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THE DARLINGTON NEWS, pUBbiaBBL EVERY THURSDAY MORNING r>_ BV-A.3STS, PROPRIETOR. TERX^**$2 Per litnuu la Advance. O n e S^nnre. fiest ln8#vtion...............Rl.ftO One Sijunre, gAcntnl ineertien.. 1.00 Every subeeqefct ineertion... 60 ContrMt advertieemenU inserted upon the most reasonab’e terms. Marriage Notice* end Obitaarles, not exceeding etz Hoe*, inserted free. DARLINGTON •FOR US PRINCIPLE IS PRINCIPLE—RKJHT IS RIGHT—YESTERDAY, TO-DAY. TO MORROW, FOREVER.” VOL. XII. NO il. DARLINGTON, S. 0.. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1886. WHOLE NO 584. DREAMERS. )|any a beautiful sunbeam plays in the forest deep, Many a beautiful starbeam strays in the oaildren’s sleep, Many a dewdrop glistens unnoticed by • mortal eyes. And lipa that we see not breathe us tbs fra- granee of otLar ikies. Deep in the depths of the heart strays many a golden gleam, Many a beautiful star ray entrrs the dream •r’s dream; Jewel* that sparkle and glisten, breexes from balmy skies Live in the soul, ideal, a<l hidden from mortal eye*. All the delightful landscapes outstretched to th* mental view— Beantiful words receding beyond the borixon blue— Glories that blend above it in streams that eternal Bow, Ars to the dreamer’s fancy as visions of long ago ’Tis thus in the aweet ideal beauty and truth are found— Unheard, unseen as the treasures deep in th* silent ground ; The *onl, in its Bights of fsney, its hidden and pensive dreams Lives more in tbe world that’s real, and lots in the world ihm. teems. .rkctefc Sturt). A Tale of Rue, ered bim into Mr. Hay woud’8 par lor. Miss Hue and Mr. Lynde were practicing a duet tor tbo operetta, both too rapt to observe the intru der—a fact inexplicable on musical grounds to poor Mr. Coleman, who did not know tbe notes apart, or care to know them. According to bis inference, theyonng people were absorbed in each other, and he off in limbo. Under these circutn stances it may not be strange that bis lace, that instant spied by M iss Rue, was uot tbe face of an amia ble man. It promptly reminded Mr. Lynde of a waiting pupil, and having congratulated Mr. Coleman on bis safe return, be bust led his music uuder bis arm and departed in baste. Miss Rue wheeled the big easy- chair in front of tbe grate, playful ly forced her sullen snitor into it, and perched herself on its arm to bear ationt his journey. Had be been ill) Not Then be must be Of all tbe tired passengers of the midnight express bound eastward over tbe Old Colony road, perhaps there was uot one more thoroughly used up than John Coleman, ot tbe law firm of Coleman & Riggs, Ash land, Massachusetts. From the morning of November first, when he bad started for San Francisco, till the evening ol this December first, be bad been constantly on the wing. To aggravate his fatigue, the trip, in a business view, bad been highly unsatisfactory, if not. uuuecessary. But as he drew nearer home his scowl vanished, and tne lines about bis firm mouth softened. Stretch ing his long suffering limbs across the seat, be ►pread a newspaper be tween bis aching eyes and tbe glare of the bobbing lamps, and indulged iu tender speculations. How would Rue look when he appeared before her next morning, two days earlier than he had promised T She n ight be watering her plants in the bay window, and be would walk in non- chaleutly, as if he bad left her the evening before, and say, “Good morning, Rue,” and she would drop her watering pot and ru-h toward him, all smiles and blushes, crying, “Ob, John! John ! how glad I am to see y< u! bow I’ve missed yon P “Dear, warm hearted, impulsive little Ru*-! She certainly was fond of him. He wished he bad never been such a brute as to reproach her about Mr. Lynde. He was con viuced now that she bad not leally cared lor the fellow. She had only been cordial with him iu her tree, girlish way. What charming, in imitable ways she had! The lov er’s revery merged into a ream. Mr. Coleman was unconscious of the slacking of the train at B— and of the entrance of two young gentlemen into the seat in front but the nameot Miss Rue Haywood, spoken almost iu his ear, aroused him like an electric shock “Mr. Lynde is bewitched with her, that’s plain,” continued the voice. “He’s having a Hue timeout of Colemau’s absence.” “Pluperfect,” said an answering voice. “They say Miss Rue would not mind Colemau’s taking himselt off for good.” “He’s an able man. You know there’s talk of running him for Cou- gre«8. r “Oh, yes; he’s ‘a dig,’ and all that, but he’s a crotchety fellow Makes Miss Rue walk Spanish, I bear. By they way, bow is she ami Mr. Lynde comiug on with the op eretta 1 I had to cut last rehear sal.” “Famoualy. Miss Rue’s solo will bring down tbe house. Lynde thinks the entertainmeut will toot up at least aoe hundred dollars to ward thy new organ. He’s jubilant I beliutr tbur instrument homes nett to Mli'-Bne fc his affections. Can’t he get the music out of it, thought! Halloo, here’s Ashland!” Wiuclug beneath bis newspaper Mr. Coleman had recognised the voices as those of two college etu dents returning from a lecture at B . Forgetful at last of travel •taiu, weariness and headache, he waited till the youths had left the car, then walked out at the op|w> site end, hia wW>leener*ie»eugros ad lu weigh Dig the levldeuee so gra tuitously offered How tar coub be rely on current gossipl What attitude should be assume toward Ruef Moruiug found mm uuJe cider!. Be mast be governed by Rue’s own manner. As a teat o her feelings toward him be wouU ask her for his sake to withdraw from tbe oiieretta. It she love< him she would do this cheerfully If she would uot do it—Mr. Cole men bad not provided for tbe lat* ter contingency when Bridget ash- fearfully tired She knew his head ached. Should she uot try to mag netize it, and put him to sleep f No, he preferred that she should not. He had kept his eyes closed too long already. As well might a zepher have at tempted to pet an iceberg. With a shiver Miss Rue slipped from her perch, and seated herself with her work in a neighboring rocker. What had come over John! She had never seen him like tfcis before. He did not seem a bit glad to meet her. He turned away from the dis tracting vision, mentally preparing bis Uriel—this astute lawyer, as ig norant of the nature of a girl as an elephant of the structure of a rose. Presently he began about the festi val. He admitted that Rue had once confided to him her mteiiticu of participating in au operetta, but be bad supposed au operetta to be something like au oratorio, not a jumble ot sill> love songs. Did sbe think it becoming in herself, an en gaged young lady, to carol amorous t itties from morning to night with tunetul swain f “They are burleqnes, John—only burlesques. If l bad dreamed of your disapproving, 1 wouldn’t have uomised to sing; but I can’t retract uow.’J “Not when I particularly request it, Ruef” “Indeed, no, John. 1 have the eading part I can’t refuse now to act without offending Mr. Lynde.” “Oj the other hand, you can’t >ersist in acting without offending me ” “Now, John, do bo reasonable. Jow sliou’d 1 feel, announcing at the next rehearsal that l must lie excused—Mr. Coleman was not wili ng to have me connected with the operettaf What would Mr. Lynde think!” •Oh, if bis opinion has more weight with you than.mine, I will retire.” “John, you’re too absurd Can’t on see bow ridiculous it would look for me to throw up my part the mo ment you came home! People would say you are jealous ot Mr. Lynde.” “The jackanapes!” “Aud that you are a Bluebeard, John, I’m not sure, but tbej’d be right,” ••If I’m a tyrant, Rufelle, you are an amazingly fearless Fatima.” “I don’t propose to be your Fati ma, Johu.” “What did Rue mean by that ! The wrinkle in Mr Coleman’s lore- head dropped into a trench, bis brown face flushed like au oak iu October. Please lay aside paradoxes, Ru felle. Do you mean that you don’t wish to marry me! Rumor has told me each.” In truth Miss Rue had meant nothing of the kind, but her lover’s insulting tone exasperated her into silence. Had it come to this that she could not wink without first consulting bis lordship! Her blue eyes flashed ominously, the steel hook in her Augers darted out of her crocheting with a mur derous rapidity. “Rumor has told me as much,” repeated Mr. Coleman, as impres sively as if he had been addressing a jury. “And you let people talk about me, Johu, and listen to what # they say.” “I might have known that a girl who would uot respect my dignity could uot value my esteem. T\ raut or not, Rufelle, at least l have uo desire to rivet galliug letters. Henceforth you are free to smile u|>oii Mr. Lynde or any other gen tieuiau.” Had he omitted tbe last sentence, affectionate, kindly little Rue could even tbeu have “made nji” with John, but this was too much for her temper. Snatching tbe golden cir clet Irom her engagement finger, she hastily flumt it at her lover, with cheeks aflame. “Take back your ring,” cried she; “the girl who wears it shoo d lie a saint or a simpletoa, and I’m ueith er. Good bye, John.” Auburn head erect, chin in air, she swept out of the room with alt the stateliness possible to a slight girl of five feet two- Hhe felt hers to be a righteous iudignaliou. John had uo reason—no earthly reason— to treat bet so. She would uot j»er- sonate patient Griselda for the amusement ot the whole village. “John wants to bend the whole world to his will,” mused she, augri ly, peeping through her chamber blind as he stalked awav chewing his black mustache; “he wants to bend the whole world to bis will, and 1 wont be bent. Our engage ment is broken, and I am glad of it ” For full fifteen minutes she was unequivocally glad. Johu Coleman thought that he too was glad. Walking fiercely on, be squared Ins broad shoulders, and told himself that the engagement had been a mistake —an error of judgment. A grave, self made man oflbi'ty should have been wiser than to trust his happiness to the keeping of a gay, capricious maiden. Why had he been so dotingly fond of t he child, so hoodwinked by her coquetries ! Blind, driveling idiot that he was, the sooner he was bur ied again in the law the better. The wau’s soul was not within him. Shocked at his partner’s ill looks, Mr. Riggs iu greeting him asked it lie had had a chill. “Yes, something of that nature,” was the grim reply. “How about the suit of Ingalls versus Wade ! I find a flaw iu tfie indictment ” Mr. Coleman was iu the mood for finding flaws; his habitual self con trol bad deserted him Once be nearly annihilated Mr. Riggs for casually mentioning Mr. Lynde aud bis reported eugagemeut. “Oho 1 1 recollect now; Coleman bus a lien on tbe young woman bun- seif. Queer I should have forgot ten,” mused the discomforted advo cate, dipping his pen in the ink. That night Mr. Coleman had a chill—no metaphorical heart ague, but a genuine physical, bone-shak ing rigor that demanded blankets and hot bricks aud a heroic dose of quinine. “He’s caught malaria from some ot those Western bog boles,” said the doctor aside to the landlord. “Uule>s we break it up, he’s iu tor fever. See that be has a good nuise. I’d lie aiouud in the morning.” The landlord himself sat up with the patient and a busy night he had till daybreak, when Mr. Cole maustuk into a drowse. The weaiy watcher improved this opportunity to steal away tor a nap and sent his sou to take his place b> the bed side After au hour’s sleep tbe sick man awoke refreshed, the ring ing iu his eats greater, but tbe throbbing of his temples less, the pain in bis limbs no longer abso lutely unbearable. “Heigiio! that you, Harry !” be said, catching sight ot the boy munching an apple for entertain ment. “Where were you when 1 came home last night! I didn’t see you.” “At St. Mark’s sir; blowing the organ. Mr. Lynde has hired me for the quarter” “Ob, he has, has he!” Mr. Coleman turned over iu bed, and scowled at the smoky lamp chimney. Soon he flopped back ag> in. “Do you like this Lynde fellow, Harry !” “Tip top; everyone does.” Mr, Coleman groaned. “Is tbe pain coming on again, sir! Can 1 do anything tor you f” “Nothing, thank you, my boy ; I’m pretty essentially done for. I’d like to hear you talk, though. Tell me what’s happened since I’ve been awav. What’s this Lynde been up to !’’ •Oh, he’s been flying around, you’d better believe.” “Been doing a stiff business, suppose, driving out with tbe la dies!” 1 “He’s been, driving out with Miss Hay" ood some. 1 haven’t seen him with any body else.” Tbe invalid suppressed another groan. They’ve been looking at dishes and cartai's aud things,” Mr. Coleman rose savagely upon his elbow This was teu thousand times worse tbau he bad ever dreamed. “Tbe story I’ve beard, then, is true, Harry. Mr. Lynde is going to be married.” Why, how do you know, Mr. Coleman ! He said it was a secret. He let me go all over his house yes terday—he’s hired Luut’s cottage corner of Vine street—and thiugs shine, I tell you. You just ought lo see those carpets. Miss Hay wood helped him pick ’em out. The other woman dou’t suspect a thing.’’ “What«tber woman !” “Why, the woman Mr. Lynde is going to marry. She lives down in Maine. She thinks alter the wed ding on Christmas she’s comii g with Mr. Lynde to bis boarding house; but instead of that, sir. he’s goiug to fetch her right home to his bully cottage. I’ll bet she’ll be sur prised.” Mr. Coleman dropped back qpon the pillow with au expieasiou a Ra phael might have despaired of re producing He lay there a few miuntes reflecting, then sat bolt upright, his towel begirt head iu bpld relief against the mahogany bead-board. “Blow out the lamp, Harry, please, draw up tue curtains, and hand me my writing desk there on the table. I’ll give yon a dollar if you’ll carry a message to Miss Hay- wood for me this morning.” “Bless my soul, Coleman, you’re as tough as a pine hoot!” exclaim ed the doctor, bolting in as his pa tient sealed the note. “You had ague enough last night to shake a sensitive mortal iuto the grave, and here you're up aud aMeudiug to hu •iuess. Let's feel your pulse. Ra pid yet. but softer. It yca’re pru dent you’ll be out in a lew days.” Harry rushed off on bis errand and delivered Mr. Coleman.* billet iuto tbe bands of Miss Rue herself, who iu his private opinion looked very sober and red eyed. The missive ran hs follows “Dear Rue I’ve been having a chill, one of the bona tide crasta net order. 1 hope you’ll do me the favor to believe if was coming on at your bouse. If 1 raved furiously and behaved worse than a savage, as know I did, do forgive me, dear. I’m coining to beg pardon on my knees as soon as they arc firm enough. Enclosed please find your ring. Ever thine. John. “P. S.—Don’t on any account withdraw from the operettu.” “Poor, deal soul, how ill he must have been!” mused loving little Rue, slipping the ring back upon her finger. “But I hope he isn’t going to he subject to these chills,” she added, with a doleful look. “I hope he isn’t, lor the sake of both of us.” Lions that Never Roar. The temptations of life assume a greet variety of forms. We c mimoiily speak of Satan, the great tempter of mankind, as a roar lug lion, ever going about seeking w hom be may devour. But we wish to warn you, friends, against even another enemy, a wild reast that never roars—namely, strong drink. When a lion roars we have no tice of his approach, aud make fin a place id safety at once. But the one great danger ever com eoted with that rapacious monster, drink, is its apparent harmlessness Uu ike the roaring lion ot Southern Africa, it never amines to ns iu o way calculated to excite fear, but on the contrary, appears before us in the most friendly aud inviting torm possible. U> rein lies its chief power to mis- le<-d aud ensnare. Foes that wear the api>ea,rance ot friends are tbe worst kind of enemies that can be set our path The wild beasts In King Alcohol’s kingdom fascinate and entice ali who come within the reach of their alluring influence. The king ol wild beasts is tbe lion, tbe king of evil is drink. Tl e king of wild beasts is a hou that roars; strong drink, the king ol evil, is lull ot the s|M»rt aud pUi ful ness of the kitten, and tries to ap pear as harmless. He has not the honesty of the shaggy monster that roam the forests of f ar-off lauds, for they roar out their approach belore adxauciiu upon their prey; they never by any deception or disguise profess to be the friends or compan ions of man. But that wild beast, strong drink, bas a deceptive and ensnaring manner suited to every occasion aud circumstance of lile, and would have you believe that be is tbe greatest frieud to health aud happiness that man can ever know. He is food to the weak, health to the sick, joy to the sorrowing, and res* to the weary—that is. if his word is worthy of belief, which it is not, for it would be diflicult to tell from whence imverty. sickness and sorrow could come if this great dis turber of the world’s peace could be bauished from our midst. Bill Arp on the Gold aud Silver Quos- tiou. “A Cranky Programme ” Under that head The Conmitution says: “The rules were changed in ihc in terest of jobbery and to satisfy the demands of organized plunderers and the whisky ring. That the coinage committee is packed in tbe interest of the goldbugs and Wall street wreckers.” These are awful charges and they have distil bed m> seienity mid shaktn iny faith. I feel mortified and melancholy. If these things be true the democracy is respon sible for them. If they t*e a poor widow in Atlanta bums bor | chairs and bedstead to keep the vital spark alive aud nothing stops. ; The rich ride round The lani|»s burn brightly. The music and ihc| dance goes on. The theater lifts I ils matinees The church its prayer i meetings, but the poor woman ! burns another chair all the same The spasmodic charities are poor' comfort. The suffering poor are ! relieved tor a day or a week, but what next! Depend upon it, the course ot (his ualiou is avarice, and it wUJ be its downfal’. I respect for a man who has a million and still hankers after more. 1 JOB DMTMIT; Our job dtpartnKnt ((supplied with every faciliijr BMeasary to enable ua to compete boili ns to price anil quality of work, with e»cn tbo«« el Um oiiiaa, aad •• guaraaia* **us> faction in every particularor charge netbing for our work. We are always prepared re fill orders at short notice for Bill Heads, Letter Heads. Cards, Hand bills Posters. Circulars, Pamphlets, Ac. All job work must be paid for Gash on Delivery. HW U148I they tie true j |, ave Cul|tl . IM p t f or |,j m| If be loses then it is time tor all good men to Uy ttle or flood or rt)bbt . r> . 1 do |1()t party and party |care. The worthy suffering poor It Is All Good. There is a strong disposition in men of opposite minds to despise each other. A grave man cannot conceive wbat is the use of wit in society A person who take a strong common sense view of a subject is for pushing out by the head aud shoulders an ingenious theorist who catches at the slightest aud faintest aualogies; and another mau, who scents the ridiculous from afar, will hold uo commerce with him who feels exquisitely the flue feeliug of tbe heart, and is alive to auytbiug else ; whereas talent Is talent, aud mind is mind ; iu all its branches! Wit gives to life one of its best flavors; (omtnon sense leads to im mediate action ; and gives to socie ty its daily motion ; iarge and com preheusive views cause its auuual rotation; ridicule chastises folly and imprudence and keeps men iu their proper sphere; sublety seizes bold of the flue threads of truth ; analogy dart* away iu the most sublime discoveries ; feeling paints all the exquisite passious ot man’s soul and rewards him by a thou sand inward visitations for that comes from without. We must de spise no soft of talent; they all have their separate duties and use*, all the happiness ol man for their objects; they all improve, exalt, aud gladden him. shake loose fr m lines and call for the new deal. If they be true then it is time, the very time, for the jieople to wake np and throw their leaders over board to the whales lor the fear the ship of state wiil sink. The Contthuftnn savsr “But the solid south will have something to say iu these matters.” How solid. Solid for what f Did not one half of onr congressmen vote for changing the rules! (Jould they have been ohttng'd wqhbut the support that was given bv the sonthern mem bers! Are Mr. Blount and those Georgia members who voted for the change, controlled by avarice or ignorance ! Tbe New York Sun congratulated tbe countn on Mr. Blount’s appointment as chairman of service, and said it was a black eye to tbe plunderers to that de partment. Well now please tell us how tlii- is. What are the trust ing, confiding, unsuspecting people to beh ire ! Have the southern leaders gone alter mammon, t«>of Or is it possible that the change ot the rules may not mean ooirnption ! If it does mean it, then farewell all hope ot reform by a party. Jud^e Underwood says be has lived a long tune aud made many observe', ions, and he is now prepared to snv that it is within the range of possibility lor a Democrat to steal. But | did dream that our southern statesmen or politicians, or whatever you cnil them, would go at it so soot aud on so big a scale. 1 believed they would leal n in due time bow to gob ble up the loaves and fishes, bull did think they would lie modest about it during Mr. Cleveland’s term. Il looks to me like tbe two great pai ties are bound to disinter- gate ainhow. They are getting power! ul y mixed on the tariff and (he silver questions aud areatraid of each other, but b> and by they will have to fall imo line. Our ow n people are mixed. Our intelligent press is divided. The unsophis ticated tanners are in doubt aud now is a chance for statemanship Mr. Cleveland has pronounced his views and the whole country gives him credit for sincerity, but most of bis party beg leave to differ on some things. They say that tbe silver dollar is the poor Mail's friend aud it does not matter whether it is pure or piaed so long as it bins as much as a gold dollar or a piper one. Judge Underwood sa\ s be does not care if it is made of nickle plates so long as tbe irov eminent receives it ior a dollar : That tbe credit ol tbe government is all that makes paper money good or any other money. It is the stamp of Uncle S. upon gold coin that makes it good. So let the silvt r dollar roll uti and jingle in our pockets. The banks have got all the gold and if we put silver down gold goes up, of course, and people who are iu debt will have to make a sacrifice to get it. It will make rich richer, and tbe poor poorer, Well, that seems to be the way thiugs are going, the millionaires against the masses. What we want in congress now is, some grand men, w ho will stand np for the coinmcn people, tin toilers in the workshdjis and on tbe fai ms. Ed Richardson ’is dead-died worth ten millions, and made it all ont of cotton down in Mississippi. Well, at least nine millions of it came from the sweat and toil ot the laborer who made tbe cotton and who was justly entitled to that money The work ing bees make tbe honey and the drones eat it, but by and by the woikers arise iu their wrath and slay the vagabonds. This thing has got to stop somewhere aud some time. These mdndplies aud rings are tyeing us band and foot. What does the average rich man know' about the sufferings of the poor * What does he Care! Tbe Atlanta nabobs think they did splendid in giving five or ten dollars to help their poor tide over the late cold ! wave, hut what after the wave Fas passed ! One gentleman wrote u 1 • note saying, be was glad of tbe op portunity to give five dollars. Well, be can be glad every day if he wants to Tbe opportunities, are more fie quent tiisii the importunities, for their are hundreds of proud spirits wfio will not beg. How cold tike rain world seems to them. How far away is tbe church aud charity and humanity. When Secretary Bay ard’s daughter died the doors of the presidential mansion were clos ed and the brilliant lights turned down aud the tuu«i'' ceased, and this was kind and are iu his sight every day or lie knows tuli well where to find them. I see tint Mr. Atkinson, says j that if the government does uot ! stop the coinage ot s Iver it will bankrupt Wall street. If that is-o then let the coinage go on. Horace Greelv said yio man should be al lowed to have mpre than a million. St 1’aul said that the love of money was the root of all evil. Tom Hood sang the song of the shirt and made London weep, but sbe did not weep loug The'struggle for money and power still goes ou reckless of all consequences. But we did have hope and faith iu integrity of the south, and when that is all g tie, all is coho.—From Atlanta Con stitution How to Obtain Long Life. Thousands of people annually ruin their constitution by simply swa lowing too much medicine.- It may seem a very strange thing for a medical man to say, but it is nev ertheless the fact. It is a danger ous thing to fly with every little ail uieiit to the meiliclhc chest. The use of tonics, unless under medical advice, should be discountenanced ; a tonic is sharper than a two-edged sword, it is a tool that needs to be used with caution. There are now, I am sorry to see, some aerated wa ters con ing into use which contain the strongest mineral tonics, that are apt to accumulate in the system with the most disastrous resu ts. They should, therefore,not be drunk ad libitum as to quantity, or with out guidance to quality. Rest should be taken with great regularity. One day in seven should be set apart for the complete rest ol both body and mind. Independent ol this, ait who can : ftbid it shonld take an annual holiday. Traveling is quite cheap, aud two weeks or a mouth’s relaxa tion from care and business cannot make a big hole in the purse of one who works all the rest of the year and knows how to economize time. Innocent pleasure and wholes me recreation conduct to longevity. All work and uo play sends Jock to au early grave. Recreation is to the mind and nervous system what sunshine is tc the blood. As a pby sieiau, I must be allowed to say just one word about the calming, quieting effect of telixion ou the miud. The truly religious make by far and always tbe best patients, their chances of recovery from se rious sickness are greater, aud so is their chance of long lile, simply owing tc the power they have of submitting tbernsrlvea quietly, yet humbly and hopefully, to whatso ever may be before them ■WHPSBJW Suubvaius. Because the baby in u link yeller is no sign be is a Chinaman. An art ist’s cherub in a good ileal like a boarding house turkey—all head aud wings. Teacher of Bible class—“In what book of the Bible is the expieasiou found, “All flesh is grass!” Stu dent—“Timothy.” “A man never loses anything by politeness.” At all events there are have no a K r ** at ,na "-V n,e, » »»wer «lour min;,.,, never ip tend to. ~ Tbe shortest route to a man’s In-art is said to be through his stom ach. In that case a good cook book is the most reliable marriage gnid*. A Brooklyn woman is keejiiug in a book a list of things she ought to pnrcliase, but cannot effort to wear. She calls the book herought-to-bny- ograpby. A Chicago man made Ida wife ft nice New Year’s present this time. He had all her divorcea elegantly bound in red morocco, with an illu minated title page. Declined the Honor. “Mrs, Henry Villard, who is now staying iu Berlin, having gone abroad with her husband a year and a half ago for a long rest, was recently asked by the crown priii cess of Germany to take the part of an English barmaid at a fancy fair in which that lady was deeply in terested. The princess and Mrs Villard are on intimate terms, ahd the former meant to offer her friend a compliment by the invitation, uot knowing that the daughter ol VVH- linm Lloyd Garrison, like her fath er and her brothers, is devoted to totai abstinence; Mrs. Villard, al though conscious that requests f om the royal family are considered commands, peremptorily declined the intended honor. She expreiaed her cheerful willingness to aid the fair* which was a charitable ol»ject, but not in that way. The princess on learning the American lady’s feelings, expressed regret, and of fered an apology for her involun tary discourtesy.—Inter Ocean. A Walking Skeleton. Mr. E. Springer, of Mechanics- burg, Pa., writes : “1 was afflicted lung , fever aud abscess on lungs, aud reduced tp a walking skeleton. Got a free trial bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, which did me so much &ood that I bouuht a dollar bottle. After aaiug thtee bottles, found myself once more a man com pletely restored to health, with a hearty appetile, and a gain in flesh of 48 lbs.” Call at Willcftx & Go’s., Drrg Store aud get a free trial bot tle of this certain cure for all Lung Diseases. Large bottle* 11.00, Woman is n< t much of a philos opher, but sbe ia proverbially ft conaiderfttie, but clothes obaerver. The custom of kissing babies is lieing justly centured these days, ft is cowardly fo kiss the poor help less things. We’d lather lake nomu- body our size. •‘Pat, what time is It!” “Oil don’t know, Mike, bat let’s guess at it, aud thin, begorru, the msu who comes furthest off can goto the kitchen aud look.” A lady of charitable disjiositipu asked a tramp if site could not as sist him by mending his clothe*! “Yes, madam,” he sabt, “I have a button and if you will sew a shirt ou to it 1 will be greatly obliged ” In a ball-room: Mm. Brazen— “Ali, Dr Pillsbury, I see yo«» err looking at my new dress. U is very low-necked, I know, but ready what do you think of it!” “Phed- monia, madam, pbeumonial ,, Som • one says that the Mormons are cowards and wouHtJt fight. All the same, they are the only peo ple iu this country yrho have the Spartan courage to marry a doz- u of wives iu a thtee ye< rs’ inning. Thousands Say So. Mr. T. W. Atkins, Girard, Kan., writes: “I never hesitate tors- , commend your Electric Bitter* to lay customers, they give entire satisfaction and are rapid 8e!lets. h Electric Bitters are tbe pureat and best medicine known and will positively cure Kidney aud Liver complaints. Purify the blood and regulate the bowels. No tarn ly can afford to be without them. They will save hundreds ol dollars in doe tor’s bills every year. Bold at fifty cents a bottle by WtUcoX & Co. Queer Origin of the Burmese War. A singular point ol current his tory has just been brought to tight in England which show* that rise late Burmese war may be referred to the wearing of a pair of earrings. The boring of the ears ot a royal princess in Burmuh is regarded as au event of as much importanoe as her ootniug of age weald be were she the heir to the English throne. It is the occasion when she first as sumes the rank and stata-. da* to her. King Theebaw, it is stated, when the time approached for t his cere mony in tbe cause ot his eldest daughter, conceived the idea sf in viting all the crowned heada «f Europe to witueue it. and was eager toeutertaiu them with beeoming magnificence. Hence be made an mormons demand for doty pay ments in advance on the Boaibaff- Borniali Trading company, an Eng lish corporation. The company te- • used to submit to this extortioo, and tbe result ts a mat ter of hiatsig. — Youth’s Companion. Jackets are very fashionable. They are generally made ©! woolen material, trimmed with galloon, br chenille, or moire toued the edge, the collar, sleeves, an I f ont*. Tfl* simplest of these jacket* hsve tbe trouts cats Into sqnate lappets. The vest is fastened by means ot vrty small buttons put on very close to gether. Others have n basque sfit open at all the seams, with revera and three points in fiont; tl.r t avk finished with sma 11 ostil ion. Ths collar is turned either up or down, square or rounded. Bucklsn's Arnica fisjvs. The beet Solve hr the world for Cats, Braisen, Ulcers, Balt Kbeum, Fever Bores, Tetter, Champed Hands, Chilblains, Corns, aud ell Skin Ernptious, and posttivety cures Pile*. 1 or no pay n*qubvd. It in guaranteed to give perfect setts- faction, or menoy retanded. Prion 26 cents per box. For sale by Will- cox ft Co. •* V- 4 ' *'■ Any druggist will tell yto what remedy.