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OLD WHISTLE. then appeared again in a few seconds wr o. n.'mmta. 1 still further down the canyon- Meyers .4 _ --- _ outstripped the others in the chase. V)ld«?S,,M,"^UMU,Mt •teppea S and before a fourth of a mile more had For be was stingy at his death and stingy at his ! been covered he was within twenty blrtb. A baby, be would never squall, it wasted time and tune; He saved two good square meals at last by dying jaet at noon. He squeezed his change when paying bills, though change he didn't lack, Till envies equalled and Liberty's face upon the coins grew black He fed his htriH on sawdust dongh, since meat would con hiin wore. And kept bis chairs from getting scarred by sitting on the floor. ° To keep bis hat from chafing through ho never cut bin hair; He tanned hi-i feet with hemlock bark to save bis shoes Rome wear. And saved two yards of cotton cloth by fixing up a shirt From phosphate bags that made him smell like something that bad hart. He smoked a roll of burdock leaves instead of a cigar; His house inside had not a door, for holes were cheaper far; He scorched the whiskers oil hit face to dodge a barber's bill. And groarwwl hours with the stomach-ache to save a Brandreth's pilL He lived on mush a dozen years, for t«eth l»'d sucn a care, V And ate it from a squash shell lest he break bis earthenware. He often chased a skuck for miles, on spe.illa­ tion lir-nt, And came home richer by his pelt and an old- fashioned scent. He passed, one noon, the laBt of March, on to the other shore, And saved his poU-tax and two meals, as stated once before. If he luust furnish bis own harp its, yonder world of grace, Before old Whistle fiddles much ho'U try the other place. " • * • A VILLAIN'S DEED. A Tragic Episode of Mining Lire. Il\' W. L. FKENCH. The scene of this sketch is laid in a long, narrow valley in the Rocky Mountains in the State of Colorado. On either side of the center of the val • ley the ground commenced to slope gradually upwards, and at a distance of nearly half a mile it rose in tall, abrupt ridges and peaks, on whose summits tike snow lingered the year round. The sides of the mountains were covered with a growth of yellow pines and oedars, which was quite abundant at the base, but which grew thinner and thinner toward the tops of the moan- tains, and at last, as it nnared the line of perpetual snow on the taller peaks, disappeared altogether. Down the middle of the canyon rolled m small stream, and scattered along its banks on either side was the village of Pine Creek Canyon. The village con­ sisted of nearly a score of tents and ooe large two-rocmed log cabin, which con­ tained a store and saloon combined, tlig only one of which the camp could !>oast, and which sailed under the somewhat suggestive appellation of "The Bowl." The proprietor was a queer combina­ tion of humanity, especially for a "Western town to have. He would drink moderately, never to excess, gamble a little if the stakes were low, but as soon as they commenced to grow large he would immediately witlidraw from the game. He AVOS polite, oblig­ ing and affable to all with whom he came in contact, as long as they at­ tended to their own affairs, bat Jet any one attempt to impose on him the least bit and they found him a most dangerous man to deal witk, as a couple of local bullies found nut to their cost; after that he was left undis­ turbed. * One thing in particular that San Bauuders, for that was his name, was desirous of acquiring, was money, and he was making it rapidly, too, for, what money and gold the miners had that he did not get for food he got for whisky, and very poor whisky, at that, the miners said. The other parties who take an active •part in our story lived in a tent several -hundred yards above "The Bowl.1' One of these was Tom Meyers, a grizzled old forty-niner who had done his first mining in the golden days of California. The other was a small, thin young fel­ low of about 19 or 20, with girlish features and a low, well-modulated voice, who had drifted into the camp some six weeks before the time at • which our sketch opens. He was nearly out of money and very much discour­ aged when he met Tom Meyers, and that rough old miner, who had a warm •corner in his heart, took the young fel­ low in and staked him off a claim be­ side his own aiid s$t him to work. ~--Between Charley Baker, for that was the name the young fellow gave, and Ban Saunders there suddenly grew up an apparently warm friendship. They were seen a great deal together when Charley was not working on his claim or Ban busy in his saloon. Two things were quite noticeable about Oharley: he used no liquor or profan­ ity, and all at once he appeared to have plenty of money, although his claim was not paying him very well. This latter fact was more noticeable from the iact that there had been a number of tecent daring robberies about the camp, and, as he was the latest arrival, suspicion naturally turned toward him. On two occasions miners had been lkeld up near the camp and robbed of tjbeir valuables, and several tents had been entered in the night and their sleeping owners deprived of all their available wealth. On this particular evening four miners, who had been out all that day on a prospecting trip up a •mall side gulch which ran off at right angels to the main valley, were return­ ing to camp when they were Btartled by several pistol shots at no great dis­ tance ahead of them, followed by, a cry of mortal agony. The moon was shining brightly, so that objects .could be seen for a long distance ahead, but there was a turn in the canyon that hid the view just ahead from the miners. The four men drew their revolvers and dashed forward. Bounding the turn in the canyon they saw, uot thirty yards away, the form of a man lying prostrate on the ground and another form bending over him, plainly engaged iu rifling the fallen man's pockets. Instantly the men, as of one accord, leveled their weapons, and old Tom shouted: "Throw up yere hands and give up, Mister! we hev got the drop on yer this time!" But the robber, whoever he was. evidentlv had no in­ tention of being caught so easily, for he sprang away like a startled deer. Bane:! bang! rang the revolvers . of the miners as they tired at the fleeing form, and then dashed forward in pur- snit. Their fhots had apparently taken no effect, for the robber fled "swiftly along for a time at a rate that promised to distance his pursuers, who kept firing on him from time to time in the hope of bringing him down with a bul­ let. Suddeuiv the robber's pace seemed to slacken, and the miners saw that they were beginning to gain on him. A moment later the ̂ flying figure disap­ peared behind a clump of pines aud yards of the fleeing highwayman. "Halt or I fire!" thundered Meyers. At that instant the fugitive slipped and j fell. Before he could regain his foot­ ing Meyers was standing over him with a revolver at his head. , "Surrender!" he sternly said. "I have got to!" replied the other; "but for God's sake, Meyers, why did you not let me escape ?" Meyers started at the sound of the other's voice, and as he turned his face toward him, Meyers released the hold which he had taken on the other's col­ lar, and, staggering back, exo!aimed in a husky voice: " Good Heavens, Char­ ley, I never thought of it being you?" The other men now came up, seized Baker, bound him secureiy, and de-i j prived him of his weapons. Old Tom I never said a word; he was too much overcome bv this unexpected ! discovery for speech, for he had formed ' a strong attachment for this quiet young fellow. He was left in charj e of one of the men while the others re­ turned to the man they had left lying in tiie canyon. "When they arrived there one of the miners knelt beside the prostrate man to pee if he could dis­ cover any signs of life. "It's Nate Brooks, fellers," he said; "and he's stone-dead -- shot plumb through the heart!" "It'll be apt to go hard with Charley, then," said Old Tom, gloomily. "But we must fix up something to get Brooks" body to camp on." To this the others agreed, and a rude litter was soon constructed out of pine boughs, on which the form of the mur­ dered man was laid, and then the march to camp was begun. In a little while they came up with Charley and the miner who was guard­ ing him, and they compelled lnm to walk along beside the litter to camp. They took the body and their pris­ oner directly to "The Bowl," where the whole population of the camp assem­ bled every evening to drink bad whisky and swap yarns. When the body of Brooks was exposed to the gaze of the miners they were for hang iug Baker at once, but cooler counsels prevailed, and it was decided to (rive him a trial then aud these, and if con­ victed he should suffer the penalty of the crime at once. A cotint was taken and all the mem­ bers of tbecamf) were found to be pres- ent'except Ran Saunders. His bar­ keeper said Han hod taken his rifle and gone out hunting and might uot be Lack before the next day, so it was de­ cided to proceed without him. A judge was chosen, half a dozen jurymen were selected from among the miners, and the Court was ready for business. The miners who had cap­ tured Charley told their story, and then the Judge asked the prisoner if he had anything to say in his own defense. "Nothing at all, men," he replied; "I am .guilty, and I suppose I deserve punishment for my-crime. Listen and I will tell you how it happened. Brooks and Saunders were coming along the canyon toward camp together when I held them up, or rather tried to. I had .a cloth over my face, so I had no fears of their recognizing me. I called to them to throw up their hands; Brooks did so, but Saunders reached for a weapon. I had a revolver iu each hand and I fired them both. Brooks fell without a groan, while Saunders littered aery of pain and fled. I suppose, as he has not returned, you will find him somewhere along the canyon. I al­ ways liked Kan, and I tell you thia so you can go and rescue him. After he fled I ran forward to where Brooks lay, and the miners, discovering me, gave pursuit. The rest you all know, and I am ready for my fate." In a moment the jury announced that Baker was guilty of murdering Brooks, and the Judge, calling up all the so­ lemnity he could command, sentenced him to be hung as soon as the prepara­ tions -could be made, and that meant in a very few minutes. "Oh, Charley !" said old Tom Meyers, approaching the young man; "I'm mortal sorry yer done this. What made yer do it, Charley ? I vow yer iiad no need to." ""Don't ask me, Tom! I can't tell yon now'! Perhaps some day you'll know all about it. You have always been a good friend to me, Tom, and I thank you for it." Tom shook the young fellow's hand .warmly and then turned and walked away, while a <eouple of big tears plowed their vi^ay down his rugged features. It was evident that he meant to take no part in the hanging of his friend. A rope was soon secured and fastened to the limb of a convenient pine tree, under which a barrel had been placed. Then Charley was led out under the tree and told if he had any prayers to say he had better be about it. "I am ready !" he said in reply ; "all I ask is that you give me a decent burial." This the men promised him and he mounted the barrel; the rope was fastened about his neck, the barrel was jerked away, and lie hung swinging between heaven and earth. A, few vio­ lent struggles and then the body be­ came still, except for the gentle oscilla­ tion back and forth, caused by the breeze. Then the body was taken down and carried to "The Bowl," and laid side by side with that of Nate Brooks. Tom Meyers and a dozen other miners went up the cauyon where they had captured Baker in search of Ran Saunders. They scattered out over the sides of the valley, the better to prosecute their search, and kept hal­ looing from time to time, so that, if Ran was only wounded, he might an­ swer them. As they neared the pines where the miners had temporarily lost sight of the robber when they were pursuing him, one of them re­ ceived a feeble answer to his call, and, hastening in that direction, found Ran lying by the side of a large rock near the clump of pines. The cries of the miner soon brought the rest of the searchers around him. Old Tom stooped over the prostrate man and made a hurried examination of the wound. Tlie bullet had entered the right side, and Old Tom judged from the shape and direction of the wound ..that it must have buried it­ self in one of the lungs. "What's the show for me, Tom?" asked Ran, feebly. "I'll have ter tell yer that I don't be­ lieve there's any show for yer. Yer might pull through with a good doctor, but the nearest one 1} over fifty miles away." "1 guess yer right," said Ran feebly; "I believe I am bleedio' ter death in­ ternally," and as if to verify his words, the blood w«lled up in his mouth and choked his further utterance. The men laid XUn is an easy position and put a folded coat under his head for a pillow. "It's too bad. Ran," said one of the miners softly; "but the man who gave you this will never shoot another man." "Why?" asked Ran eagerly. "Because we hung him for killing Nate Brooks, and before he died he confessed to shooting Brooks and wounding you, and it was no one but Charley Baker." "Is that so?" exclaimed Ran faintly. "Yes, it is so," said Tom Meyers, now speaking again; "four of us discovered him stooping over the bndy of Brooks, and pursued and overtook him when he tried to escape, and marched him to camp, where the boys decided that death should be his fate. I hated it powerful bad, for 1 thought a great sight of that boy." "Well, bovs. a few hours ago I would have been glad to hear that Baker was out of my path, for he was iu DIV way, •but I'm going to die, boys,and before I go I must set Charley right with you. Boys, he was innocent!" In--" but here the blood rose in his throat, and for a mo­ ment he was compelled to pause for breath; when he was able to go on he continued: " As 1 was about to sav, boys, Charley Baker, as he was called here, was a woman and my wife!" The miners uttered exclamations of surprise and Rau resumed: "I married her up at Denver about a year ago; the only fault she had then or now was loving me. Well, in about six months I tired of her, and so I left her one night without her even knowing what had become of me. But she divined that I had deserted her, and dressed herself in men's attire and searched for me till she found me here. I wished to rid myself of her, so soon after she came to camp, I commenced to commit various robberies in hopes that suspicion would be turned toward her. My plans were working favorably till to-night when I held Brooks up, but instead of obeying my command to throw up his hands he at­ tempted to draw a weapon; I fired twice and he fired once and thep fell a corpse to the earth. As I was rifling his pockets Meyers and his compatriots discovered me and fired on me as I fled. One of the balls struck me and gave me this wound, but still I kept on till I passed this group of pines. Here I met my wife; she had followed me, and, hid­ den behind the pines, had witnessed tho whole affair. She commanded me to lie down here while she drew my pursuers after her, which I did. I thought if she was captured I would soon be rid of her, for I knew she would never give me away to save herself, and if she escaped I knew I could rid myself of her at some other time, for I did not be­ lieve then that I was fatally hurt. ' The rest you know." The strength which had held him up for a time now gave way, and be lay quite still, making no sound except for th<* hoarse rattling in his throat. "Ran Saunders, if ever thar was a vil- lian, you are one, and if you bad a thousand lives yer ought ter lose them fer repayin' the love and affection of a woman as yer have," exclaimed old- Tom Meyers as he turned his back on the spot and walked away. But his words were lost to the hearing of Ran Saunders, for his spirit had passed to a higher judgment thau that of earthly courts. A shallow grave was scooped out ou the hill side, the body was hastily in­ terred, and the minero returned to camp. Charley Baker, as the miners called her," was buried next day with "all fhe honors the camp could muster. They sent to Denver and purchased a hand­ some monument, which they brought to Pine Creek Camp at great expense and placed over this lonely grave in that lonesome valley. PROCESS OF DRESSING FURS. low They Are TmstMil from Kill! Articles cfffeM. **C Opposite Views of Hatlrflnonjr, "I've made up my mind," said a blind beggar, as he sank into a seat on a bench in the City Hall Park beside a perspiring tramp with a red nose, "that I can't get along any longer without a wife. A dog's expensive to keep, a boy's more nuisance as a guide than a help, and besides he steals the pennies .from your hat; but a good wife, now, would lead roe to my stand in the morning, come for me to bring me back at night, take care of my money and earn her keep besides taking in washing during the day. I've been single long enough. I'm going to get married right off, to-morrow perhaps; this week at the furdest." "Do," said the tramp, derisively, "it might cure your blindness, too." "How's that?" replied the blind beggar. "Why," answered the tramp, "from the idea you have of what a wife would do for you. I should say that if mar­ riage does not open your eyes nothing -ever wilL" "Ha, ha," laughed the blind beggar, uneasily though, "that's good enough. But then you'll admit, my friend, that some men kuow how to manage a wife and some don't," and he raised his stick and made a vicious jab with it at his lean dog, who eluded the blow nimbly, as from long practice. "Ay, ay," said the tramp, with |a meaning grin, "I understand, mister, but you wouldn't stand no chance with a woman who had two good eyes and a little spunk. You remind me of a scene I witnessed at a farm house I visited out West on one of my summer tramps. 1 was hungry, of course, and a neat cottage, embowered in shrubs and vines, seemed to invite the weary through its hospitable, wide-open door. As I ap­ proached I heard an awful din. It came from the back of the house. I peered into the kitoljen and there saw a small man and a big woman fighting terribte- "She had him down on the floor and was kneeling on his. chest, trying to ponnd and scratch him on the face. He had both hands twined in her hair and was pulling it from behind up over her head, so hard that her face was bent down over his, and she was not able to hit him much. He was afraid to let go, and she couldn't They were shouting and scolding all the while like mad cats. I knocked loudly upon the open door to attract their attention, and pro­ ducing no effect I after awhile called out: 'Who runs this house, anyaway?' "The couple paused a moment, but did not loosen their hold a bit, and the little man, rolling his eyes toward me, gasped out: 'Stranger, that's just what we're trying to decide.' "-- York Tribune. THE "living" portion of the White House is quite ~tnall, consisting of only five bed-rooms on the second floor and the dining-room and one other room on the first floor. "Do you think that speech was given to man to conceal his thought?" "I do, for I have noticed that the talkative man never reveals any thought." In going through a fur-dre3smg es­ tablishment a reporter who was on a tour of investigation had noticed the druggled, faded, repulsive-looking skins, from which the dye was dripping, as he went up-stairs, and was surprised to see tliera also the same prccess, ,only the mixture was fcolorted tfiih yeHo v froth. This was the "mordant," orv in every­ day parlance, "killing." No fur can be changed in color without this treatment, which lasts for ten days or more, until the hair is dead or, in other words, has become a mere l&er which will ab­ sorb any shade. 1 rv Everybody hoft noticed a smooth, soft, brownish-block fur in mull'that looks like seal. If they ask, when told the rather low price, "Is it real or imi­ tation?" they are told it is American seal. It is uothing.in the world but the common little muakrat. A fur jealiy to be much admired is that of this same little muakrat. The skins arrive at the factorf in packs con­ taining many hundreds, which are stiff and rough and inside out. Those are thrown into a huge bin, which revolves about forty time* per minute. Two hammers beat them continually, and, quite soft and warm with the friction, they are taken out, rubbed with seal oil or but er, and returned to the hoo­ per. Of'eu the beating turns them the other side ojrt. Twice is the oj^ration gone through.. Then they go to a man who sits astride of a block, on which is lirjvily fixed a long, upright k n ; over this two skins are paas-ed, th^s scraping off all -the superfluous hide, leaving them much thinner. Now they are ready to be cleaned. A sort of dough is made of the sawdust and put into a close cylinder; the greasy skins are put in, a charcoal fire is lighted, and the wheel revolve-. The saw-dust absorbs the err ease and moisture, but, of course, reniaius iu the hair. To get that out a wheel similar to this, but with latticed ends, is employed; the revolutions are mucli more rapid and the saw-dust flies out through the lattice, leaving the clean, soft fur- for such it has become --inside. If not sufficiently cleaned this process is repeated. The muskrat is now ready for the "evener." This man has a big round log in front of him, over which he throws the pelt, fastening it with a rope drawn taut by his foot. On the right thumb is a thick rubber tube about six nclies long, and the hand draws back and forth a sharp steel comb. The "mordant" is now gone through and the pelt is taken down to the dyeing rooms. Here it is dipped constantly until it is a deep, rich dark throughout, and finally passed through a ringer, from which it is thrown out almost dry. The skin is now ready for the final touch or shade. The black fur must have that brown shade so much ad­ mired in sealskins. A man stands at a table with a pile in front of him. A rather stiff brush he dips in a yellow bowl filled with the color; he lays the pelt fur side up on the table and runs the dye over it several times. Not one drop must touch th« leather, for it would rot the skin. The fur has now the desired shading, and possesses the true seal odor. A visit to the dyeing- room, through an inspector's hands, and it is ready for the market.--Boston Herald. Bessy'* Wedding Day. It is Bessy's wedding day.' Wilhout the air is murky, and rain clouds are gathering, but inside of the church the gas blazed hotly, and costly flowers .art massed about the altar. When Bessy was a school-girl she used to plan her weddiug day in hei innocent dreams. All girls have such dreams. Why should thev not? Theii wedding day will be for them the be- gining of a new life, the beginning ol the highest work which God ever gives to woman. Bessy fancied from the time that she was a child that she would meet some day a man young, noble, sincere, whom she could love with all her heart. Ii he was poor, thev would work and save and joke together over their little troubles. What a merry, happy home they would have! How they would try each year to gather more friends about them, to make their lives wider and higher, to be more helpful and loving to each other. Bessy, being a poor girl, began in| shy way to learn little household econo­ mies which would be useful to her as the wife cf this dear, struggling hus­ band. She planned that she would be married in the little village church in the early morning, when the bright sunshine and the pure air-and the scent of the spring flowers and even the kind faces of the few dear friends around her should tell her of the love and care of her heavenly Father for her in giving her this new, happy and holy life. The bridegroom is old, not only in years but in vice. His dwarfish body is diseased by a long career of dissi­ pation ; his bleared eyes and swollen features only tell of a vulgar miud and brutal passion; but his wealth is so great that the smiling, richly dressed crowd about the altar are ready to con­ gratulate Bessy on having sold herself for so high a price. Who is to blame that she has so sold herself. The girl, or her parents, oi society? Old traditions tell us of a punishment which our cruel forefathers in the Middle Ages inflicted on their enemies. The victim was taken to an open field, and there--in full sight of the green earth on which other men lived free, happy lives, in sight of heaven where God was--a wail was built around him; higher and higher, and then covered over. There he was left iu the dark­ ness and foul air of this narrow cell to starve and die within reach of the light and freedom, wliicli was not for him. In just such a cell has Bessy immured herself. A womanly, true life, love and happiness--these things can never be hers. But the victim iu old times was im­ prisoned by his enemies. She . has bnil tthe wall about herself with her own hands.---Youth's Companion. All LUtenml. | A young divinity student from Har­ vard, who is passing a portion of his vacation in West Gouldsboro, occupied the pulpit of the quaint little chapel there on a recent Sabbath morning. Waxing eloquent with his theme, he sought to embellish his discourse with numerous flights of poetic fancy and allegorical illustrations. Pausing a moment after one of these supreme ef­ forts, he continued, "And now, mv friends, let us listen to the low, sweet prelude." At this juncture a cow be­ neath one of the windows launched forth into a series of such vigorous, dis­ cordant bellowing as would have made the trombone player of a German street band green with envy. The crimson flush of the young man's face rivaled the hue on the statue of the venerable 1 John Harvard.--Lewi* ion Journal i An Incident at Sea. Sometimes on board an Atlantic steam­ er an incident occurs which cases human sympathy to bridge for an iuBtant the gulf between the first cabin and the steerage, says Minnie Bachnnan Good­ man, in Harper's Weekly. As when, for instance, on tho 1st day of May a young married woman in the steernge became the mother of a tiny girl, and in mid- ocean the passenger total was suddenly increased by one. Great was the excitement among the children in the first cabin when they heard there was a new baby in the steerage. "It's such a long way for nn angel to fly without resting," exclaimed Phyllis, aafe t 6, to Lillian, aged 4, "that they don't often bring them to ships. But I s'pose he just felt like coming, it was such a lo elv moonlight night." "I wish the r ngel bad brunsr it to me," whimpered Lilian. "I heard the doctor tell mammt ttiat the mother wh6 got it was only a little girl." "Don't err, Lillian," save Phvllis. "You know Polly, our stewardess? Well, she says it's awful pmk, and thev're go­ ing to call it Mayflower. Isn't that nice?" v "Oh. mv!" Fays Lillian. "Let's get a lot of presents, and go a*k the gov. erness if 6he won't borrow it and let us baptize it." The baptism is postponed, but presents arrive, and from > li quartern. Fl.an.nels, vine, bonbons unci toys find the mother aud child in the strera»e hospital. The toys urc perhaps a little premature for a miss just three days'old. But the chil­ dren who send them, refused to be denied the pleasure of giving, and the prudent grandmother carefa lv puts them away against the time when they will be needed. The hospital mirse, a comely young woman in a.neat black dress, crisp apron, and da ntv lace cap, holds the little mite on the pillow by the proud young mother while the ship rolls and tosses, and the artist, braced against the doorway, sketches the sympathetic little group for Harper's Weekly. The kospital is neat and ship-shape, but very small. While the rrtist sketches, the happy father and doting grandmother stand outside and vainly try to moderate their delighted smiles, they are all going to visit the old home in Scotland, and the grand­ mother explains that although little Mayflower "is a wee bit bairnienoo, she'll •ye be bigger coomin' back." Everything Goes Wrong In tfee bodily mechanism when the liver gets out of order. Constipation, dyspepsia, con­ tamination of the blood, imported assimila­ tion, are certain to ensne. But it la easy to prevent these consequences, and remove their cause, by a course of Hostetter'a Stomach Bit­ ters, which stimulates the biliary organ and regulates its actiou. The direct result is a dls- aitpeavauc^ of the pains beneath the ribs and through the shoulder blade, the nausea, head­ aches, yellowness of the skin, furred look of the tongue, aud sour odor of the breath, which characterize liver complaint. Sound digestion and a regular habit of body are blessings .*i«o secured by the use of this celebrated restorative ol health, which impart* u degree of vigor to the body, which is itw best guarantee of safety from malarial epldoiuics. Nerve weakness ami over tension arc relieved by it, and it improves both appetite and sleep. ONF. day last week a passenger on the Tacoma street car line offered five copper cents for his fare. The conductor refused to accept tho tender and ejected the passenger... Now the company is called on to stand'snit for $2,000 damages. . AT/BERT BUltCH, West Toledo, Ohio, says: •Hall'B Catarrh Cure saved my life." Write htm for particulars, hold by Druggists, TSo. Pretty Xearly Correct. At an examination in one of the schools in Connecticut the other day the ques­ tion was put to a class of little ones: "Who maked the laws of our Govern-- ment?" "Congress,n was the ready reply, "How is Congress divided?" was the next question, but the little girl to whom it was put failed to answer it. Another 'little girl in the class raised her hand, indicating that she could answer it. "Well," said the examiner, "what do- you say the division is, little girl,?" Instantly, with an air of confidence as well as triumph, the answer came: "Civilized, lialf-civilized, and savage.' AOCOIUHNO to the Wilmington Every Evening a nail was found in the heart of a cow that died near there recently. Warm Weather Causes That Tired Feeling. To be Strong, Take Hood's Sarsaparilla CEOTS ENJOYS Both the method and results •when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the teste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver aud Bowels, cleanses the sys­ tem effectually, dispels colds, head­ aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro­ duced, pleasing to the taste and ac­ ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneiicial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities com­ mend it to all and nave made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup oi Figs is for sale in 60c and $1 bottles by all leading drug­ gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro­ cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIB SYRUP CO. 8 AN FSAH0I8C0, CAL LOVISVIUE. KY. HEW YORK, M.t. OPIUM HsftU. The only' ! and easy cure. Dr. J. L» Stephens. Lebanon. Ohio. MENTION THIS PAPER mm ' KIPPERS PmiLlE&iEfilSS MENTION THIS PAPER mnmn mm pCb^rJestowjQ, Mom. MOTHERS' FRIENjl makes GUILD BIRTH easy IF USED BEFORE CONFINEMENT. BOOK TO "MOTKIKS" MAILEIK.FREK. BKA1>JFUXI> ItEGlXATOIt CO., ATLA-NTA#(tA. SOLD 11 r ALL DBCUGIAM I LIKE MY WIFE TO USE POZZOWI'S MEDICATED COMPLEXION POWDER! Because It Improves Her Looks and Is as Fragrant as Violets. soiiD xrmstmi Tliree Harvest Excursion*. Burlington Route, C., B. and Q. B. R.. will sell from principal stations on Its lines, on Tuesuays, September 9 and 23, and Octo­ ber 14, Harvest Excursion Tickets at Half Hatct to points in the farming rejrions of the West, Southwest and Northwest. For tickets and further information concerning these excursions, call on your nearest C., B. and Q. ticket agent, or address P. S. Euatis, Gen'l 1'aas. and Ticket Agent, Chicago, 111. A VF.KY influential committee has been organized in New-York, with Dr. A. L. Loo mis as President, to preserve the AdirondaekS from further destruction by reckless tree cutting. It is hoped that the State may be induced to purchase all rights, and to convert this beautiful re­ gion. which is highly spoken of by New- York physicians for its health-giving climate, into a "St^tc forest, park." To SAirrk with the left hand is a deadly insult to Mohammedans in the East. ' 1 PEOPLE do not, discover it until to6 lat« that th^ so-called washinsr powders not only cut up their clothes, but ruin their skin. Use nothing but Dobbins' Electric Soap. Have your grocer keep it. WHEN* a father is Man pnrchaeing a pair of stout boots it is not always an evidence that he is on bad terms with his daughter's suitor. ASK for Dr. Bull's Worm Destroyers. Don't let your drugpUt sell you some other kind of worm medicine. None ot&er are so sale and yet so sure. A MAN never knows how much he can do till he tries--nor how badly he can do it, either. -- Washington Post. BEBCHAH'S PILLS cure Sick Headache* DRUNKENNESS is a lnxr.ry which not ••en the wealthiest can long afford. "THE older one grows the more one knows." Don't get a day older before you use 8APOLIO. It is a solid cake of Scour­ ing Soap. Try iu m ~-- BRONCHITIS is cured by frequent small doses of Piso'a Care for Consumption. Nov* eaual "Tansill's Punch" 5c. Cigar. ' The turning poirit in 'woman's life brings peenhar- weaknesses and ailments. ^ Pierce's Favorite Prescription brings relief and cure. It is » powerfni, invigorating, restorative tonic and nervine. It impart* strength to the whole system ia general, and to the uterine organ* and appendages in particulate " Run-down," debilitated and delin­ eate women need it. It's a legiti­ mate medicine--- purely vegetable^, perfectly harmless. It's guarantm£ to give satisfaction in every case, or money refunded. Nothing else does as much. You only pay for tb» good you get. Can you ask more? As a regulator and promoter of functional action, at that critical! period of. change from girlhood to womanhood, "Favorite Prescrip­ tion " is a perfectly safe remedial, agent, and can produce only good' results. It is equally efficacious and. valuable in its effects when takea for those disorders and derange-* ments incident to that later attcl most critical period, known M "Tift Change of Life." ™ „T* catarrh Time' Trouble. IN Bj IJsimjs ELYS WMK CREAM BMJ A particle ix applied into each nostril and isasxt*. able. TriceM)<•«•"•« tit DrHgv-t-t;by mall, recigteieA Wlcts. KLY BROTHERS, 5<i Warren Street, New"Xoik. HAIR ON THE FACE, NECK, ARMS OR ANY PART OF THE PERSM5 QUICKLY DISSOLVED AND REMOVED WITH THE NEW SOLUTUMt * * /AOPSMS * * AMD TUK 0*0* TU FOUKVKB P EST ROT ID WlTBOl'T THE tMOHTEdT INJOmi OS « *t» * * * M«Cfir,f»KATiOK OF TMS MOST PIllrATI SKIS.--D18COTKK1P BT AfClPMWT. 1* ronrnrNPixc. inrr.mpl«t« mixture «a« uori<ifnt»lly npillMl *a tlw bacJ»«T the hnltd, ami on wiishing afterward it was dif<cc>f-pr?d that the hail WMaomple**l9 removi-d. We purrha«f>ii the new discovery ami named It MODJCNK. It it perfeolAV pure, free from all injurious substances, and so simple any one we It. It MM mildly but Ml rely, and you will be Kurpriofd and <i (-lighted with the re*«!»». Apply for a few minute*, aud the hair disappears an if by magic It has no re;emb!aa>w whatever to any other preparation ever med for » like purpose, and no uritnttfkk discovery ever attained stub wonderful remit*. IT CANNOT FAIL. M tto growth lie litrht, one application will remove it permanently; the heavy (rowtftMMj as the beaut or hair on moles may require two or mere (ippiieatiotu before all Wk roots are destroyed, although all hair will be removed at each application, and wttlfe. out the slightest injury or unpleasant feeling wliea applied or ever afterward., ffeoommtndtd by all mho haor tritec* its mer/fs--Usedbt) pmpi« of •>111 ' (Jpntlemen who do not appreciate nature's gift of a beard, will find a >rit^«j* hich does a WHY with shaving. It dissolve® and destroy* tllUn boon in Modene Btp principle of the hair, thereby rendering its future growth an af te r impbwlBflitf^ and is guaranteed to be as harmless as water to the skin. Younf persons who Swi •<n'. th of hair coming, should use Modene to destroy its growth. Modene sent »y IM>^ "U. . lypriT«a»» Postage stamps received the same a*"cash ALWAYS MENTION WR riirxrv AND THIS P»ME (Cuttote embarrassing grc iaMfety mailing cases, pogtag® paid, (securely sealed from observation) on receipt of price, JS1.C battle, fv-nd money I'j letter, with your full address written plainly. Correspondence sacredly _priT«a»j. S.A.t MOEMC I, J SUPERCEDES <i-m-' ELECTROLYSIS^ LOCAL AND ) MODENE MANUFACTURING CO.. CINCINNATI, O.. U.S.A. , GENERAL AGENTS J MANUFACTURERS OF THE HIGHEST QRAII HAIR PREPARATIONS* WANTED. > You can register your letter at an§ Pest-office and fnaum its safe dellm $l,O0OFORFAarKE TRF, SLIttHTENT IWCBV. EV£RY BOTTUE GUARANTEE OISO S HEMEDY I'OLI CATAHKH.--Best. Easiest to use. J Cheapest. Relief is immediate. A cure is certain. For ("old iti the Head it has no equal. CATAR R H It is an Ointment, of which a small particle Is applied to tine nostril*. Price, 60c. Bold by druggists or sent by mall. Address. K. T. HAZELTINE, Warren. Pa. Str&nge indeed A ' 'A® t. ' • * ' •-ti* ,<1 «like 3APOUO should ^m&ke everything so bright, but1; 'A needle clothes others,and is ihselfc na.ked'.Try itinyournexthousexleaJiirA What folly it would be to cut graas with a pair of scinorsl Tat peflN. Sla do equally silly tilings every day. Modern progress has grown :om the hooked sickle to the swinging scythe and thence to the law* mower. So don't use scissors 1 But do you use SAPOLIO ? If you don't you are as much behind th* age os if you cut grass with a dinner knife. Once there were no aoapau. Then one soap served all purposes. Now the sensible folks use one IKMO> in the toilet, another in the tub, one soap in the stablee, and SAFOUub for all scouring and house-cleaning. • J • M E N S I O N S Apply at ouce. SOULES PffiM to $250,7w lerrea who can rurnisu a 1 NEW LAW. 800,000 soldiers, widows and relatives entitled. Blanks and instruction free. & CO., Att'ye, Washing-ton, D. C. Thousand* KN'l'lTLElJ under the NEW ACT. Write immediately for BI,ANIi> for applica- & CO.,W;lfihll)gUin,D. O, OO A MONTH can be made working for us. Persons pre- ..wtsan furnish a horse and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments may be prof- it&bly employed also. A few vacancies in towns ftnd cities. B. F. Johnson & Co.. lOODMain 8t.,IUclimond.Va Circu'r showing who are entitled under mew law seut FREE. ^ _ _ 'Fee $10 if successful. filUUIME? TALIJIIUGETTHIEAR'* HI-. * « WWNFTO», D. C. tSTNAMK THIS TAPER every time you write. Reduced 15 to 25pounds per month by li&rmlrtss heroail remedies. No starving, no Inconvenience. Oonftdcnfc1 testimonials. Address. PK. O. W. F. SNYDER, '24$ Stale St., Name thl* paper when you writ©. PENSIONS TAI.LHAIItiE* TALIJItDCE, IV E0-NAMK THIS TAPER ever FAT FOLKS §4t 6c. for circulars and 'NSION-^ VIEkvcMisi* Washington, D.C.' I 3 yrs in last war, 15adjudicatingclaim», •ttjaiiio#. OLD CLAIMS _ _ Settled ud«r BTEW L«w. Soldiers , Widows, Parent* send for blank ap­ plications and information. Patrick O'FMVCU, Pension Agent. WaalilPgtwn. P. C. PENSIONS iHois^ii^v'Si^nxy^Wfo HAVE NOT BEEN ENTITLED. Address for forms tor application and foil information WM. W. DUDLEY, • MTB COMMISSIQNKR OF 1'KNSIONB, Attorney at Law, Wattlunston. MKOm (Mention thia Paper.) WiwL FiTCH & CO., 102 Corcoran Building, Washington, D.C„ PENSION ATTORNEYS of ever 25 years' experience. Successfully prosecute pensions and claims of all kind* in shortest posoibit Erne. NO FEE UNLESS bOOCESSFUL. PENSIONS! The Disability Bill is a law. Soldiers disabled since the war aro entitled. Dependent widows and parents now dependent whose sonw died from effects of army service are iueluded. If you wish yourclatru speed­ ily and successfully pros- ||||F0 TAHNTD 6cuted address JllllLD iHflnLK, L»te Commissioner of Pensions, WASIIKSTQN D. C. ROAD CARTS ONLY $10 ,The Heat »Btl PHFT of any Carts • 1H. #iiO and #»&. I EWIS'98;°LYEl I nwizxEBAtrsmnuziik LL (PATENTED.) The strongest and purest made. Will make the BKMC Perfumed HARD SOAP in twenty minutes without boiling. It lit the best for disinfectis elosete, drains, waahisg nottiipMW barrels, paints, etc. PESViA. SALT MANUPG.C&* Gen. A^ts., Pbila.. Fa. DK. T- FEUX «OURAlTD'S okiemaE CItbAM, OB MAGICAL. BKAl TIFf JUtT tmd trerv mi k«autr, isdAfr*- :£«s detection. M bu ftood the li Ml 40 Y**rs, *E«S It •* etailtfc; ££ MO couai«rf*H <m atadUr name. L. A. *av«r uitte ft ei U:e toaCapfttfc^*" TOU istiic* tk+aa, f rtcomtsMMii Uie hAraoMT ofill For tale by t>rvggUt* tad Fuacj Good* the U. Caxiadu, and Europ*. FEW). T. HOPKINS. ITop-r, 37 Great Jones St , S.T DR. OWKiro^.,. ELECTRIC BELT AJVI> »trsjpBWSOR|r. PATENTEB Auc. 16, 1887, IMPROVEO Jljir St. II D E. 0WXIPS IIJIC GALVAKICIOSTI AND srSPE580*T ,ea;« All CM>» riiicm. LumbagoQ«e«** Hervsuj DtbilitK iCcs-iveneia. Xiiaefr Disease#, H«rrou*M«% Tn.filing, Sazual **•- haisiw. W*»tinf •4 ! fs&is; CTMSTTO POXSIBLS PAKTllcfpajW mjSTKtt** ELECTRIC INSOLES esses tav.scd Married or Sr CTSKST "V0 KISFOXSIBLI TBT A PAIR OF I DR. OWEN'S L-™ - ^ . . Also an Electric True* and BelrtComntnejlk Emu! 8e. pontile Ter l!!u«t d p* ty* y MBI *ou is piain «»*«!«(*• 0WEN ELECI3IC BEIT & APFUAVCS C<k. 806 Worth Broadway, St. Louis* MOk 826 Broadway, New York City® ^ I prescribe and tally dorse B;g ti as tiie specific for tbe c«rs*ia caifc. of thlsdtsease._ 4*i&. Top Bufiln. only ifo [*»» i; 50 und sio.oe. Safes. Stwtaf iao««y *ad mmt tm Wet LmL . CHICAGO SCALE CO., CUran lUhNl* C. 1JL urc: «!> 6' a» o.H.INCKAHAM.JC. W Amsterdam, N. .SR, We hare sold Btf (1 many year*, and It ! liven tUe of «a^ action. li. R. DYCHE 4 CO, Chicago, " 91.0*. Bold by Pi Nn. S3 VLTHKN WKfUKO TO JU»VK»i*M£Haik. I plMMMMM MkW the in tkb paper. Sfc Bi"