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* , . e ' * • ' 'j* tt v'>- ; j; V" S'S';': % :.;W ... LOOpHO BACKWARp, iSCgw yoa «ftii»|>M8d at midnight, . Wfeaajbe fm*fereall «a*n»% ;£--- Otjte«jiaq0i^&qra of eMMhwfc With tbSryearningafora seiner •: How mMwwtfit It middteMir, In ih* future yearn, to win - wealth and rank yon wonted v W"® J1»ur time came to begin 1 Hwjjjrttta IMO those dream? come-1 I«» aw gboata BO weird »n<L GRAY "hat they very like were loBiug 'AH ttw clothing by the w»» ? HIT* jron thought of your befeimiWB^ _Full of wonder why yoti went *I«H' Wtj»te»jr in other pwtsni, zminking you could be content? Hare you seen the daed dreams lyBkg Stark and cold along the road, Which in youth you thought as 1 You to carry all the load ? Do rou mourn now o'er their shadows, 8{iil n-thinkiiif: von will win All the wealth IID<1 fame vou hoped fog When you only can begin? ; yy^r All I the lena of life 1* breaking, i;. And we cannot sec n» (air Aa we could when hope wm yonTHjUj Down the roioi to--everywhere; let we live on always dreaming--•'.y 1^, V Though old time Btill misbehav® 3 Mil at, last we will be .winning T*'-v ' Quiet quarters in our grave*. , +--Mearth and HiilL THE STORY OF A WILL It was Abigail Varlev'a tliree-s«jore- and-tenth birthday. She win a rich widow, child lens, and with fio known relations save two gentlemen cousins. Never was cousinly attachment more beautifully illustrated, or cousinly jeal­ ousy less amiably exemplified, than in the daily walk and conversation of these two collateral kinsmen. They bestowed BO much affection on their common rela­ tive that they had none left to waste be- tween themselves. Both were several years younger than the lady, with a fair prospect, ac­ cording to the course of nature of sur­ viving her; and how to supplant each other in her will, which she had at last begun to talk seriously of making, was the problem which at" present engaged their attention. On the morning in question, when Cousin Roger called to wish Cousin Abigail the usual "many happy returns," he was not a little chagrined to find Cousin Dick > there before him. How­ ever, he presented his annual gift, and went through his annual speech with­ out missing a word; and seeing Tabby, the consiniy cat, perched snugly on his rival's knee, by way of not being out done in cousinly attention, he took up Pompey, the cousinly poodle, though dogs were always his abomination. "Well, Cousin Abigail, I hope your health continues good," said Cousin Roger, patting Pompey's head, and glancing suspiciously at Cousin Dick, whom he most devoutly wished was at Jericho. "Not so good latterly as has been. The fact is," the old lady oontinned, "I have been thinking seriously of sending for Mr. Parker, with a view to settling my worldly affairs without delay." "Oh, there is no need of haste, cousin," broke in Dick; "youhave many years before you yet;" mentally adding "What has possessed the old lady to put it off so long ?" , *Well, well, I suppose there's on hurry abont it," said Cousin Abigail "And yet," Cousin Roger ventured to hint, "it is always well to be prepared; none of us can tell the minute or the hour, you know." "And, after all, calling in a lawyer is not so serious a matter as calling iu a doctor," said Cousin Dick, facetiously. The conversation was interrupted by the entrance of a young and beautiful girl, at whom Cousin Diok stared with a sumrised and troubled look. "Pardon me, ma'am," she said in a voice remarkably sweet and gentle; "not knowing you were engaged, I came to see if you wished me, as usual, to lead to you to-day." "Presently, dear," Mrs. Yarley an swe red in a tone that plainly hinted her visitors would not be pressed to stay if they offered to go. After an awkward pause the two oousins took their departure together. "Who is that girl ?" inquired Roger, as soon as they reached the street. "You may well ask," said Cousin Dick; and, stooping, he whispered something in the companion's ear, at whioh the latter started suddenly. "Good heaven! the resemblance is certainly striking. But what is to be done? Do you think the old--Cousin Abigail, I mean, suspects anything?" "Not yet, I think; but no time is to be lost. I have a plan which it would be well for us to talk over together." And the two hurried rapidly along. Mrs. Yarley had occasionally found the time hang heavy on her hands, and so had advertised for a person to fill the post of "companion" to an aged lady. It was thus that Hester Darling had be­ come an inmate of the house. At as early an hour as was seemly on the morning following that on which we introduced them to the reader. Roger and Dick again presented themselves before theif cousin. "We have thought It oar duty,cousin* --began Dick. "Our bounden duty," put in Roger. "As painful as it is imperative," Diok oontinned. "To put you on your guard, ma'am," Roger added. "Against a deceitful and designing person," exclaimed Dick. "Who is no better than she should be!r shouted Roger, indignantly. "Upon my word, cousins, I do not comprehend a syllable you have ut­ tered," said Mrs. Yarley; "nor shall I be likely to if you both keep talking at once. Come, Dick, you seem least ex­ cited. What is the meaning of all this?* "What means, may I venture to ask," said Dick; "did yon take to ascertain the character and antecedents of the young woman at present sheltered be* neath your roof?" "Why, none," replied the good lady. •Her young and truthful face were recommendation enough on which to giver her a trial." " We have ascertained her to be a most abandoned creature," proceeded Dick, "and have deemed it proper at once to apprise you of the discovery. Should dhe deny the accusation, we are prepared with abundant proof," And the two cousins took to their leave, with an air of exalted virtue. Mrs. Varley was a lady of the strict­ est propriety and severest morals. Much as she pitied and befriended the poor and friendless girl, she mnst be promptly freed from this foul and dreadful charge, or cross her threshold never to return. She went directly to Hesters cham­ ber. "Yon must tell me your past history, child," raid Mrs^g- Yarley in a deter­ mined but not nnkftidly tone. "Oh, madam, 1 prav you pardon me, but I cannot, cannot tell itl" "Then it has been one of shame and guilt?" "For a time, of shame, madam," an­ swered the young girl, with flashed cheek, "but never of guilt" Varie* half. 90 suddenly and to a seat at Hi Who--whose likeness is that ?** she exclaimed, in a scarce articulate voice, pointing to an open miniature on the ta- "My mother's," Heater answered. "Then you are Florence Marvin's ehild?" "That was, indeed, my mother's fiame." "More, you are the daughter of my *>nly brother, George Haywood, for Florence Marvin wa* his wife." With a stifled cry she who had be­ lieved herself alone and friendless in the world fell on her kinswoman's neck and wept tears of mingled gladness and sorrow. Her story, which Hester had refused to confide to a stranger's ears, she now willingly imparted to one from whom she felt she had no longer any right to withhold it. , That her brother had married in op­ position to her father's wishes, and had been disinherited in consequence, was already known to Abigail Varley; but what distant spot he had selected for his home, and what had befallen him there, she had never learned. The story was sad enough. After a few toilsome but not unhappy years--for they were spent in the loved society of his wife and child--a dire ca­ lamity had fallen upon George Hay­ wood. He came under suspicion of a fearful crime. A network of circum­ stances too intricate for man's wit to disentangle environed him, and he was condemned to die. The stern judgment was carried into effect, and the ex­ ecuted murderer's despised widow sought concealment for herself and child in a change of place and name. Long, long years afterwards the truth was discovered; but the judical murder had passed among the things irrevoca­ ble. The poor widow died at last-- died broken hearted, but with one con­ solation--she had lived to see her hus­ band's innocenoe vindicated. "And thi*, my poor child, is the shame of which you spoke ?" "My life has known no other.* Not many days after, Hester was sent to one of the first seminaries in the land, for she had yet time enough to avail herself of opportunities of culture hitherto beyond her reach. Her aunt and she kept their own counsel. ConsinB Rogers and Dick only knew th at the object of their solicitude had disappeared, and probably congratulated themselves on the success of their virtu­ ous stratagem. After a time, Mr. Packer, Cousin Abi­ gail's lawyer, was sent for, and after that the good lady seemed wonderfully revived in health and spirits. At her next birthday the prospect of "many happy returns" produced anything but a happy effect on the two expectant cousins, who began to think that, after all, the life tables might not be infalli­ ble. But her time came at last;,and within as decent period after the sad event, Cousin Roger and Dick were duly summoned to attend the reading of Abigail Yarlev's will. They were a good deal startled at the sight of their old enemy, the strange girl. "Poor Tabby, as if seeking consola­ tion in her bereavement, leaped upon the knee of her old friend Diok, who stroked her back pathetically, but a little nervously. Pompey, who took things more philosophically, stretched himself out for • snooze at the feet of Roger. Mr. Parker, drawing from 'tis pocket the document, proceeded to read it The introduction was long and formal. But, hark! there's something ooming now. "To my cousin, Richard Figgins"-- Richard looked at Roger in triumph. --"I give and bequeath"-- You could have heard both their hearts beat. --"In consideration of the natural love and affection which I-have long ob­ served between them" Dick looked puzzled. --"My favorite cat Tabby"-- Dick gave Tabljy a furious stroke the wrong way. --"And no more of my estate." With a fling that betokened a most emphatic renunciation of the legacy, Tabby was sent mewing and spitting to the furthest oorner of the room. "To my cousin, Roger Smith"-- It was Roger's turn to triumph. •--"Its consideration of the like, natural love and affection"-- Roger began to feel suspicious, "I give and bequeath my dog Pom­ pey. and no more of my estate. With a violent kick Pompey was sent spinning after the cat; and the fear of her who had so long kept the peace be­ ing no longer before their eyes, the pent-up enmity of years found vent ia an uproarious fight, in the noise of which the voice of the old lawyer was almost drowned; but the words, "rest and residue of my estate--niece, Hes­ ter Haywood," were sufficiently audible, and cousins Dick and Roger stayed to hear no mora--New York Evening World. A Thread Worth CI,500,000. ^ The late A T. Stewart was harassed by a certain treasury decision which vastly increased his payments of duties. His lawyer called one day about an­ other matter. Stewart spoke in an ex­ asperated way about the treasury de­ cision. "Let me Bee the decision,* said the lawyer. After reading it through he said: "This law speaks of 'all-silk' gar­ ments. Why don't you have a thread of worsted run into these goods when they are made abroad ?" "Will that come within the new law?" asked the great merchant, "Certainly." "How much do yon want for that opinion?" asked Stewart a few months, latter. % "Fifty thousands dollars," said the the lawyer. And he got it. He was modest, too, but a dollar went further in those days than it does now. Stewart years after told his legal ad­ viser that the casual suggestion made that day had been worth over $1,500,000 to the merchant. So the $50,000 fee was not high.- New York Press. A Windfall. The origin of "windfall," in the sense of "good luok," dates from the time of William the Conqueror. It was then a criminal offense to cut timber in the forest Only such could be gathered as the wind had blown down; hence, a heavy windstorm was - hailed by the peasants as so much good luck, and from this comes the modern application of the the expression. "WHAT do you call your dog?" was the question which a policeman asked of a very large man who was followed by a very small pup. "I don't gall him ad all," was the reply. "Yen I vant G A MARVELOUS OPERATION. mm 7. =p«wjfc«r*s*a ... ...the most the close. de||ipd:::|iif8 of summer ttli dfnwingtoa The sun, as it appro--bed the brow of the hi! I, threw out iotuuaerable bright rays, giving to the clouds a deli­ cate coloring of red and gold, which formed a pleasing contrast to the many- colored leaves at d the cheerless russ^fr* brown of the field* The silence was perfec\ Both I an& Unoie Joe, who was bitting on the piazsa with me, felt it would be almost wicker! to break the fctillnes*. I watohed the sun as it was slowly sink­ ing, and was fast losing myself in reverie, when I was aroused from my dreams by a strange phenomenon. On the very summit of the hill which was soon to hide the sun from our view grew three pine trees in the center of a large open space. They had never be­ fore attracted my attention; but now, as the sun dropped behind them. I noticed that two of the trees grew quite close together, while the third, which stood a little apart from the others, pre­ sented the appearance of an almost per­ fect cross. It was the sun, however, that made the effect so striking; for, as it threw out its golden glory, there seemed to be a perfect halo over the three trees. • .. | "How strange!" I said, half audibly. The sound of my voice aroused Uncle Joe, and turning toward me, he asked, "What's strange?" and then, noticing the direction of my glance, he added, "Oh^ yes; the trees." "now did you know," I asked. "Why, everybody looks at them. They are connected in some way with that Indian story, you know." "What story?" I inquired, becoming curious. "Haven't you ever heard it? Well, then, I will tell you, if you like." "Yes, tell it, by all means," I urged: so Uncle Joe began: "It wasn't more than a few score of years after the Pilgrims landed that some of them found their way to this part of Maine, which is, as you know, near the border-line of New Hampshire. The first party that came brought along an old Catholic priest, called Father Matthew. He had entered their little village one day, but as they didn't think much of Catholic priests, they de­ cided to get rid of him; so they gave him over to a dozen soldiers, who brought him up here and left him. "He didn't know how to live, and was about ready to die when along came a band of Indians, who took away his gold crucifix, and whatever else he had that was worth anything, tied him to a sapling, and then deserted him. "This made him give up all hope; and he was ready to faint from ex­ haustion, when. -he felt his cords loosened and he fell to the ground. He looked uo and saw his new friend, a young India^ girl of remarkable m beauty. "Before he had time to say anything, she addressed him in a rich voice: 'My name is Miawama, and my father is the chief of this tribe of Iudians. I will help you. Here is some food.' So say­ ing, she gave him some corn, whioh he ate greedily. "When the priest had revived, and was able to talk, he said to the girl: 'My good Miawama, you have saved my life; let me now save yours.' Then he told her the story of the cross and all it signified, ending with the question, 'Do you believe?' "She nodded her head in assent, and was abont to say something, when a terrible yell startled them. The Indians had come back. "The old chief was beside himself with anger when he saw the preist free again. He saw that his daughter was the guilty one; and so, seizing her by the wrist, he cried out 'What i would you betray your own father ? Stay here until the sun returns again, and learn to obwy.' With that he dragged Mia­ wama to a pine sapling, near the one to which the preist had again been tied, and bound her fa^t Then, taking the crucifix, ho stuck it in the ground be­ fore the priest, saying, 'Let that help yon;' and then rode away. "That night a mighty storm raged, and when morning came, there wen seen on the hill, in place of the twe saplings and the crucifix, those three trees." I looked and I thought I saw--but no; it was only two fleecy fragments of cloud which seemed to come out of the branches of the two companion pines, unite among the branches of the cross, and sail away over the hill, toward the sunset--together. -- American Culti­ vator. Waiting Seveuteeii V«>ri for 84. An old man whose attire proclaimed him a relic of other days went into the wholesale house of Fuller & Fuller and was waited upon by Mr. Peters. The old man told his wants. Looking about the place as if he was not certain, he said: "The place has changed a good deal. I was here on the night of the fire in 1871." "Well, what about it?" "The fire was coming this wafljr, at least you thought so, and you offered some of us who hadn't anything else to do $5 apiece to carry goods oat of the house to a place of safety aoross the street" "Well?" "When I had finished mj job I was given $1 and told to call around the next morning and get the remaining $4. The next morning I, together with hundreds of others, left the city. I have been a wanderer ever Bince. It seems to have been my lot to play loser everywhere I have been. I returned to Chicago this morning, and with a good deal of difficulty I traced out this spot I am still hard up and have come around to get my $4." After an inquiry Mr. Peters learned that it was another house, that of Mor­ rison & Plummer, which Btood on the present site the time of the fire, and he so informed the old traveler. "Where are they now?" the old man asked. Mr. Peters gave him the information, adding that one of the firm was dead. "Well," the old man replied, "I reckon I won't bother the concern about it I have done without the money this long and I reckon I can go without it a while longer." And he walked out into the busy throng,-- Chicago Tribune. nuBniBi oft Monitor Transferred td an Idiot. One of the most interesting and re­ markable oases of surgery know to the world is that of George Way man, New York. Weyman is 16 years old. His father and mother are cousins and he was born an Idiot, due, so the super­ stitious allege, to the close relationship of the parents. However this maj>be it is certain that he was absolutely with­ out mind from the day of his birth. His head, aa is common with idiots, was much below the normal size, and his brain was very small in consequence. He had the retreating forehead and chin And the bulging eyes that is the familiar type of idiots. He was not able to think, speak, act intelligently, feed himself, remember or do anything that is done by the ordi­ nary human being. He was sent down to the Insane Asylum npon BlackwelFs Island when very young, and his life was spent among those similarly af­ flicted. Some idiois can be taught to do simple things that require no thought, the same as an animal; but Weyman was even below this level. There probably never was a more hope­ less case of idocy. Seventeen years of his life were spent in this helpless condition, and then Dr. Wabie, the consulting surgeon of the asylum, began an operation which is ac­ knowledged by all "to have been the most wonderful ever performed upon either the human being or animal. Acting from the standpoint that Wey­ man'a condition was due to the lack of brain merely, Dr. Wabie sought to remedy this. Fortunately for the ex­ periment, the patient belongs to the class that is not easily affected by shock and tolerite severe injuries without the correspondingly severe constitutional effects. The first thing done by the surgeon was to enlarge the capacity of the skull. An incision was made iu the frontal region, an inch in front of the ears and carried from one side to the other, the patient being under the in­ fluence of elner. The scalp was dissected free from the bone and pulled down over his face. A small trephine was used to bore holes through the skull in a continuous line near the scalp that remained on the head and those openings were united by means of a fine saw. This part of the skull being loose it was forced open and outward until it assumed the shape of the natural forehead. This was a delicate task and required all the in­ genuity of the surgeon to do it without much laceration of the brain tissue or puncturing th* bone. The skull was held open with ivory wedges and the Scalp was stretched over it, leaving an entirely vacant space in the forehead. Nothing further was done until the skull had formed solid attachments in ihis position. Then the scalp was out again, and the brain surface which faced the frontal bone was laid bare by the uplifting of the dura mater. There was not much hemorrhage, because the surgeon did not extend the incisions into the brain tissue. The exposed brain was covered by a very thin piece of the finest sponge, which had been given ft thorough autiseptic treatment On this sponge-graft were laid thin slices of the brain of a monkey, which more nearly resembles the brain of the human being than any other animal. The dura mater was placed over this and the skull was packed with sterilized oakum. Provision was made for drainage, but it was not necessary, as the brain graft healed without forming pus. The sponge was absorbed between the layers of brain and became a part of the brain tissue. This operation was repeated sixteen times during ten months in exactly the same way, and at the end of this period the entire skull was filled with good, solid brain tissue that would have been taken by any one who was not familiar with the case to have been the natural brain. The operation was much more successful than the most sanguine hopes of Dr. Wabie had pre­ dicted. During the entire period there was only one serious drawback, and that occurred on occount of the oakum getting out of place because of careless­ ness in the packing. The effect on the mind was marvelous. From the very first there was an improvement in the patient's mental condition, with the wonderlul feature that the more brain that was put in the better he became. The patient now can go through the mental process that is common to all human beiugs. He can speak, think, has memory of facts, numbers, time and places, shows a moral perception, has an idea of right and wrong, although all of these mental attributes are in a comparatively crude state becauWe of a lack of training. He is now being in­ structed in the use of his mental facul­ ties, and in time will be able to take care of himself, instead of being a bar- den upon society. A ttebjr Hero. His face was white and the soft drifts of golden hair lay as thistledown on his pillow and formed • an aureole about his head. The look of pain was in his eyes, as it was always, but there was something that had just come there, a gleam of conscious pride, which ex­ pressed itself, too, in his halting baby speech--for he was only a baby, one of many in the children's free hospital. As he was wheeled through the ward on a low stretcher on his way to the operating room he would wave his small hand to his fellow-sufierera. "Me getty op'rash'n," he said prondly; "me getty well." Nor did that look leave his eyes when he was laid tenderly on the operating table, and the great big doctor in the great, long brown robe prepared to cut into that troublesome hip where the disease was located, and which had pre­ vented him from walking a step alone. The nurse in their white caps and aprons stood near, ready to assist the doctor. A young doctor was to admin­ ister the chloroform, and a student held the case containing the instruments that were to be used. Still there was no fear in those bright eyes, nor did the white face grow troubled at sight of so much prepara­ tion. "Me getty well now." It was not a question, but a statement "Yes, little man, you will get well Living Barometers^ now," said the doctor, and then there Rain or wind may be expected when was only the short word of command the spiders shorten the last thread by that was almost military in its precision, which their webs are suspended, and and after an anxious half hour it was-all fair weather when they lengthen it. over. When swallows sweep near the ground When they carried him back to the uttering plaintive cries, rain is at hand; ward, a little new head lay on the pil- when they mount up, fly from side to low of the cot next to his,'and he looked side and play together, fine weather will over at the new oomer with a wan smile follow. of welcome. When a single magpie leaves its nest "Getty op'rash'n? Getty well, too?" in the spring, it is a sign of rain, but the he asked faintly. reverse is the case when the two parent Then his eyes closed andshnt out the birds leave it in company. world and he drifted away to the slum- Rain is near when the peacocks utter berous land of Nirvana, while Science, frequent cries, when parrots chatter his foster mother, watched at his pillow more than usual, and when geese are to s$e him-^ttj welLVfVee uneasy. Y t f i f T B&LONQED TO FE8H. THE PRO- «r ft Detroit BadM» ttisp MM TA *S with KMI. At a Grand River avenue barber she# there Is employed a youthful descendant of Ham who, with a few thousand feet of living serpents, a fat woman and a superannuated organ thrown in, would make one of the greatest aggregations for a side show that the country can afford. Be Is a veritable imp, can dis­ count a monkey In powers of mimicry, and is sure to worst any one who at­ tempts a joke at his expense. The other day a woodsman In the gaudy paraphernalia of his craft, with hair like a brush heap and beard to match, stepped in and sat down to wait his turn. He had a full allowance of .corn extract concealed within his per* son, and was dfspo. ed to boast of his own prowess, of things that he had seen and men that he had known. "I have seen ell the best circus actors they is a goin'; been to all the btg va­ riety shows and watched the boss ath­ letes In jimmynasums but wo had a fel­ ler up there in our camp on the Black River that could do more coutortin aud jim-cracks than any feller 1 ever seen a actin' fur pay. He could go up a tree wrong end to and slide down agin head first He could turn flip-flaps faster'n you could count stand on one hand, scratch his ear with his heel, kick his 'own hat off and dive over three horses. tBut the gol darnest thing ever I seen that feller do was to bend backwards, 'put his head between his legs, face you and stand a talkin' in that shape." "I kin do dr„t boss," broke in the Ir­ repressible knight of the dauber and- brush. "Dat ainit nuftin'. I se seed o!e hump-back fahmers could do dat ! Why don't you tell about sumpen dat's i hard?" j "Who you talkin' to, yon black and 1 tan shadow? You couldn't turn a som- i merset" I "Don't you fool yourself. I don't I weah no red sash or nails in my boots, | but dat fellah you's a-blowln' 'bout couldn't get de fourth money at a hoss show. I kin do that ack yon was hol­ ler I u' 'bout * "Bet you five yon can't" "Where'd I git five, boss?" "I'll give you five if you cut the caper. * "Put de money up." "Ain't my word good?" "I can't buy no white vest or neckties wid j ouah word." "I k no wed you'd weaken." "Looks to me like you was ds-weak- enah, boss. •It does, hey? Here goes the money Into the barber's hand, and if you don't win it I'll just throw you through the transom." In a second the little darky had thrown his head back and before the woods­ man had squared away the woolly head was resting against the dirty shirt and an impish face looked right at the big pine butchor from Black River. "Dog gone my buttons, this here's a put up job. I'm no sucker, ef I am from the woods. Gtm'me that fiver." But the Ethiopian acrobat had seized the bill, dashed between the giant's legs, let out a fiendish "ya-ya-ya," turned a iliandspring and tlew down Third street. The victim roared like an elephant with its skin broken and expressed an inten­ tion of throwing the barber shop and its occupants out into the street but when he saw four lusty workmen standing around with grins on their faces and razors in their hands he decided to patronize the place and bide his time for revenge. The young contortionist had been two seasons with Cleveland's minstrels. JVeePreta. ---*< * ;• The Knff*<«»c Path hi KM*, If it he but irradiated by good health, la attorn of half its dletastefol feature*. Hoata ot dis­ tinguished men and women have uttered re­ grets for a paat when young, full of vigor and hope, though battling with obstacles that Deemed well-nigh insurmountable, their pulaet beat their veina tingled with the glow of joy- oua health. Chronic Invallda, would you onoe more feel that glow, would you--aa of yore-- Bleep, eat, digest perfectly^ Then uae, with peraiatenee, HoRtetter'a Stomach Bitters, fore- moat among tonics, moat reliable of vitalizing medicinea. Nervouaneaa, dyspepsia, hypo­ chondria, a toai of app«tito and sleep, thia ONE HtfVJOY® Both the method and remits wiiea Byrup of Figs Is taken; it k pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts geutly jet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys­ tem effectually, dispels colds, head­ aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs ia 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 beneficial, m Its effects, prepared only from the most healthy ana agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to ail and have made it the most ular remedy known. >yrup of Figs is for sale In 50c 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. Bo not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FI6 SYRUP CO. 9AM mumiSOO. OAU uonmu. n. hew rout, CK Cleans • , ••""•v. is Lenox- In Its Wartt Form. I BBNTOJT, Lat Co., Wis., Deo., MSB. J. C. Bergen vonchea for the following i JamM-Sooney, who waa suffering from Bt. Vitas Danoe in its worat form for about IK year#, Wfte treated by several physicians without effect. Two bottles of Faator Koenig's Nona oared hha. Berea Hard leswl Cnoiso, I1L, Sinoo I waa 11 year* of aga I waa afflicted wit** apaama, which inereaeed in as rarity as that £ would loaeoonaoiouanesa--I naed but one bat­ tle of Paator Koenig'a Nerve Tonic, aad the a pa am • disappeared for five weeks, and after that time I naed some more of the Medicine, and now slnoe two months I am entirely free ner trouble. W. WBIN8TEIN. St. grand roi>arativ« ot a debilitated physique and impaircxf constitutional vigor sppodiiy prevails against. Rheumatic and neuralgic ailuienfca, malarial disorders, kidnov troublea, Ing infirmities of apt* ar« [ by this benign ap«citta. and the growing infirmities of apt* are aacoeaafally oom- bated by Dnsllag In Japan. Japan's Emperor has decreed that every man who provokes a duel or ac­ cepts a challenge shall pay a heavy fine and serve from six months to two years In the galleys. The taunting of a man for his refusal to fight when challenged will be regarded as slander, and will be so treated by the courts. XCanoy th* Tsar Beand. Miss Smtth says: uOan l make 936 p6r week in the plating business?" Yes. I make $4 to $8 per day plating tableware aud jewelry and sailing platers. 12. K. Delno & Co., Columbus, Ohio, will give you full Information. A plater costs S5. Busi­ ness ia light and honorable and makes money the year rouud. A RKADKB. of my former t M Cle «B RtfWM j addreaa, so obtain chars*. FREEtsaSCi Thia remedy haa been prepared by the Bevanod Paator Koentg. of Fort Wayne, Ind, tdnoe 1SH aal bnow prepared under his dlrecUoa br the KOENIC MED. CO., Chicago, III. gold by Br«s«gist*ji»e SI per Bottle. TW»>»i >1 TH (JBotUaolbcM. THR CUSTOM of tolling the bells of steamboats while passing Grant's grave on the Hudson River has been adopted by a few boats, in imitation of the cus­ tom among steamboat men on the Poto­ mac when passing Washington's grave at Mount Vernon. LADIES often compare notes on health, and while they may differ on many points, they always agree that Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound is the standard female medicine. THE heart sends nearly t9n pounds of blood through the veins and arteries each beat, and makes four beats while we breathe once. E. B. WALTHAXXi & Co., Drugglsta, Horee Cave, Ky., aay: "Hall's Catarrh Cuie cores every one that takes it." Sold by Druggists, 70a PEOPLE will forgive anything sooner than forgetfulness of their own impor­ tance. ' «A SAVIOR of her sex," is a title bestowed upon Lydia K Pinkh&m by the women of the world, millions of whom are indebted to her for health. HONEY bees are so numerous at Or­ lando, Fla., as to almost take possession of the grocery stores, while they some­ times nearly drive the workmen out of a candy store in the place. BBOKCHITIB 1S cured by frequent small doses of Plao's Cora tor Consumption* LOVK can be misunderstood, but never overestimated. Tried and True la the positive verdict of people who take Hood "a Baraiparllla. When naed according to directions (he good effects of this exoeUant medicine are Boon felt In nerve strength reatored, that tired feeling driven oft A Good Appetit* created, headache and dyspepsia relieved, scrofula cured, and all the bad effects of impure blood over­ come. If you are in need of a good blood purifier or tonic medicine do not fail to try Hood's 8ar9aparilla Sold tar alt druggists. $(; six for IS. Prepared ofty* tay C. 1. HOOD & CO. Lowell, Xaaa. IOO Do«es One Dol'ar. DECEPTION. YMl any Isek Ilk* »oetry, tat It My Ssaeastrates hew easily the spt •ay ha Sssstvsd. The ear Is ssntlsMS •Mini ky tk« ery #f "Jast as gesi" Bf SSSM insgfijte wfce, visa taw. White's PalsMaarla S called for, . Use their psrraaslTe pewsss ta Ia4aes yea ta take sssistMsy " •a witch they atki a lsifsr mat, aai sheald yea sDaw •sgfclatry to evareeais year ksttsfl 'aigmeati yea will dlseevsr tts gaiy Mft»r yea Mr* < DM the staff sad flraai It Worthless. Tea wm thea aWS , la vala Us loss ef year gaet •sasy, ftf there Is aa ethsr Oeagh remedy as feed ss the Palmeaarla er that will ears a Ceagh as speedily aad »emsaeatljw Mmi 1TOTT TTA VJbl, no appetite, Indigestion, Flatulence, Sick- Headcalte, "all run down" or luaiug Seih, you will M tuft's Pills Jnst what yon nef«l. They tone up the weak etoiimch and build np the sptlgiMa . Par children t A Cough p?ne afim^hl {j£ Medicine, pin her faith to it ner Bible. It contain nothing violent, or dangerous. It most be in material and mannftctore. must be plain and simple to ister; easy and pleasant to The child must like it. It must prompt in action, giving ate relief, as childrens' come quick, grow fast, and fatally or otherwise in a very time. It must not only relieve qi but bring them around quick, as* children chafe and fret and spoil their constitutions under long conn finement. It must do its work in* moderate doses. A large quantity} of medicine in a child is not desim-j ble. It must not interfere with tint child's spirits, appetite or general} health. These things suit old as? well as young folks, and make Bo- schee's German Syrup the favocitaj family medicine. wi EVERY PRIMER SHOULD USE IBB Raw-Hide MALLET. The Only Serfs aBailable lfsTM It1; Handle OvwrType. It Wffl Hot BpT" or Chip Off It Wm Not BstUt Type nor Scratch Cuts. It Will. Laa* a Life-Time with OrrtU > I nary Care. This mallet is made of the best hickory covered at each end with thick saw hide, is forced on to the wood by hydraulic pi So firmly is the raw hide bound to the that no splitting or cracking is possible, raw-hide covering is one-half an inch in t nessover the ends of the mallet, sad exl back nearly two inches toward the center. PRICE: 8 INCHBS IN OXAMBTBa.... eg • • " FOB SALS OMLV BY . I, ;-. CHICAGO NEWSPAPER UNION; Chicago* Oil FOBT WAVNB NEWSPAPER U NIOH, Fert Wayne. 2nA> Sioux Crrv NEWSPAPER UHIOK,* Sioux City, "•J Illinois State Medical Insfitata. 103 State 8t.f Chicago. 0!tsrtsre4 by the SMk / Authorized Capital IlKXOOft Conducted bf a F«H Stall ef PtmiciaasJ in SPMMM ol whom are noted daman FOR THE EXCLUSIVE TREATMENT OF ALL CHRONIC DH Mmpfo Facilities for Room and Bi _JarrH, Cbsnmtttos. At , TnmbU. consult onr Special)* mont of Stmnack, Limr.BMurt and " has no equal. XtdHMtiim, Goitw, Tap* Worn and «D fth i «o*«« treated. Our German Eye and Kar Specialist many cases when pronounced incurable. Onr treatment for Kpilrpty. fa ml into salAnNfij Troublet baa met with wonderful aneaaaa. Delicate Diseases of Men or Woaasn have ijeelal proTiidon made for their treatment. Strictest pnvaey maintained and all tarns confidential. CONSULTATION FREE. 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