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••What good hath life?" ,
Said one who In tbo strife |
No nobler portion sought; |
But in the lorum taught
Opin ons Uolor-hued
Unto the multitude.
Who shouted, frenzy-rife:
‘‘What gooJ hitb life?’ 1
“IaA rae live on!”
Ha id one grown pale and wan
With generous deeds and true:
‘•Life hath for me to do
A labor that -hall bring
Joy at its finishing,
t'ntil another dawn
Let me live on!"
—Frank W. Mult, in th- Voice. i
A PRODIGAL FATHER.
« v r . M OI.ASSON.
cr " HE turned ncr
vously before the
'' ' ---a N high, thin mirror, J i
tall, heavy wo -
^gray man > w ' tk sleek
hair Her
>wn was of black
'Jk/]ftt S<"~ \ alpaca made in a
11 bygone vogue when
'A “ piping* I
held nnd ft
7 I
Wm • breadths. for 3 As crinoline full she wheeled » lurked, k i r t I '
isi in ( ritical half cir
cles, tbe girl at her j !
side pulled and i
patted the alpaca folds straight, the old
woman observing this process of adjust¬
ment with a look of helpless anxiety,
her elbows lifted.
“I won’t know a thing to say,” she
argued.
“Oil, mother! don’t get to worrying
again. You won’t have anything to say.
lie’ll do the talking. You just sit up
and listen. Here’s your hemstitched
handkerchief with the initial. I’d hold
it like this.” She drew the stiff linen
into shape, hold it at the centre with an
assumption of carelessness.
A candle on the bureau with its rest
less brush of flam, painted in the oval
gla a sketchy, picture of the room, the
ceiling of which lifted like a tent. A
spot of rich blue deepened in tho home
spun bed cover. Yawning darkly under
the low side wall was a little hide-bound
trunk, tho dimensions of which were
exactly reproduced m the creases of the
alpaca skirt.
“You look mighty . nice,” said the girl,
stepping away. She was young, with a
peachy face in the round cheeks of
which certain little dimples were furtive-.
which Iv tucked. is shot Her with lmir, silvery of the faint reflections, brown j
was coded awkwardly, as if ii bad only
ately icen coiled at all, and still yearned
to io in the hanging braids of girlhood,
hope my collar is even,’ reflected
t ic othci woman. “It isn t that I care for
myself, Lizzie. 1 ain t cared to dress
since—your father went away. I 1
1 ^ 1 ,in ^ * ookt ’fl j ast Tight. But
wmi- William s maw is rale dressy. I her
saw
once at church. And so l want to ’pear
nisi as I know how. Only I do hope I
! :' vn i! ; ’ through with any such
iicin s again! IjJ ! so.
The girl alippe a guryte oi
laughter.
“I don’t reckon you will,” she said,
“seeing I’m the only daughter you got.
I don’t look to be asked lor more than
once. Hush. Oh, mother, there s him
knocking right now!
“You better go to the door. Give
me the candle. I’ll light you down.” j
Tnc old woman, seeming to gather j
resolution of despair, stepped heavily ■ 'ii
the first step of the narrow stair. Lizzie
hold the ihu mg taper aloft with a shak
ing Lind. Suddenly she caught her 1
mother s sleeve. *
i on t say much about father. Will j
'iimiGieamt lieu . She hung breath- !
ess iu the shadow of the staircase, ;
istening to the little bustle of entrance
just below. A young man’s voice stam- ,
me ™. >ut 00 :l njreting. t n= kr ke said. _ “Reckon
“ » ,
wc , re going . to have real cold weather
next week.” by *
. Lizzie, . . hanging
. against _ the deal
cas
ing, heard the sitting room door shut,
,a,Uu rom ^yithiii dhd. a slow wide-eyed murmur aud of flush-J talk j
* u>
ing, crept down the steep stairs, slipping ,
iuto a room across the bit of entry. ;
A young fellow whose boyish face
reduplicated in a les- delicate tone her
own pink aud white tints glanced up
from a book.
“Iveep . ^ca!in, L'zzie, he said, teas- (
ingly. “You j
look excited, I reckon j
mother'll say yes. You told her to say
yes, didn t you? I expect she'll be easv ;
on him—a nice young man like Will
Haley. Only thing is she may forget
what you told her—he he drew drew up, up,
warned-by that this heart-stirring the tremor of lus sister’s lip 1
moment was not ;
a time lor jest.
It occurred to him for the first time
how little she must be to him in the
future, this pretty sister of his whose
ways were appointing iu the room across
ibate to see you marry, Liz!” hs
> \™i lined. “And mother—it’ll be aw
iul hard for her. She's only got us
two. Aud she’s had a fearful loFto put
up with, l ather
“She wouldn’t like to have you
breathe a word agaiust him, Ed.' Sae
started as she spoke. Her mother was
pushing at the door. She came in grop
mg a little.
“Go, L zzie, she said in a labored i
voice. ve «i ye yffli to him. He j
—
hes , poriul . fond o*
you. He’ll make
you a good mao.
Aud as tie girl fluug toward her im
pulsively, she made out to smile. Don’t
lou mind rae, daughter. He'- waitin'
on you the girl, go on. she Shutting the door
upon >at down heavily.
“Don t feel so bad, mammy!’’cried
tne young man. “There’s no nicer fel
low anywhere than Will. Well fixed
aud all. He He could could have have had had hi« his pick, ni<.v
He soever had eyes for any one but Liz j
since he settled here a year back. She’s
is sweet as a pink, but, mother, we’ve
^ot nothing. And theu folks remem
' er—well, you know, father often
times—” j
The woman at the heatth listens with
& quivering chin.
“I m not sityiug a word against him,
mother.
“Don’t you, Eddie t”
“I ain't, mother.”
“Because I—Eddie, he had his faults,
but he was rale good hearted when he
was himself.'’ The son set h : s lips.
“And since he weut off I’ve often
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studied that maybe I wasn’t as patient
asl ought to been. I wake up nights
and get to studying over us being comf’
terble you with a good place in the
store and Lizzie going to marry well—
when maybe he’s ’outa roof to his head!
It has been three years since he left I
reckon he s aged a heap.”
There was a high wind rioting out
side, muttering contempt upon the low
roofs of the village and communing in
sharper notes with the stripped tree tops,
It had an almost human accent, varyinz
fr„ m a wild cry to the co,,(„«.! m „ r :
!S, ThcMUDd!
ol H have straD^. significance to the
woman , wor s. < s ace ook a som
ire cas .
clothed , ,. ls , ?"f® for the , once fi ” Ure id recurre some thin 5 to shroud , blm ;
in " air his long gray mustaches, a
disreputable uncertainty in the texture of
hi* slouched * r, and a varying tlnck
neas in his voice .
H.s •on recalled the night of the old
nmn 8 departure. There had been a
stormy scene. Unable to wring tribute
from tiis wife’s empty purse, the master
the house lmj strongly exprewed a
nek of .at„fact,on m Im fund. He.,
hold, h' 6 ,T declaring ? 8 " «n m!el intent,on °; cr ot cav.ng ”
f»««t » aiml, bo unworthy a father «
devotion. Tiic family itselt believed
tke ca ' m which follo wed his going would
* Je as fleeting as the odor of rye which
,1UQ g u P on kis menace. But as days
lengthened and no stumbling foot
sounded alter night upon the door step,
it began to seem as if the old man’s
threat had not been merely a tactical de
vice.
The human growths ho has tramped on
began to lift themselves, daring to
freshen in the sunshine. Hut they never
put into overshape the satisfaction which
enlivened them.
“Maybe if I’d been differcnt'to what
I was—more stern-like and pushing—
your father wouldn’t ever liev give way
to drink,” breathed Mrs. Hicks, staring
'
into the tire.
“No one could have been any kinder
than you was, mother.”
“I was rale short to him the night he
went, Ed. You said some things, too.
that—oh, dear! I ain’t resignated to
think maybe he’s cold aud hungry!
Ed pocketed his hands with a sudden
sense of gloom.
It was not a pleasant faucy. lie hated
to think even a stranger's dog might be
abroad on a night when black skies
housed a howling wind and barren trees
wrung t^eir empty hands to the stress
of it.
] u spite of himself he seemed to see a
leaning old shape buffeted by that raw
sweepj its gray beard mocked by bleak
gusts. The cheer of the rag-carpeted
kitchen was like a bright stretch upon
which a series of dark pictures came and
went, pictures always of the same aged
figure, bent with a burden of shameful
years. It stretched out feeble hands,
begging bread of a hard-faced farer in a
city way. It crouched for shelter in
stime noisome door. It looked from
p r i SO n bars.it slept in hedges, always
with the peculiar pathos upon it of siu°
t.o-o <?n<s KcGcly atoned.
Liz/ ie s soft laugh raruf out m the
hall. There was a whispering. She
was bidding her lover good night.
Ed sat with liis head in his bauds,
His mother stared into the fire with a
grav face,
“Will's going to cat Sunday’s dinner
with us!” cried Lizzie, bursting iuto
the room. “Why—why, what’s the
matter with you two?”
“We just happened to get talking
about father. I wish I knew where he
i<^" explained E l, striking aw.iy the
sombre panorama from his disliking
eyes.
But somehow the voiceless actor in ,
these dramas of woe had a peculiar
insistence. He was not to be banished,
Measuring muslins in the store next
day Ed Hicks was constantly sensible
of a miserable presence, which went
through the piteous enactment of the
ui^ht n before,
“Perhaps he’s dead!” surmised the j
young man. “Dead—huddled, under
the clods cf a pauper’s grave.” The
idea, carrying a weight of compunction,
ringed a new glory round old Hick's
brow. “I wish to the Lord I hadn’t
spoke to him like I did the night he
left,” mused his son.
Ou Saturday night Lizzie had goue to
some neighborhood festival with her
lover. Ed, coming in late from the
store, was hanging his overcoat behind
the door. His mother stood shaking a
dipperful of coru over the blaze.
“Y'ou _ set right down and eat this
while it is hot, Eddie. I ________ never see corn
pop like it does—white as cotton.”
Ed Z.l stretched 1 his hands over the stove,
watching the leap of the corn flakes,
Mrs. Hicks bent a glance of inquiry
toward the house front.
“That wasn't a step, was it?” she de*
bated,
A rap thundered upon the door pauel.
“Some of the boys,” said E I. “I half
promised to look iu ou the Reckon'they've candy pull
ing at Howe’s to-night. wide.*
come to—” lie flung the door
It disclosed a parallelogram of snow,
white earth, rippling along its upper
part with star facetted gray sky. A bare
sapling at the gate, the glow of a fire in a
window over the way, the ring and
clamor of a sleigh full of youug folks
passing in the street—all this made au
indefinite setting to the figure on the
step. bowed, wretched
It was not a figure
with hollow eyes an i blowing strands of
ashen air. It was mean euough, in its
ra.ged clothes, a limp ha: jammed over
its brow, but despite these signs of fallen
fortunes it stood upright and rotund, the
mottled red of its puffy cheeks reached
out and rimming its heavy nose iu
scarier.
In the hanging, bibulous mustaches
hung the old Bohemian air. The eyes
rollicked. j ' q'fi e unsteady kuees had
something jv.mtv iu their advance,
The prodigal had come home. Heen
tered the house with a step of amiable
assurance, anticipating the fatted calf
with a tolerant nostril. He had doffed
the willows of exile for holiday green
aud his marner was that of one who
realizes a certain deiiirht in forgiveness,
“Y'es, I’m back,” he conceded making
himself at case in the rocking chair,
“Tills time ot year a fellow feels like he
owed something to his family, even if
they ain't treated him just straight. I
never was a man to cherish ill-feelings,
Forgive Edfvou’ie and forget is my motto. Well,
a b g boy. Looking fine,
Char’s Lizzie? Cute little trick, thatl
Heh? ‘gone out* Well I’ll be here
when she comes in. A man’s place is
with his folks. I’m goin» to bury by
gones. His*
wife, brewing tea holdin- up
bread to toast, was moved with anguish
that her heart had given no other token
of joy and gratitude than mi-ht be eu
compassed in a cold sinking
The prodigal, unaffected bv the si
lence, the spasmodic thl remarks tin the flush
ines ’ and na linn* nf
h m
chccrlully on. Ar 14 of .he clock he
announced himself “dead ou his feet”
and ready for bed.
Just on the stroke Lizzie came, call
ing out some word to young Raiev as he
^ h *
8 ut t e „ ate
T FV
g
™ i lie .u t iree people , who , were left in . the
room when the new comer had yawned
himself off to bed, stood dumbly looking
i at and away from each other. Lizzie’s
lace, white as a white rose just J unhooded,
9 £ru(rf ,i e d with tears
Will ’ll be here all day to-morrow,”
; | s ^ e breathed Ed' “He—he’s never seen
(atber .., wheeled round, '„ hoWms
w , ,j s in . Thcir raoth nfoldiu ;
,hcm in » '«ok ,,Ld,le prophetic low, ,aw
whnt .hnnic, what di*comht„re
,„ d ruiu , for a tho ,| atk r ;lac o(
t i K . lu - ture
Her lips trembled aud the water stood
in her eyes.
[ “It’s late,” she said. “Let us remem-
1 b(>r all we got to be grateful for. Your
j father aiu’t sick, or in want or dead.
He’s come home.”
l “But there was in her heart
uo prayer
as she lay at Lizzie’s side, listening to
the girl’s uneven, sighing breath. When
; she woke in the morning it was with a
sense of surprise that she had slept even
a little, had been able for an hour or two
to bind slumber upon her paining eyes.
It was full day. Lizzie was already
up aud gone down stairs,
; Across the panes a snow heaped beech
branch contorted itself like u stem of
rough coral. Behind it she saw a blank
sky which seemed to her to wear the
very look she felt her face assuming, doubtTand a
look that must hide all hint of
fear.
She got up with faltering knees aud
went downstairs. They appeared strange
ly steep, a venturous descent for one
w T hose eye took a suggestion of unreality
from their very slope,
Lizzie was setting the table. Her
lashes glinted up a morning glance as
her mother unlatched the door. Then
she averted them quickly, with a look at
her brother.
“Your father ain’t up? said Mrs.
, Dicks, feebly, uearing the stove. “Make
1 the coffee strong, Lizzie. He likes it
| strong.”
“Mother,” said Ed, suddenly. “I—
I bate tell you!—but—he's gone, father
has”—
“Gone?”
“Yes’in.”
“Oli just out sotn'ers! He’ll be in
against coffee boils.
She broke off, shaking, searching his
face for contradition.
“No, mammy, . He won’t bo back.
He’s—well, he’s my overcoat—_
and several little things of miue—of
course he’s welcome to ’em—but he’s
gone for good.” His voice rang with a
stifled joy.
Lizzie’s eyes beamed under their cov
ert of lashes. In her mother's counte¬
nance struggled a feeling that broke at
the lip 3 in a short sob.
There was a moment’s silence, a mo¬
ment in which Mrs. Hicks felt her eyes
shine with the wild brightness which
like some minister of grace, the prodigal
had left in his train,
liis wife looked at her children. Some
thing in her glance seemed to beg them
to disbelieve the rapture she could not
banish from her face,
“We’ll have to comfort each other,”
she said.—Fashions.
Spirit sm Am on? Savages.
The New Zealanaer is certain that the
soul leaves the body while he sleeps,'and
that his dreams represent actual scenes
lived through while away from the body,
The Greenlander believes that the soul
night leaves the body and hunts,
dances and makes calls. An Indian of
Guiana gave one of his slaves a solid
thrashing in the morning because he
dreamed the slave had offended him in
Ms sleep. Many savages are afraid of
calling anyone w r ho sleeps, because they
^ ear a sudden awakening might not give
the soul sufficient time to return to the
body. Even the Japanese believe that.
Not only does the savage believe his soul
leaves the body while he sleeps, but that
i fc receives visits from other souls, simi¬
larly away from their bodies, not only
in sleep, but permauently separated by
death. This belief is only an enlarge
nient of the firsthand a very rational one,
too. It is modern spiritism exactly.
The modern spiritists are people upon
the same mental standpoint as the sav
ages. They are unable to discriminate
between subjective impressions and ob~
jective realities. To the unsubstantial
imagination of their sleeping and waking
dreams, they give the form of reality,
They are not conscious of the deceit, but
unable, from lack of mental criticism, to
see tne delusion. Spiritism is the sav
age's theory of soul in a new dress—
Boston Transcript,
Moles.
Small solid moles are most quickly re¬
moved by touching them with a pencii
of nitrate of silver dipped in water and
rubbing lightly on the affected spot,
The surrounding skin may be protected
with vaseline or wax. The caustic will j
not occasion pain, but turns the skin i
black where it touches and forms a scab, |
which comes off, leaving the mole
lessened in size. In two or three weeks
apply the nitrate again, and repeat at
intervals until the mold disappears,
Moles with an elastic neck of skin are
best healed by tying waxed silk or a
rubber band round the neck and tight
cning daily until the mole drops off.
Large, level moles should have a paste
of salycilic acid rubbed up wita four
times as much vaseline bound on them
with linen.held by adhesive plaster. The
dressing is repeated every night until
the mole whitens, when its skin is al
lowed to deaden and scale off. Wnen
the spot heals thoroughly the treatment
is renewed until the mole is erased.
Moles with fine veins apparent on the
surface, or red, angry ones, should be
submitted to a surgeon, as dangerous
sores may result from unskilled hand
ling—New York World,
PAPER IN* MONEY MAKING.
Where Uncle Sam Gets the Supply for
the Currency.
The Berkshire Hills, or. to be paHicu
lar, that portion of the hills in and about
Pittsfield, enjoy the distinction of being
the place of manufacture of all the paper
in makiu S the Government’s legal
tender, a distinction which it has con
M nued the f 11 ) 0 * of uninterruptedly h ever the
? Government nce f, began. ue It is also ? oae worthy ? J of f
wV^tfon ,uf P curKocv ",W
n „ v becomes the of Cana.K
Furthermore— the average Berkshire pa
triot will not permit you to escape with
hilIs out hearing the whole story—these maJe same
^ ave a siik ml!1 whercin is «> !
the tinv particles of silk thread which
*£’.
made leaves the machine it is cut into
sheets 8 1-4 inches wide by 13 1-2 inches
long, each sheet containing four notes;
175,000 pounds is the average amount
which the Government requires every
year. The silk threads of various colors
which cover the surface of the note are
each made three-eighths of ordinary an inch long. silk thread, They
are just like
except that they are not twisted as much
as the ordinary a.tide.
Col. Brown, the Government Inspector,
who looks after the work at the Berkshire
mills, says that the use of these silk
threads has greatly diminished the Gov¬
ernment’s losses by counterfeiting, those
losses being now* very small, owing-to the
fact that the arrangement of the distribu¬
tion of the thread is altered wiih each
new’ issue of notes. Those who handle
the notes, having been notified of each
change, are easily enabled to detect
counterfeits, something they were not
able to do prior to 1865, when plain pa¬
per was used.
John Chinaman and His Children.
As a father John idolizes his boys, but
feels keenly the disgrace brought by the
advent of a daughter. He does not con¬
sider her worthy of a name, but calls her
No. 1 , 2 or 3, as the case may be. He ig¬
nores her entirely in telling the number
of his children, counting only the boys.
He considers her without mitid or soul,
and denies her the privilege of an educa¬
tion which her brotoer receives. As she
grows up she is a slave in her own and
her husband’s house, and not until she is
old does she receive love or reverence.
If a child is taken sick, both John and
his wife think the soul has wandered
away, and steps are taken to recall it.
The mother calls at the open door, “Soul,
come homel” The fa 1 her goes out to
seek it, usually searching about the near¬
est bridge. At his cry of “Coming,com¬
ing 1 ” tbe mother looks carefully about
her floor and secures the first thing of
life she sees. This may be a flea or bee¬
tle, or other insect, but it is supposed to
have witnin it the missing spirit. It
is wrapped up and joyfully placed
under the pillow of the sick one,
who is now expected to recover forth¬
with. If death comes instead, the child
is buried summarily and with scant cere¬
mony. John considers his own Coffin
one of the most valued and most neces¬
sary pieces of furniture for his best room,
and his highest ambition is to have an
elaborate funeral. He and tb tf jfd'b-r
members of his household have t W\
bition gratified in proportion ‘
W< er* ' '^a *nunibe r , r -t then
ants.—St. Nicholas.
Millet for Cows.
One of the best grasses for the dairy
cow in winter is millet, and hay that is
properly cut and cured from this grass
forms a grand food for the animal during
the winter. Probably the best grade of
clover hay is superior for the cows; but
there is no comparison in the labor and
expense of getting a good crop of clover
and millet. While the former requires n
soil of a certain kind to make a good
growth, millet can be grown fairly well
on a great variety of soils.
The cutting, curing and keeping of the
hay is very important. It is different in
many respects from other grasses, and re¬
quires methods of curing aud keeping
that are peculiar alone to millet hay. If
a little rain falls on it the animals do not
like it so well, as the stalks appear to be
woody and lacking in nutrition. Sirni
liarily the hot sun spoils it, as it bleaches
out of it many of the most valuable quali¬
ties.—American Cultivator.
Brown Bread.
Dentists tell us there is nothing better
than Graham flour to make strong, dura¬
ble teeth. Many persons think it too
much trouble to make brown bread, but
here are two easy, reliable recipes. The
Graham, sifted: of course, should always be
1. One pint of bread sponge,
one teacupful of molasses,or less, to taste;
one pint of warm water; stir very stiff
with Graham flour, put in a greased
tin to rise and bake more than one hour
in a slow oven. If started at night, it
wili be ready to b .ke early in the morn¬
ing. 2. One cupful of wheat flour, one
half cupful of milk, one-half cupful of
water, one-half cupful of yeast or one
half yeast cake. Leave to rise at night;
add in the morning one cupful of Gra¬
ham, one teaspoon ful of salt, one-half
cupful of mol isses; put m a tin in a warm
place when light, bake slowly.
Ah Army of Ailments
Lies in ambush for persons who postpone
reforming a disordered condition of the stom¬
ach, liver and bowels. For unhealthful con
ditions of these organs, Hostetler’s Stomach
Bitters : s a sovereign remedy, and against the
ills to which they give rise an adequate de¬
fense. Been t me if you are troubled with
indigestion, The Bitters liver complaint or constipation.
will cure these, as well as ma¬
larial, nervous and kidney ailments.
The total value of the . roperty of the
Methodist Chnrc-h is §96,000,000.
Our old reliable eye-water eures weak or in¬
flamed eyes or srranulated lids without pain.
Price25c. John R. Dickey DrugCo., Bristol, Va. t
THE CRIP
Left me in a terribly «veak condition; my
health nearly wrecked. My appetite was all
gone, I had no strength,
felt tired all the
time, had disagreeable vf 44
roaring noises in my
head, like a waterfall. I
also had severe headaches % 1
and severe sinking;
pains ia my stomach.
Having heard so much
about Hood's Sarsaparil¬
la, I concluded to try it. A.
All the disagreeable ef¬ Geo. l ook.
fects of the Grip are gone. I am free from pains
and aches, and believe Hood's Sarsaparilla is
HOOD’S CURES
surely curing my catarrh. I recommend it to
aiL" Geo. VV. Cook, St. Johnsbury, Yt.
HOOD’S PILLS cure Constipation by restor¬
ing th* peristaltic action of the aii»ent£rr c ar, at
How to Preserve the Teeth.
The following directions for the care
of the teeth have been issued by the
me deal committee of the National Den¬
tal hospital, London.
1. T he teeth should be cleaned at least
once a day, the best time being night,
the last thing. For this purpose uio a
soft brush, on which take a little soap,
and then some prepared chalk, brushing
up and across. There is rarely any ob¬
jection to the friction causing the gum
to bleed slightly.
2. Avoid all rough usage of the teeth,
such as cracking nuts, bring thread,
etc., as by so doing even good, sound
teeth may be injured.
3. When decay is at first observed,
advice should at ouce be sought. It is
the stopping in a small hole that is of
the greatest service, though not infre¬
quently a large filling preserves the tooth
tor years.
4. It is of the greatest importance that
children four years and upward should
have their teeth frequently examined by
the dental surgeon, to see that the first
set, decaying particulaily the back teeth, arc not
too early,’and to have the oppor¬
tunity of timely treatment for the regula¬
tion and preservation of the second set.
the 5. Children should be taught to rinse
mouth night and morning, and to be¬
gin the use of the toothbrush early (like¬
wise the toothpick.)
C. With regard to the food of children,
to those who are old enough whole meal
bread, porridge and milk should be
tziven. This is a much more wholesome
and substantial food than white bread.
If the foregoing instructions were car
ried out, comparatively few teeth would
have to be extracted.
How Swiss Children Go to Sleep.
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The Swiss people are very artistic in
their tastes, and even the poorest Swiss
is neat and tasteful in his home life.
Many of the ways of the Swiss are as
pretty as (heir fanciful ideas of building
houses. A Swiss mother believes that
her child will have bad dreams unless it
is crooned to sleep. And so, bending
low over the drowsy little one’s couch,
she sings soothing songs of green pas
tures aud still waters until the little
child has breathed itself peacefully into
the land of Nod.—New York Ledger.
Probably the largest directory pub¬
lished in this country is the New York
city directory, the 106th number of which
has just been issued. It contains nearly
400,000 names, and has 1,605 pages,
consisting of over 11,500,000 ems of type.
Royal Baking Powder.
THE GOVERNMENT TESTS
ESTABLISH ITS ABSOLUTE SUPERIORITY.
{Datafrom the latest Official U. S. Government Report on Baking
Powders, Department of Agriculture, Bulletin /j, page 599.)
Royal is placed first of the cream of tartar
powders, actual strength, 160.6 cubic inches of
leavening gas per ounce of powder.
Every other powder tested exhibited a much
1 ower s treng th than ’< ova) thv average
being less. .....—• — a
33 per cent.
Every other powder likewise showed the
presence of alum or sulphuric acid.
The claim that this report shows any other powder of su¬
perior strength or purity has been denounced as a falsehood
by the Government officers who made the tests.
Avoid all baking powders sold with a gift
or prize, or at a lower price than the Royal,
as they invariably contain alum, lime or sul¬
phuric acid, and render the food unwholesome.
Wayside Pick-Ups.
New York has the greatest number of
newspapers—namely, 1,958, Nevada the
least—namely, 25.
In Bohemia there are 100 societies
and clubs, which have for their object
the advancement of the cause of
woman.
In Sitka wheu the Indian wife has lost
her husband by death she goes into
mourning by painting the upper half of
her face in deep black.
In Germany aluminium cravats are now
on sale. They are advertised as feather i
light silver White wash goods that will
IS 'sis as;
stsiasstrszrs supplies fullv moder
enormous or even
realized.’ '
ateiv |
Without opening * P a single r additional j
there , . probably , , enough , coal , in . j
seam is
view in New South Wales to enable 100,- j
000.000 tons to be put out annually for
some years to come. This amount is
more than double the present proouc
tion.
Much research and investigation war¬
rant (he assertion that man is not the only
animal subject to dre :m«. IIorse3 neigh
and rear upou their hind feet while fast
asleep; dogs bark and growl and in many
oilier ways exhibit all their characteristic
passions. __ ________
Contracted Quarters.
Flat Agent— “ Madam, I told you
distinctly that no children were allowed
here.”
Tenant—“We have none.”
A gent—* 'Then howd:d these walls get
ail Tenant—“That banged up?” from el¬
comes our
bows.”—N. Y. Weekly.
There are 2,894 Negroes employed in
Washington by the government and they
draw from the treasury in salaries about
$2,000,000 a year.—Springfield Republi¬
can.
9
3 0 a
Do Not Be Deceived ISBb&v.
with Paste*. Enamel* and Paint* which *ta!c the
bands injure the Iron and burn red.
The P.islng Sun Stove Polish is Brilliant, Odor¬
less, Durable, and the consumer pays for no tin
or glass package with every purchase. t
_
TO H YOUNG MEN.
Splendid steady opportunity to and learn a business of $1000 teat wili
gjv» employment a salary a year.
Ser.a 2c. stamp for circular, containing full informa
t ign. Address Gao. H. Lawrenee. 53 E . 10 th. N .Y. City.
High Ambition.
Teacher (in disgust)—“That’s the tenth
t'me you’ve answered ‘I don’t know’ to
my questions.” six
Boy—“I only said ‘don’t know’
times. The other times I said I wasn’t
sure.”
Teacher—“Well, what does a boy who
never knows,or lie is never sure of anything,
expect to when he grows up?”
Boy—(after rtfleetion)—“I guess meb
be I might be a astronomer an’ talk
about comets.”
Samson’s Strength.
Little Dot—“That is a picture of Sam
son. Hasn’t he awful long hair?”
Li,tl ° Dick “Tha V wot made him
’ Lmie
Little Dot—“Whjt” Dick
—“I don’t know, but 1
guess it’s cause he never went to a bar
ber shop. Papa says barbers talk folk.
half to death.”
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Couldn’t Tell a Lie.
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Neighbor—“Has your mother a good
girl now?”
Child— “No’m; she isn’t fit to be in a
decent famiiy, mamma says.”
‘•Indeed! Where did she get such a
creature?"
“She’s the one you had so long.” -
street & Smith’s Good News
estate or Unro, Lurv or Toledo, »
Lccas Countt i n
Co. doing business in the City ot Toledo.
will County and State aforesaid, and that said firm
pay the sum of $100 for each and every
case of catarrh that cannot be cured Dy the
Ubc of HaU’s Catarrh Cure.
Sworn Frank J. Cheney.
to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 6th day of December, A. D., .666.
| |- A, W. Gleason.
SEAL
Hall’s ■ Catarrh Cure Is taken Notary Public..
acts directly the blood internally ami
on and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney A: Co., Toledo, O.
Ur Hold by Druggists. 75c,
Throat Diseases commence with a Cough.
Cold or Sore Throat. “ Brown’s Bronchial
Troche *” cive immediate relict'. Sold only in
boxes. Price 25 cents.
If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp¬
son’s Eye-water-Druggists sell at 25c per bott le.
German
I Syrup simply 99
state thatM am Druggist
and Postmaster here and am there
f ore j n a position to judge. I have
tried many Cough Syrups but for
ten years past have found nothing
equal to Bosckee’s German Svrup. I
i have given it to my baby for Croup
mprf?£s& living tacts, of to-day Boschee s ;
German Body. 1 Syrup ake no gives substitute. strength to the ® j :
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P— * ' Y
if A. remedy wfoicti,
M about used experience by Wives
to
the painful ordeal
attendant upon
Child-birth, proves
an infallible ftneci
fie for, and obviates
A'f,} / finemeot, the tortures lessening of con- j
tue da nifer.s thereof
to both mother and
\ child, fold by all
lit a - druggists. express on Sent receipt by .
1 J* bottle, of price, gl.50 per
c charges pre
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga.
W. L- 9011118 IS
for m
V gentlemen;
wgtsjr seamless, A sewed smooth shoe inside, that will not comfortable, rip; Calf,
more
•; fOSsr stylish and durable than any other shoe ever
I mi sold at the price. Every style". Equals custom
■ made shoes costing from $4 to $ 5 .
IB ■s ^ ■' XvStiL ■■Mk The Jnerif,: following are of the same " high ’ standard 0 1
}•
$4.oo and $ 5.00 Fine Calf, Hand-Sewed.
V- \wlL 3 $2.50, * 5 ° Police, $2.25 Farmers and g.:>oo and for Letter-Carriers. Working Men.
3 . f Vara ?2.oo $ and $ 1.75 for Youths and Boys.
3.00 $ Haad-Sewed, # LADIcS. TOi? _
0 j ^>v 2.30 $“75 and 2.00 Misses. Dongola, }
for
IT 13 A BoTY yon cws yo- ursolf
nm, to pet tho best value for yeas
money, EconOroiao la yens
footwear by ourchasing W.
ti. represent Doaglaa* the Shoes, best whtc - aln® 2 »
FSho at the prices advsrtisea
as thousands can tsa
W law tify. Bo you weax
them?
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Will clve exclnsiv e ea!e 2a
||S _ Bht». Writ* for catalo
i
Sy^hTJgs m
%fll
K-: ig®pll LA r J MM m
OXC ENJOY®
Both the method and results when
“idf‘ Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
I h,g t 0 tl,C **?*' " 1 1 ” d9
i ^ Y et promptly .l on the kidneys, r ,
j ' Uf r ana Dowels, clonuses the sys
j aches effectually, aud fevers dispels colds, head
nnd cures habitual
; constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only dtieed, remedy of its kind ever pro
i y^ptable pleasing to the taste and ac
i to the stomach, prompt in
Rs action and truly beneficial in its
effects, healthy prepared only from the most
and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular t^yrup remedy known.
of Figs is for sale in 50c
and SI bottles by all leading drug¬
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on baud will pro
cure it promptly for any ono who
wishes to try it. I)o not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL,
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N.Y.
• IGN SEVENTEEN 'ENTV
M
BileBe&ns
Small.
„ Guaranteed „ . . to . curb . Bilious Attacks, Sick
Headache and Constipation. 40 in each
oottlo. lricex^c. For sale by druggists.
Picture “7,17, 70” nnd sample dose free.
O. F. SMITH & CO.. Proprietor3. NEW YORK.
AN ASTONISHING
Tome FOi* WOMEN.
EKE cELREE’ffl
Of"
—Will..........Ill
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It 11 iiitirw
Strengthens Nerves, the Weak, Quiets the
Relieves Monthly
Suffering and Cures
FEMALE DISEASES.
ASK YOUR DRUGGI07 ABOUT IT.
. * 1.00 pe:r bottle.
'
Unlike the Dutch Process
a. if a No Alkalies
— on—
Other Chemicals
aro used In the
preparation of
W. BAKER & CO.’S
weakfastCocoa
| V ! | V \ . which is absolutely
■'1 ii pure and soluble .
m H l: 11 has more than three times
! mi Itj jg Vie with strength Starch, of Cocoa mixed
" Arrowroot or
Sugar, and Is far more eco¬
nomical, It. delicious, coding less nourishing, than one and vent, a cup.
is easily
DIGESTED........
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
W- BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mass.
Comumptlvea and people f
who have weak Janes or Aetb
ma, shoo Id use Piso’s Core for g’ L
Consumption. It Las enred
thonnanO*. It has not In jnr- p
o,l one. It is not bad to take « G
] t is tbe beat coush syrup.
Bold everrwhere. 35c.
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lai His On Mr
ustrated Book, eontain
; ainin 1 ' to dis
treat ........
and cure with ti e ~!ni ;7 < t metii
% St
ren. besides useful prescript ai-, recip s, etc.
Mailed, post-paffl. for 60 cents. Address
Atlanta ithlisiiini; not -j;,
lie Loyd Atlanta, ua.
c 41
-
-■ ■
mm ai coRE. 1
i?5 : 50 c a-l^
Cares Consumption, Coughs, Cronp, Sore
Throat, Sold bv all Druggists on a Guarantee,
jyllftf ms |Uf fnAI fill 0000 nUtlO Looatinm mines of Oo!d and
1 Silver,BVn/i. l> / i UltB
•‘■Philander Boo .b, Bu.-Kajp.'. . 0 , Conn.
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||PIUHI dft*P*ii 1 iSU hlorphlno Habit Cured Id IO
DR?J.8TipHEN^£5binoS!oh&
T 93.