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THE OLD,'OLD 8TORY.
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Tin* mainlands on Un> flpty txw,
WlUi all III* rriiniii ™ » _ v.
Anil glnr •« m> alilt»* stovepipe joint
41c Uolti* above Ills head. ' ( ' v, 4 rr ^*
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fills hand* are tdn<*’.< with polish paste,
III* Ini’" liillno-d wliit soot;
Ami do-Tit '■>'.% .Tnii- mitl ilmvn till buck
8lwr|> palm unnumbered (boot.
III.
Ti>n Ihominil wav*, ten thousand time*,
He’* tried to make a fltj
Site tnor. 1 of war* amt timet be't tried,
The more be l( from It.
IV.
lilt wife ami children pre outside,
All petrlfl-d willi fiotr.
Awaiting Hip catastrophe .
Thai comet lit lx Hutu of jrear. .* . .
v. . *
Then pomp* a hurst of adjectives,
And Him a iimltnati'x roar,
Amt mini pml box wiiti earthquake ahocka.
And ttovepfpp. flood tint floor.
VI.
0 0 0 0 0
'i nedoalor eomne with arnica
And little blitter cup; '• v>.
The tinner comet, hk Usual,
Ami pill* Urn aloveplp.- up.
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A DREADFUL FRIGHT.
•" Don't call me for breakfast In the
; momlng.” This instruction was given
to a servant la the hall who had just
shown the speaker into the room which
f occupied on tho third floor oftho
hotel.
The now-comer closed and secured
tho door, deposited his valise and ovor-
.coat tQU tho floor and turned up the
gas, while I, who had been awakened
.by his ,eutrailco, lay blinking nt tho
jilgbt which glared in my faco. As the
cltfrk told mo thoy were crowded and
jto would probably have to put some
one else In my room whon tho 12:40
,express arrived, 1 was not surprised ot
alarmed at this midnight intrusion.
Tho stranger was a man, of perhaps
flO years of ago.; he was nbovo medium
height, of^tWiiptlc build, clean shaved
except (t blonde mustache, and had tijo
manner and general appearance which
would lead a casual observer to denomi
nate him us one of that variegated
class commonly known as commercial
tourist*;
Ilaving completed my mental critl-
.eism of him, I was about to close my
eyes and endeavor to resume my much-
needed ropose—as 1 had to take tho
train at 4 a. in.—when, catching for
the first time a good view of tho face
in the light, l noticed a gloomy and
troubled look on his countenanco. It
was evident Hint u great weight of
sorrow, Rome galling burden of grief,
rested on his mind.
ills was not the wanrynnd Jaded look
at oho who is worn out with long
travol. No: it was sad, gloomy and
despondent, yet fierce, determined and
AloBpornto. It was calculated to arouse
,tho curiosity and sympathy, but at tho
aamo time to overawe tho prying soru-
tiny, and to repel tho proiTerod sym
pathy, of tho observer.
Though at lirst somewhat vexed at
being abruptly aroused and kept awake
at jthlH hour of Hie night by tills unin
vited guest and room-mate, my impa
tience had now given way to curiosity;
and I lay in silent wonder eyeing tho
strange man who hud not'yot taken
any notice of mo or seemed to lie aware
.of my presence. Nothing but exces
sive mental torture and great travail of
spirit could prodnue on the counte
nanco an expression so pitiably and yet
so frightfully desperate.
As in gloomy and meditative ailenco
he undressed h I in sol f, with a consider
able effort drew oft ills trim, narrow
toed gaiters and prepared to retire; I
wondered what mighty grief it was
that fastened itself upon him; what
wrongs ho had 6u(Torud, what disap
pointment encountered, or what crime
ho had committed that now arose like
"SUwt spoo.U’e before him nnd wrung
1 ..onl in torture, lie at last seemed
ady to retire, but instead of doing so
e ‘lied his valise, which lay at his feet,
id, fii'Uir running over its contents
lor a While, took out a razor nnd began
strapping it on the palm of his hand.
As 1 looked jit hts'face, now dnrker
and move dutynniued than ever, at the
bright blade which gSitiered in tho
light, and his neck, now bated to ills
breast, an appalling possibility flashed
into my uviiui: is ho about to ©ml his
auffoiihgn -to quiet tho pangs of
/'©mono with t he horrible and cowardly
fself-i
.crime of self-murder? Is ho about to
thrb9$ Wa blackened soul into tho
proaeue^bf his Maker with this crown
ing act of wickedness? Am I to wit-
lifts* a horrible nnd bloody deed?
I could scarcely restrain myself from
apriuging up and crying out, yet I
to breathe lest I should
"on. : Trausilxed with
1 lay, convulsively
Of my revolver bo-
bis every
.•monioeal delibera-
strapping tho raxor
f his hand, now drawing
thumb-nail, now holding
ulmost feu
Attract his
terror
clu
lie soon laid the
nrer upon the again ^ed to
his valise and after a moment's search
took, out a slrsidor vial coutaiuiug
some dark liquid.
Jt pros now dtarty evident that lie
sras t*nt upon self-destruction, yet it
raf yrith some relief that 1 saw that
lie had chosen a milder method ot
taking his life. I was aelsed with an
(jupulao to spring forward and snatch
A‘)u'iti«- in Mt> | h|m r,
i the razor from ins reach, and, if |km,.
sible to thwart him in the fell design
upon his own life. 1 would reason
and plead with him, I would tell him
to meet the trials and hardshi|>sof life
bravely—to brace up ami he a man.
lint no; perhaps he would turn on
me in his desperation and frenzy! I
was physically no match for this man;
there might he two dead tneu in tho
room next morning instead of onel I
shuddered nt the thought.
He had changed his position in tho
room, so that I could no longer see him
unless I should rise up in the bed.
and tills would attract his attention
to me. Tearing my own safety, and
undecided os to what I should do,
I waited and listened for some mo
ments—wretclicd moments they were,
of terrible suspense.
Now and then I heard a muttered
blasphemy. I was sure I could smell
some powerful drug but could not tell
what it was. At last, unable longer to
endure the tortures of suspense, I arose
to a sitting posturo. At the same
instant he turned out the light and
with an oath of fiendish exultation
sprang into his bed.
I do not know how long I sat there,
bewildered and stupilied, staring at
the impenetrable darkness around me.
I vainly endeavored to recoucile and
account for the mysterious conduct
and appearance of the strange man.
For n while I heard him rolling
uneasily upon his bed, and then all was
still. Tho air, now laden with the
odor of somo Btrong drug, seemed close
and stilling, the darkness was oppres
sive, tho death-like stillness was pain
ful. At last I heard breathing—faint
and low at first, then more distinct,
then labored and heavy. The power
ful narcotic hrnl begun its fatal task!
Tho victim of his own mud deed now
slept tho sleep that would end in
Uenth,
Reproaching myself for my stupid
inaction, I sprang from my bed ant!
hurriedly lighted the gas. Neur it lay
the vial partly emptied. I picked it up,
nervously raised it to tho light and read
on tho label': “Dr. Squeci link's Corn
Ouro.” •
No, I didn’t kill him as he Blept,
neither^id I draw the razor across my
own throat, but I must admit that, as
I crawled buck into bed with a disgust
bigger than n bay steer, I seriously
contemplated both.
Rut how about the razor? I didn’t
ask him, but suppose it was tgnomini-
ously misused to pare his corns.
A. T. Stewart mill the Apple. Wotnnn.
Thero !b a queer story of tho super
stition of A. T. Stewart. Front the
beginning of Ids career as a New York
merchant until shortly before Ids
death, he imagined that his fortune was
bound up in that of tho little old apple-
woman who ha.l a stand in front of ids
store. When ldt chief store wnsdown
by tho (^y Hall this little old npplo-
wnmnn was encouraged and protected
by him, and when lie moved further up
llroadwny to the big white building
now occupied by Dunning it is said
that ho personally superintended tho
carrying of tho little npple-womnn’s
olTectB to a new stand outside of it.
Horosho stayed during all of its pros
perity in these new quarters, but shortly
before bis death she disappeared.
Stewart looked upon her as a mascot,
nnd ho often Raid, so the story goes,
that when she died or left tho place ids
good luck would go with her. Strnngo
to say, it was even so. A few months
after this Stewart began to decline, and
the apple-woman was hardly forgotten
before he was in hit grave.
.»— «•—«—»♦—- y.
Supplanting tin; Cell*.
Tho editor of tho American Agri
culturist writes from Omaha to ids
journal of some of the thiugs ho is see
ing on his western trip The large
number of public thoroughfares in
Omaha, which nre being laid out,
widened or otherwise improved, com
mand a largo number of workmen. He
was struck with tho ahsonco of tho
Celtic countenances, which, a few years
ago, almost wholly made up the class
of public laborers in Omaha. Now
nearly all of them appear to bo Swedes.
“ What,’’ lie asked of a friend residing
in Omaha, “1ms become of the Celts?”
“Oh,” he Jokingly replied, “ they have
gone into polities. Tho Scandinavians,
who are crowding in upon us in large
numbers, have taken tho placo of tho
Irish laborers, and now handle the
pickax©, which the latter havo aban
doned for other Ins* onerous pursuits."
What h© fouud wtis true In Omaha,
was found to lie true In othor far
western places. Tho Scandinavians
now appear to be tho “ hewers of wood
and drawers of water" Hut a very
a^ort time, however, will be required to
\tork, a transformation In their condi
tion; and thoy will soon be owners of
their little homes nnd prairie farms.
A little Magazine-street girl asked
her mother the other day how tt was
that Adam nnd Eve came to leave the
Carden of Kden, and was told that the
devil entered the garden In the form of
a serpent and tempted them, aud God
banished them. Tim little child pou-
derod over the reply fora few moments,
, and then looking up, sai l; “Mamma,
! why didn’t God send the devil away
instead of Adam and Eve? They were
in tli© garden arst,”—New Orleans
State.
Fine live ten* cigars at links’*.
POISON INTHEASHES
Wlmt flu* Mt. Lebanon Shakers
Found—Incident In the His
tory of a (Juiet Community.
Tho Mount Lebanon (New
York) Shakers nre a quiet com
munity, secluded from the fret
and worry of the outside world.
They nre widely known, how
ever, for their strict honor nnd
probity in business.
The Shakers believe that na
ture hu« a remedy for every dis
ease. A few have been found—
the rest are as yet unknown.
Many were discovered by acci
dent. Others came to light as
the result of patient experiment
and research.
Nervous Dyspepsia is a com-
nciv clise
paratively new disease, growing
out of the conditions of modem
life. It is a joint affection of
tho digestive organs nnd of the
nervous system. These two
were formerly treated as sepa
rate ailments, and it was left
for tho clear-sighted Shakers
to prove that the basis of this
terrible and often fatal compli
cation lies chielly in the disord
ered and depraved functions of
digestion and nutrition.- They
reasoned thus:—“If we can in
duce the stomach to do its
work, and stimulate tho excre
tive organs to drive out of the
body the poisonous waste mat
ters which remain after the life-
giving elements of the food
have been absorbed, we shall
have conquered Nervous Dys
pepsia and Nervous Exhaust
ion. And they were right.
Knowing the infallible power
of Shaker Extract /RiumVFk
of Shaker Extract (Seigol’s
Syrup) in less complicated
though similar diseases,
they resolved to test it fully
in this. To leave no ground
for doubt they prescribed the
remedy in hundreds of cases
which had been pronounced in
curable—with perfect success
in every instance where their
directions ns to living and diet
were scrupulously followed.
Nervous Dyspepsia and Ex
haustion is a peculiiu'ly Ameri
can disease. To a greater or
. less extent half the people of
this country suffer from it—
both sexes and all ages. In no
country in the world are there
so mnny insane asylums filled
to overflowing, all resultin';
from this alarming disease. It?
leading symptoms are these:
Frequent or continual head
ache; a dull pain at the base
of the brain; bad breath; nau
seous eructations; the rising
of sour and pungent fluids to
the throat; a sense of oppress
ion and faintness at the pit of
the stomach; flatulence; wake
fulness and loss of sleep; dis
gust with food even when
weak from the need of it; sticky
or slimy matter on the teeth or
in the mouth, especially on ris
ing in the morning; furred ano
coated tongue; dull eyes; colei
hands and feet; constipation
diy or rough skin ; inability t<
fix the mind on any labor call
ing for continuous attention;
ami oppressive and sad fore
bodings and fears.
All this terrible group
Shaker Extract (Seigel’s
Svrup) removes by its pos
itive, powerful, direct yet
painless and gentle action upon
the functions of digestion aud
assimilation. Those elements
of tho food that build up and
strengthen the system are sent
upon their mission, while all
waste matters (Ihcashcsof life’s
fire) which unremovnd, poison
nnd kill, are expelled from the
*xp
body through the bowels, kid
neys and skin. The weak and
prostrated nerves are quieted,
toned nnd fed by the purified
blood. As the result, health,
with its enjoyments, blessings
and power, returns to the suf
ferer who iuul, perhaps, aband
oned nil hope of ever seeing
well day.
another
Tlu* 1 e i** e't iviltinc to difconrnge
Milan who nil* ti edicinos His
itesl art it-lt-» is jtreity mr>' t<> le a
diegi.ii 11« iimikct.
'% m? i
Wlc.e*s,
&XV& &\\ Dv
fiastil
Cancer of tho Tongue.
f My wife, Rome three or lour years ago. was troo.
bled with an nicer on tho Bide ot her tone;"* near
the throat.' The pain who luuewwnt, causing loss
of Bleep and producing great nervous prostration.
Accompanying tlittt trouble was rheumatism. It
bad passed from the shoulders and centered in tho
wrist of ono hand, she almottt losing tho nee of It.
wrist 01 one uiiikj, — —
Between the suffering ot the two, life had Brown
•—* »>" o ualf dozen emaii-
bnrdcnRorae. By the oac of a •*»«»
sized bottlcaof Swift’s Specific, she was entirely
relieved and restored to health. This was three
Sparta, Ga., June 5,1SS8.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
Tub SwiftSpkcifio Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta, Gtt
1ST W. 23d St., N. V.
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PORTFOLIO OF FASHIONS
AND WHAT TO WEAR
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Myles, Illustrated witn uijont t.0011 Cuts,
cent, ptsl.pidd, fur cents.
THE
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A. CHAVQUS, Agt
(Opposite the Court House.'
3Dto.Td1±xl <3-aj.
Manufacturer and Dealer in
Saddles, Bridles & Harness.
—TIK WII.T. ALSO KEEP—
Lap Robes, Horse blankets, Hallers
bridle bits. Spurs, Carriage,
bit gy. Killing nnd Team
hi pa, L tslics, Combs
brushes, Collars,
Ilames, E‘„c.
Cheap For Cash,
Repairing Promptly Done.
May 19-8<i-ly.'
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AVER.
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ri-tti'iT—
1885.
Established ISo7.
clot:
S ir.: fv.viv JV 9ft} 20
YIIATS.
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Liniment
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CHICAGO, Hilt
Sciatica,
Lumbago,
Rheumatism,
Burns,
Scalds,
Sting*
Bites,
Bruises,
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Contracted
> Muscles,
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ely’s CatarrH
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COLO IN HEAD
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OtTXlES
Scratches,
Sprains,
Strains.
Stitches,
Stiff Joints,
Backache,
Galls, >
Sores,
Spavin T '
Cracks.
TH|3 COOD OLD STAND-BY
nccomplisbes for everybody exactly what Is claimed
for It. Ono of the reasons for tbo great popularity of
the Mustang Liniment is found In It? nnlvcsrsal
applicability. Everybody needs such e. medicine.
The I.Miberman needs It tn caso of accident.
The Housewife needs It for general family use.
The Cannier needs It for his teams and hU men.
The Mochanto needs It always on hU work
Tho Miner needs It In coso of emergency.
Tho Pioneer ncodslt-cau’tget along without it
The Farmer needs It la bis bouse, bis stable,
end hts stock yard.
Tho Steamboat man or the Boatman needs
Ittn liberal supply afloatand ashore.
Tho fioroo-fonclor needs lt-rlt Is bis best
i reliance.
i Stock-grower needs ft—It WfU save blm
thousand* of dollars and a world of trouble.
Tho Railroad mnn needs It and wW need It so
& C g < Cmfy l ^S 1 ^ saaec8 or vlrn8 ’
agfflasaa'a
completely heals tbo sorca and restores the semw
A thorough treatment uilleure.
ELY BBOniEKS, DrnggUU, Owego, N. T
long as his llfols a round of accidents and dangers.
The Backwoodsman needs it. Thero Is noth.
IngUko.it as an antidote for tbo dangers to life,
limb and comfort which surround tbo pioneer.
Tko Merchant needs ltabont his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen, apd when
these oome the Xnstang liniment is wanted at onoe.
Keep at Bottle In the Honse.. *Tts the beet of
Keep ©Bottle fa the Factory. It* Immediate
use In case of accident saves pain and loss of wages.
Keep m. Bottle Alwaya In the Stable for
■so when wanted.
Catarrh la Not a Blood Disease.
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MILLER BR08. STEEL PEL'S
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the I
talllustagea
TUB BEST H C3K.
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is leading ,tries tn u boxes of i dosen each, on
raceipt oISl.ttd,
Aitvie*School Pens, i hones, 1 tins. esc!i, 80. IT
4 “ Ruslncss*' 4 •• 1 “ •• .
4 H Business A Stub*, 4 haxrs, 1 dox. each, . li
Ittw Tn im K»!l (TTIRT («. lenJo, f«n.