatively local in­ terests were concerned, they have been left in the shade by this one. to whose wheel the ! whole United States as a body has respond­ ed with a shoulder, and the one who can say in after years that he did not visit it will be looked upon as having missed his oppor­ tunity. The Rational Encampment at Colitmbns The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Rail­ road have made complete arrangements for running special trains, in addition to their regular train service, to the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the llepublic, which occurs at Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 10th to 14th next. A special rate of one cent a mile each way has been decided upon--all trains via Indianapolis with stop-over privileges. On the even­ ing of Sept. 10 a special train composed entirely of parlor, sleeping, hotel and buffet cars. A special feature of this train will he a drawibg-rooih car, fur­ nished with movable chairs, sofas, tatyes and writing-desks. This Car will be used during the enenmpment as a committee or caucus car. The whole tiain will be side-tracked, and parties can occupy cars during the entire trip, having meals served in dining-cars. Special information can be had upon application to William Hill, General Passenger Agent Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad, 501 First Na­ tional Bank Building, Chicago. Wiiiilllig «T a tkk. "I tell yon it's a serious thing," aaat^ an Alabama ex-Congres«*nan to thja writer one evening not lo^gago, "when one's only daughter begins to be a wo­ man. Young fellows, whom you don't remember ever to have seen before, lift their hats to you clean across the street, and the intense politeness of dudes be­ comes almost unbearable. > "I have a bright, smart little girl who seems to me a little girl yet, but when I come to think about it I know she's seventeen years old, and one of these days some boy will be coming around, stammering and twisting his hat and asking me for her. I think, however, I'll get a shotgun and shoot him on a plea of self-defense. There ought to be some law to protect a man against the young scamps who want to carry off a man's only daughter. "Why," it doesn't seem to me longer than yesterday that my little girl was learning ABC, and then when she got to reading I could hardly believe it, but fancied she had learned a lot of that stuff, in her little readers, by heart and was reciting it to me by rote. Next I knew she took to painting and playing the piano, and blast me if she hasn't gone to writing poetry, too. This last is the only thing that sup­ ports me in the idea of letting one of those youngsters have her when the time comes. Sortiehow it seems to me that perhaps retributive justice will leak out of the poetry somewhere. "But, really, 'tiB an awful serious thing to raise a girl, bring her through the mumps, measles, whooping-cough, educate her. send her to the best kind of a boarding-school, have her tauph1 music and drawing, spend money like dirt to dress her, and then have some little scamp that you remember, only just a few days ago, robbing birds*- nests, come around and take her away. It's too d--n bad."--Ark. Traveler. A Secret Of good health is found in the ngohr move­ ment of the bowels and perfect action of the Liver. These organs were intended by nature to remove from the system all lmpuritiea If you are constipated, you offer a "standing in­ vitation" to a whole tamilv of diseases and ir- r@4p>larities which will surely be "accepted," anil you will have guest« unwelcome and do- termined. All these unhappy conditions may be averted by the timely use of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. Powerful for the effectual regulation of the bowels and Liver, establishing a healthy action of the entire wonderful organism with which we are created. In Editorial Charge. Gentleman--And so you are a news­ paper man, now, Uncle Rastus? "Uncle Rastus--Yes, sah; I'se de editor ob de job department ? Gentleman--Editor of the job depart- met? Uncle Rastus--'Yes, sah; I carries in coal, an' scrubs de flo, an' washes down, de windows, an' all sech editin' as dat, sah. --Epoch. HE--Bat ain't you afraid your parents will bo angry if we get married? She- No, they won t care. Why, they are mar­ ried, too. DnnifitB keep ft. Otok Oo. tti S IfalUmf 1, I Mtniop nHnilfam " alamazoo cm Four l oorow. Eter<tv* SindtM. ti'rv I «,< t. Itntcaawi In •H«UTT iUtlffVC ™ *• "iiirti, rurtm, SlOOto $300± . A«ent« preferred who horn* and sire their wholt moo menu A few vacuciei in BOX* CO., to NORTHWESTERS ttfUTJUKY Twenty-three miles north of Chfaago; KM A Send lor catalogue to Bfcddand Part, in, T7SB Sage's. surest remedy ror oatarrb--t>r. OR. WINCHELJL** ' T e e t h i n g S y r u p FO» CHIliDRKK Itotralatea bowels, aoaista daatltioa rbcea and dyvvntery In the worst forma. •ore month, ia a certain nmtventive o qniets and soothe* all p and bowels, corrects a and tone to the entire aystsm. sagas***-ravnTiircou r«« 38 4 44 est IKindMer i ITorti sorter, it Hmwler, ttnmfftr, UgUer. (ftmmf rifer.1 •oa1* BUT TUX TOO KB IT. ..uSJJ±̂ L miUi fat AIMS lAVM, «»< s*n««• «tsn i ONE FKRMOM •at r»KSOJf hi«arh totality«aaMBMeaeef - -r.3 tteCant witchwab»ol*t»ly FaiE. Tin ll llUMl HI W - 4rp«>d«1 on,MttonlyM k a l a s HISIHM Hiillil it pnftct.eMMctandnll«lil«lt»it»»»>nhi>~« ' ,:5 [ how fe thta 1 i pmon in ack loeaHnr to kn> ia t * "Mefoari thrne who rail. acauplcM 11M < Hov-tnoi.il SiMrua; th«M M wclfaa aiTwitSl : I* »• »»MI HUDUTUR RATK,M>4AFW7*<I HAN K*M IFCW I* * TMir bomr for S nMaUw, aa< akowa (km ts ttw wt» wmf- : ^ mwIW. ilnylwaMMat^fwuw p»u|»aU i awj. «ibl« to mkt tli fa gnat aflkr, wdlM UM Mm CmM- •' Wat»li *ad bug* Ba* rfwhrthnaila Vasa,MrSa J' nuoalhatthrafcviirlaffoftlMaeaple* la amy IxaM^r.al--aga twalti ia a kuf* uad* tor u^aNf gwiw^lamUniaa " ' hxaliiT for a moath or two, TT» MMHJ 1»| Scat stjisaa SMM'in trad* ftoat Uw aawnaadlaK coaaSy. Ta--» M» ;> V to a* at ou,'< will ratafee a (nai b--SI tor mmlyau -• - - lUtand a*r ' and irmit l*. TMa,tlM MMmMriubl*a»4 I known, i» made In oidwr that oar ralaahl* HnadnUliailH -- --ie« wkm tkoy raa b* Ma, all anr AaMt •bardljraay ircabto jrM*e*aw«MMk«» afyaarkaai • -- may bt placed at ca; rctaer, it will who may cat) 'yxir kwa*, a«4 ywwwai* wilt be MS aatfefartorr. A poMal flu4.M wMch I* writ* a*, eaale M 1L •n.rToekMwall,mt aawlagallwSity » <• fcae. Bat ifne wad mar MUMS ak THE boy playing with marbles stoops to eonqner. --Puck. Moxte has created the greatest excite­ ment as a beverage, in two years, ever wit­ nessed, from the fart that It brings nervous, exhausted, overworked women to good pow­ ers of endurance in u few days; cures the appetite for liquors and toh;ieeo at onee, and has recovered r. large number of oases of old. helpless paralysis as a food only. THE wasp bos one strong point* bat it ia not in his favor.--Life. Vigor and Vitality Are quickly (riven to every part of the body by Hood's Rarsaparllla. That tired feeling ia entirely overcome. The blood is purified, enriched, and vitalized, and carries health instead of dixease to every organ. The stomach ia toned and strength­ ened. the appetite restored. Ib« kidneys and liver are roused and invigorated. The brain is refreshed, the nerves strenirtbened. The whole system ia built up by Mood's bar^aparilla. "I was a!l run down and unfit for business. I was induced to take a bottle of Hood's SarsaparQla, and it built me right up so that 1 was soon able to resume work. 1 recommend it to all." D. W. Baaxs, 4 Mar­ tin Street, Alba% N. *. Hood's Sarsaparflla Pold by all (lruy^wtn, $1; six for $5. Prepared oulsr by C. X. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowe]], IOO Poses One Poller Cires*"'Prevents Cold a. Coughs, •ore Throat, Hoarseness, Stiff Neck, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Headache, Toothache, Rheumatiam, Neuralgia, Aathma, Bruises, Spralna, quicker than any knows remedy. It was the first and is the only Pain remedy that instantly Ktops the moHt eKcru- iatini; pains, allay* inflammation, and cures Contentions, whether nt the Luu^s, Stomach, B«wels. or uther n a ids or ortranx. No matter how violent or excruciating the pain the Rheumatic. Bedridden, Infirm. Crippled, Nervous, Neuralgic, or prostrated Willi diaenaes may Hufter. Hi'V^iiu-i xiWitTi and aarlaii«,caaMMe •MefiataC abl* liot-tr Hou* lAnnn. We say alt ainiMi|L£" ANDREW, KIIKHTAACO^SM MI riill>al liiiai ELECTR IN MARVE DI800 took lmrnerf fat oas i at Beltfol Ma. Ills Any book li Cltases of 10H7 . 1500 at Philadelphia. ____ at Boa ton, large classes et OolombiaLaa Dwwui wne vwwva w_ Yale. Wellealey. Oberlin, Cnlvendbr ot ' ran University, Chautauqua, so.. Ins. . ICKAKD PKQCTOS. the 8oientiat, JWAU P. BENJAIOT, Judge Oisa H. Coos. Prin. N. T. Sfiie Jfonul Taught by i Iran Oisaos, r R^D WAY'S Ready RE.UE.F Curat Raorslgla, Raadachc, Catarrh, Croat, nn itr Barns, Wowrfs, 0M Ssrst *0 Bo*, only relieve* the Boet ; Will Afford IiiKtant Esse. Internally a half to a teaapoonfui in half a tumbler of water will in a f> w minutes cure Crampe. Bpaaius, Sour Stomach, Nausea. Vomftintr, Heartburn, Ner> vouRiiens, SieeplesowKs, Sick Headache, Diarrhea, luuaiicc, arecyicwurpn, oil a. ue>tuaili Colic, Flatulency, and ull internal pains. Malaria in its various lorms cured and There is not a remedial absent in the worl •iHM cure fever and atrue and all other fevers (aided by 's Fills) HO (jmokly as Kasiway'a Beady ACLLKS AND PA1AM. idea by Relief. For headache (whether sick or nervous), toothache, neuraltria, nervousuess and r-leei'leaanees, rheuma­ tism. lambatro. liaiim and weakaess in the back, •pine, or kidneys, pains around the liver, pleurisy, swelling ot the joints, and paint; of all kinds, theap- plicaiion of liadway's Ilea >y Kelief will afford im­ mediate ea.-e. and its continued use for a few dura effect a permanent cure, frioc, OO cents. Sold by 1 •11 druggists. lir«Mlyky Cinirtnnatt BOOK mailed COMPANY CM I prescribe and fully dorse Big fi as the omiy specific for the certain caia ot this disease. O. H.INQRAHAM.M. D.. Amsterdam. N. T We have sold Bl* a tor many years, and It baa. given the bast of a*U»* faction. _ D.K.DYCHK*eO.. •1.00. Sold by Drocgiata, C. H. tJ. No. 31- WMKN WRITING TO ADYKHTIKKHS. . 7, Bnr "»« saw the utirertWmcM ID tkfi p«prr. * Business Coll ."'•TITWTK AND TMUSH TRAINING SCHOOL. ISTHEATA* INSTITlTTIOlf and the We reeamanead this eallece ta tar rttulera. CINCINNATI ^ JULYJB? 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