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gw ... - THE DESCENT OF WINTER. 1 "With one strong foot upon the prone, dumb i land, Sowing the snowflakes out his great, rough | hand. Loud-voiced, in tempests poured beneath the i sky In whirling storm-gusts, doth he stand and cry: " Lo, lam come?Kins Winter:'' Frozen becomes the bleak moor's shallow edge: The lank crane shivers in the frosty sedge: The little sparrows Hit with trembling wings Over the dank reeds, and tne plover smj^s; " Ah, he is come?King W inter!"' The frowsy pii>e-weeds on the gary marsh Stand frozen, battling 'gainst the cold winds harsh; , The homeless snowflakes, sinking, yet undutub, Down-dropping in the black-pools, sigh: ''We come, The ensigns of King Winter." Bent are the brakes l>eneath the whelming snows: The timid rabbit through the marsh-grass goes: Wet-winged the robin pipes beyond the fen. At mournful twilight answered by the wren: " Night?night! have pity. W inter!'' Still mute and prostrate the grim landseajn; lies; Still fall tlu flakes dowa from the pitiless skies In swarms thro' the wide dusk,on everything. Sown from the Northland by the Want-King, Ruler of Rivers, Winter. Ruddy the latiqis within yon cottage glow, And childhood's voice comes wafted to me low. In merry laughter and incessant mirth, When the thawed roof-snow slips into the earth Under the steps of Winter. Shut fast thy door, my Soul, and bide within! Heart-'.varmth hast thou, and Love to house k thee in; Let the snows fall, still shall our nights be mirth, Quiet, with laughter by the fireside hearth; Four down thy snows, oh, Winter! Still, when without I hear the piteous call Of His lost robins in the gray nightfall, I wish, while screams the wind with bitter com, All things of His housed warm within His fold: His birds!?have mercy, Winter. Where are His dew,irops now? His tender leaves.' His social crickets 'mon^ the noonday sheaves? Hath Earth no answer.' Hark! Tis the heron gray Calling, across the moor's edge far away, "Cold are thy feet, oh. Winter!'' 1 ?Charles J. O'Mrtlley, in the Current. < MISS SCAMPER. i None at the Rappaquah Sulphur J Springs knew who Miss Scamper was, and few cared to know. She came with an , old gentleman, who registered the pair ( as US. Scamper and grand-daughter, , New York city." They were doubtless , poor folk on a holiday. They had no , servants with them. The old man wore , a suit of rather rusty black, and his ; trunk, an antique leathern conveniency, ] bore the letters S. S. in brass headed - nails. The young woman's trunk?she ( had but one?was large enough, and of , modern make, but it was apparently not i well tilled, since she had shown but three dresses all the three weeks she had re- , mained. One of these, of rich material, she wore evenings: the other two, of some washable material, worn alternate- < ly in daytime. She had no jewelry be- ] yond a plain gold brooch. One of the eliirible young men there said that "the j Scamper had one Sundav-go-to-meetin' < and two work day suits," for which his t ?j- * neighbor should have kicked him, but didn't. The eligible young man was ( looking for an eligible mate in the per- i son of Miss Bolsover, the great heiress, ] whom the society paper had said was j coming to the Rappaquah: though, as ? she hadn't come, the Brown's young man { of the society paper labored under a de- > lusion. The match making dowagers i did not fear this modest, pretty, and well cultured young woman, lor me j j gilded youth, who were also lying in wait for MissBolsover, much more gilded, < did not dangle in her train. Indeed, she i had no train. Her business was to look y after her poor old grandfather, who was ] not in good health7 and with whom the waters 9eemed to agree. Didymus Dodd, who had scraped an acquaintance with < old Scamper, ns the fellows irrever- i ently called him, seemed to be her j admirer: Didymus was nobody. He \ was well-made, tall, handsome, and of good address; but he was only an ? upper clerk in a Philadelphia insurance company. To be sure, he would be ; superintendent after January, vice Ilig- < gins, retired and superannuated, and j would then draw a salary of $3,000 a i year. But no one knew that, and the j possible good fortune to poor Miss i Scamper; and had they known, five ] thousand a year was no great matter. So the field was left to poor Miss Scamper j and welcome. Didymus only began paying attentions to Miss Scamper out of courtesy, and < because no oie else did; but the more he saw of her the more ] he liked her. and it ended in his being i badly hit. As he and she were the only impecunious people at the old and old- i fashioned resort?the other visitors counting their dollars well up in hundred thousands?the matter attracted at* i r ?ii! K-ii. i. lenuon, aim uy way 01 geiung uuiu urn, of the way of marriageable sons and daughters, scheming mothers lent the affair all the quiet encouragement possible. And this passed into a more active ] nature from two little incidents that occurred about ten (lays before the end of the two months' vacation of Didymus. There was a Mrs. Dc Nyse . at the Springs, who was well- , known as an amateur vocalist of merit, and who9e voice, though a little ready in the upper *iotes, had been trained so well as to make her worth a hearing. One evening, when a few were in the parlors, her friends besought her to , favor them, and fo on, and she expressed her readiness, but there happened to be no accompanist. Miss Scamper, who was chatting near by with Didymus, looked up, and quietly said, u Perhaps I can serve that way. Mrs. I)e Nyse." "Can you plav at sight. Miss Scamper?" inquired Mrs. I)c Nyse. Miss Scamper nodded assent, and seated herself at the piano-forte, and accompanied the voice with such pood judgment that the singer was delighted. " I wish I could carry you about with me, my dear," she said. "But do you not sing? You surely must." "A little." Urged by allarnund, Miss Scamper, to her own accompaniment, sang an aria from " II Trovat;>re." ller voice proved I to be a rich soprana, of full register, clear as a silver bell, and admirably cultivated. I There was a moment's pause when she had done, as though not to lose a note, and then a storm of applause. Here was a sensation. Everybody talked of her method, and the gilded j youth were in raptures. The mammas | conferred, and concluded that Miss j Scamper was a member of some church j choir, or attached to some English opera , troupe, wno kuev. ? But they were civil. There was a party going ever to Almont, j Colonel Parisfall's pine, next day. ! "Would shejjo? Shjgari^ited. Didymus i ^^.^.sakhtcrEer in a low^^ce: *4It is a riding party, Miss Scamper. I know the best horse in the livery-stable here, and if you'll permit me, I'll secure it for you." To which she replied in the same tone: "Thank you, Mr. Dodd; you are very kind: but I have one at command already. Get that for yourself." Somewhat rebuffed, Didymus ccloreil, but she added, ''Mine shall not disgrace , you," which was a distinct intimation i that she expected him as escort. The j spirits of Didymus rose from zero to i blood-heat. The next morning, as the riders were j ready to start, a groom, known to be one of Colonel Parsifall's, rode up, leading a magnificent blooded bay horse, equipped with a side-saddle. As they were adruir- ! ing the animal, Miss Scamper, in a neat I riding-habit, made her appearance. The : groom took off his hat. Didymus, not a I little astonished, put forth his hand, and j the lady vaulted to the back of the horse with easy grace. The cavalcade set out, Miss Scamper and Didymus together, j and being better mounted than the others, j were soon at the head of the column. j About a mile from the Springs there ] was a bar in the way. A lofty tulip tree I had been blown down during the night, and had fallen ac ss the road, the trunk well up on accoiiut of the wide roots. Some one had already cleared a way byletting down fences on the road side; but Miss Scamper did not go around with the rest. She faced the trunk, the horse j went over, and then trotted on. Didymus faced it too. His brute got over, but half stumbled. Didymus was country-bred, had ridden horses to mill barebacked, and was a half centaur when a . boy; so lie brought his horse up. Miss Scam per smiled approvingly. Everybody admired the ease and grace j with which Miss Scamper managed her j horse, and Didymus more than everybody. When they arrived at their destination, j the party dispersed in the house and over the grounds. They found old Scamper there. He had gone over before in a carry-all. Almont was the property of Colonel Almont, and was for sale, with its tine blooded stock of horses and cattle, its furniture, its library, and everything in the house and around it. The colonel and his family were in Europe, and intended to stay there while he educated his sons at Heidelberg. So he j offered the whole?a house that cost a hnnilml nml thirfv tlimicnnrl flnlljirs. ! with all its otliees of all kinds, stables, palmery. grapery and greenhouses, fur- ! niture made to order, and over twelve j hundred acres of land in a high state of j cultivation?"for,''as he said in his let- j ter, "a mere song.'' So it was; hut as . it was set to the tune of three hundred thousand dollars, there were few who j could render the music. They all admired the place. The ! a<*ent, who was there, seized on the Scampers and Didymus, to whom he showed everything and explained everything. Didymus was amused at this, and whispered to Miss Scamper, "lie has picked out the only three who could certainly not buy it." Miss Scampcr, by the twinkle in her eyes, evidently appreciated the fun of the situation. Then the agent seized old Scamper, and dragged him of! to look at the blood horses and imported cattle, leaving Didymus and the girl together. "IIow do you like the place, Mr. Dodd?" inquired she. "Like it, Miss Scamper! Why, it is a garden of Eden; that is. it would be so to me, if I had it with an Eve in it." The young lady smiled, and said: "You like country life, then, Mr. Dodd?" "Naturally," replied Didymus. "I lived in the country until I was twentytwo. I was born and bred there. I should have been there yet but for tha death of both my parents. I went to the city in search of fortune. I hav<Tdone very well for the last seven years, ana have put a little by; but to covet a place like this is like wishing for the moon." "The country is the place to live in, and the city to work in,*' said Miss Scamper, sententiously. 44 To live in, I grant you, if you have the means?a good farm and money to work it. Otherwise you toil harder in the country than in town, with less comfort and less profit." Then they discoursed on rural topics, with a marvelous unity of sentiment, until the venerable Scamper and the agent got back, which was at the time the whole party, 2ach with a nosegay furnished by the gardener from the greenhouses, was ready for a return to the Springs. There were yet two days of the young man's vacation left, when he determined to place his fate at Miss Scamper's disposal at the tirst opportunity. The I :hance came that very night. That jvening a number were seated on the reranda enjoying the moonlight. Miss Scamper sat apart from the rest, in neavy shadow, with her grandfather, rhe old gentleman rose when Dodd :ame, and left. Miss Scamper made room for Didymus at her side, and the two began to talk of the day's doings. "By-thc-by," said Didymus, '"have rou heard that Almont has been sold r" "ICS. "And to the great heiress, MissJJol sovcr. I wonder if she will keep old naid's hall there?" Miss Scamper laughed a low, silvery augh. "I presume she will," she said, "unless she chance to marry. Wasn't hat a sad accident at the mill to-day?" "Very. The man has a wife and live children. I went over to see how they me?to see if they were in pressing i leed, you know; but that part is all ight. This Miss Bolsover, who must be itoving somewhere near, has been there, md provided for all their wants. I sup- ; jose, as she has bought Almont, she neans to play the Lady Bountiful here, vhich is all the better for Micky and his ramily." "I believe, Mr. Dodd," said the lady, i 'that you play the part of Lord Bounti- : rul sometimes, especially if some poor I voman left with five children should ousc your sympathies." "How did you know?" he said. "A little bird told me," she said. 1 'You not only paid Mrs. Graut's rent, ' )ut got her eldest boy employment, and hen fairly ran away to avoid her ;hanks. She was full of your praises." "But she did not know my name," laid Didymus. "True. But don't you remember that i veiled lady sat there the last time you nimc? That was I. I was in Philadel- i phia on a visit, and looked up Mrs. jrant, who had been a servant in our tarauv belore stic married, one toia me :?f her troubles, and how a stranger had helped her. I looked at you well, and ivhcn you came here I knew you iu an instant.'' Didymus felt his heart flutter. Now ivas tne time; but his tongue refused its Dflicc. After a little pause, Miss Scamper said, '"I have had a pleasant time liere, and am almost sorry that I leave to-morrow." "To-morrow!" cried Didymus, in desperation, seizing her hand, which was not withdrawn. "Oh, Ruth?.Miss Scamper?you must have seen?" Here he stopped, but the fingers of the lady tightened a little in his grasp. A friendly cloud passed over the moon,and the recess grew darker. "I love you, lluth, darling," he mur mured, and drew her unresistingly toward him. The people on the veranda were too busy in conversation to hear a faint sound made at the sealing of a compact between two foolish young people But once it was all settled, the tongue of Didymus was fairly unloosened, and he went on building his?their joint scheme I - r -'- TT. i.l J 1 ?C 4.1.^ 1.^ 01 1110. lie IU1U lid Ul II1C IUU1ICJ lit had laid away, ami the biij salary in prospect, and the cozy little suburban cottage on the Schuylkill, with its acre of ground, that he would be able to buy. "And there is room for grandfather to I live with us," he said. ' That might not suit him, Didymus," she replied. "though it is kind and thoughtful of you. lie would prefer his own larger house in New York." "His large house!" cried Didymus. " I thought he was poor." "Poor! Silas Scamper poor! Why, he lias a two-third interest in the great banking house of Gould; Silver & Co., New York, Paris and Vienna, though he ligurcs as the Co. He lias his own house, and a great many more of them." Didymus, in spite of his acceptance, felt a gulf yawning somehow. This rich banker? "I beg your pardon, Miss Scamper," he said, "but I somehow?" "Yes, Didymus, you believed him poor. 13ut why do you call me Miss Scamper? Why not Kuth? which is sweeter?from you. And then my name is not Scamper at all." " Not Scamper, Ruth? Arc you not Mr. Scamper's granddaughter?" "Oh, yes, his only granddaughter, and all the near kin he has. But my mother was his only daughter?we are both orphans, Didymus?and of course 1 take my father's name. I hope you wou't buy that cottage, since you like Almont; for I am Ruth Bolsovcr."? Harper'? Ihtvir. A Very Particular Warning. Miss Austen, in one of her letters recently published, tells this story about Admiral Sir Francis Ansten: "He was exceedingly precise, and spoke always with due deliberation, let the occasion be what it might, never having been known to hurry himself in his speech for any conceivable reason. It so fell out then, that while in some foreign seas where sharks and other similar unpleasant creatures abound, a friend or sub-officer of his was bathing from the ship. Presently Sir Francis called out | to him in bis usual tone ana manner: j 'Mr. Packenham, you are in dancer of a | shark?a shark of the blue species! You I had better return to the ship.' 'Oh! Sir : Francis, you are joking, are you not?' 'Mr. Pakenham, I am not given to jok- ! ing. If you do not return soon the shark will eat you.' Whereupon Pakenham, I becoming alive to his danger acted upon, j the advice thus deliberately given, and, says the story, paved himself 'by the skin of his teeth' from the shark. In Mexico it is considered ill-bred to eat anything, even candy, in the streets or in any place of publie resort. The Italians now extract oil from the seeds of grapes. LADIES WHO LOVE LIQUOR. WOMEN WHO DRINX WEILS SHOPPING IN HEW YORK. Attachments to Drinking: Saloons for the Special Ilcncfit of Feminine Tipplen-Whiu a Reporter waw. The New York Sun says that passing through the storm doors at the side entrance of a Sixth avenue drinking saloon, one enters a short passage, or vestibule, with a small door at the side bearing the legend, "Gentlemen, unaccompanicd by ladies, not admitted." This reversal of the customary warning to ladies unaccompanicd by gentlemen is explained by a glance into the cosily-furnished apartment into which the small door opens, especially during shopping hours. The interior is conncctcd with the adjoining saloon, and is often crowded at such times with ladies enjoying clandestine refreshments. Singly, in pairs, and in j crrmina nf tlirop or four. theV OCCUDV lit- I tic mahogany tables, with their glasses before them, while some arc indulging in cigarettes. The glasses mostly contain beer, but there is a sutlicient mingling of stronger beverages to indicate a trained habit on the part of the fair drinkers. In rare instances a male escort is observable at one or another of the little tables, but they are for the most part solely occupicd by fashionably dressed women, some with paQkages of recent purchases, and others with no such indication that their presence in the drinking den is incidental rather than premeditated. As a Sun reporter recently entered one of these retreats, duly chaperoned, there was a subdued hum of conversation like the solt murmur of a summer hive at noon. A white-aproned waiter of obsequious demeanor, who had entered by a ground-glass paneled door from the adjoining saloon, was taking the orders of a group of three ladies who had just appropriated one of the tables. Of a dozen or more others who were discussing beverages around them, one was enjoying a plate of Swiss cheese and another a sardine sandwich, and three young ladies in expensive sealskins and towering hat plumage were lazily smoking cigarettes over delicately-looking compounds that were airily suggestive of a vinous or alcoholic base. It was late in the after- | noon. ' I must really be going now, clears," said one of a party of three, reluctantly rising, after finishing her beer and gathering up her packages. "I have been ; here two hours already, and will barely have time to see to the dinner before my husband comes home from his business." "Stay for one more," urged one of her companions. "\ougave,now, the holiday displays and the consequent crush in the stores as an excuse for late shopping, you know." "Xo. thanks: I've tried that on twice already, and my husband is too wideawake to put up with it again. Goodbye; and remember you both owe me a visit." i There was a little ripple of regrets and i adieux as she tore herself away. i Then the solitary occupant of a table in the remotest corner, whom the re- i porter had not theretofore noticed?a < very pretty young woman in mourning, ] Knf wifVi phonics and i sparkling eyes?signaled the attendant to her side and ordered "a little more whisky and seltzer" in a low, musical voice. "I'd hate to be married and have to hurry home at a regulation hour, like a slave," observed one of the cigarette smokers, in comment upon the lady who had taken her departure in response to duty's small voice. "So would I," said the younger of her companions. " Papa rarely asks me where I have been when I get home late. If he does, I've always a purchase or two as an explanation, and he drinks so much himself when down town that he can't discover anything in my breath when I kiss him." "You should both rather wish to be married, as I am, to a man who is not over-inquisitive," said the third, with a complacent smile. " Harry is the very soul of consideration, and spends the most of his lime at his club when not at his office or playing billiards down tn?-n Wnit-pr vnn rrmv reneat these, if you please." i Every few minuteS ladies were quitting ] the place and their seats were occupied j by new corners. There was a constant ( rustle of skirts, mingled with every-day f small talk and comments upon the refresh- t ments produced. During one of the ] ruost bustling of these changes the pretty c young woman in mourning furtively re- 1 pcated her order, and shrank yet deeper i into her corner, with her lace handker- ? chief half hiding the glass that was presently raised to her lips by the daintiest c of gloved hands. ( " I have been here a number of times, t though never to remain more than a few t minutes," said the reporter's companion. ? Many of those you have seen I should ? say are habitues. The aristocratic look- 1 ing elderly lady yonder, with the little f girl fondling a new doll at her side, must ( come here quite often. The little girl f invariably accompanies her, and may be j her grandchild. The two attractive e women, with their heads together while t imbibing something or other through j straws, are likewise nearly always j together and I think the plumper and i more stylish of the two is the young wife t of an old :ind very rich broker, who doubt- t less imagines her wholly engrossed with an cvery-day shopping mania, without < suspecting the real nature of the attrac- i tion that keeps her from her home and i children. As for the pretty little widow i over there in the comer, she is Mrs. , i and I think she must be the oldest and ] steadiest frequenter of this retreat. I t take it she is now a widow by reason of j the weeds she wears so becomingly, although a year or more ago, when L first remarked her here, she was invariably accompanied by her husband, something i of a swell, and a well-known man about ] town. And then she drank nothing but c champagne, which he paid for carelessly ] enough, though partaking but sparingly t himself. Now her fortune seems to have j undergone a decided change. By the ( way, did you notice the hesitancy with ? which the waiter tilled the last order? i I did. It was slight, but unmistakable." There was scarcely a vacant seat at the little tables as the reporter and his companion took their departure, and the pretty widow, purse in hand appeared to ] be holding a half-smiling, low-voiced argument with the white-aproned attendant, who had just taken up her glass and was reluctantly considering the propriety of its replenishment. ] Subsequently one of the proprietors of the saloon was questioned by the re porter. "There are twelve or fifteen saloons with side accommodations for lady tipplers, like ours, on this avenue, between Tenth and Thirty-second streets, and then there are others scattered all over up town according to the demand. In fact, without the ladies' room attachment our afternoon trade would be apt to go j a-begging. Yes, they come at night, too, but we're mighty circumspect whom \ we admit after dark, and wonld sooner < thev would come at such times under escort. But taken altogether, ladies' i custom is very desirable. With hardly < an exception?I only know of one?they are as quiet and orderly as kittens, take i what is set before 'em without a growl. ] and pay their shots like thoroughbreds. Heer is their favorite drink, but the majority of 'em know good liquor from < bad as suddenly as an old rounder, and, ; in the way of mixed drinks,one has only to study the dear creatures' tastes attentively, and then cultivate up to 'em, to make steadv customers of chance drop- i pers-in. Oh, yes, the shoppers'trade is i a paying one, and don't you forget it." i The reporter mentioned the case of | Mrs. , the young widow, at which < the saloon keeper at once betrayed siirns : of perturbation and uneasiness. ( 41 Oh, yes, Mrs. , whom Jack ( left a widow a year or so ago!"' he exclaimed impatiently. "She used to be a ; nnrfrvt littln rrem. cominf here in a i rv*" "?~ ?;?' o ? coach along with her husband, and making the champagne lly. JJut now she's getting vulgar, sir, positively vulgar. Twice she's got so full in there that one of the waiters has had to help : her to a horse car, and it's only a question of time before she'll have to be kept out altogether. That woman is a regular temperance lecture in petticoats. First it was a coach and champagne. Then it was sherry and bitters. Jack's dead, and funds running low?see? Then it was brandy and water. Now it's whisky?ordinary rye whisky,you know, with a dash of seltzer. So it goes step by step, and each a little lower down. The next and last one will follow, and then the final tumble." "What is next and last step?" "Gin and water. After reaching that stage the career is altogether in one direction," he continued with a significant gesture of his thumb toward the neighboring gutter, "an I it's mostly at a railroad jog at. that. They generally give in to it. with mighty little regard to decency, when they get down to gin and water." A Military Holiday in Rnssia. < A Paris letter to the New York Telegram contains what follows: Edouard j Detaille, the battle painter, has recently returned from a visit to the emperor of Russia, who asked him to attend the j Russian military maneuvers as his guest. Tie account the young master gives of his experiences in the land of the czars is interesting. i "Wc had a glorious time of it at i Krasnoc-Selo," said he. "The czar was ] cordial and the czarina gracious, both seeming to do their utmost to make us < forget their rank. The imperial party lodged in a group of little houses near < the camp. I was accommodated on a ground floor just below the apartment of i Prince Troubetskoi, grand marshal of the palace. Close to us was a wooden i structure, which turned out to be Camp i Theatre. The attractions were French operetta and Russian ballet, and the fashionable pieces at the time was "La Mascotte." In the early morning wc , went off to the grand maneuvers? . ? the emperor in a caleche, , the empress on horseback (looking , wonderfully pretty in her riding habit) ' nr.,1 T l.akin>1 i it <. vi'ntnpln Vrtth. ing could be more picturesque than the j operations. The generals and officers 1 would arrive in carriages, heralded by the melancholy sound of jangling bells. ' Such a medley of horses and grooms and ^ Cossacks, such a confusion of brilliant j uniforms! Conspicuous among ail you ( saw the French military mission, com- j manded by General Meribel? French ( kepis, German caps, high black Austrian j helmets and English ridinghoods all jurabled together?and as a kackground the Imperial Cossacks on their dwarf chargers, motionless! "I was much struck by the familiar j relations of the officers and their men. The emperor himself used to shout: "Good morning, my children!" to the ( troops as he rode along the lines. Ten thousand throats would shout back in answer: 'Health to you, sire ! Goodday!' "Very amusing, too, were our im- . promptu lunche3, eaten, maybe, out- : side the gates of some poverty-stricken j farm. A table would be knocked up for their majesties. The empress would ' invite the French and German ambassa- : dors to take the places of honor beside 1 Knr TVio rnof wrmlrl finrl rnnm whArA they could?or stand, or squat on the grass. Before falling to, the peas- ! ants came out bearing offerings of bread, salt and eggs to the emperor. When his majesty passed by a village, the bells c rang out and the local "pope" presented ] him the holy pictures. Our dejenners were enlivened by the music of the mili- 1 tary bands and national songs, accom- 1 panied by accordeons, cymbals and tam- ? bourines. After dejenner we generally went back to our lodgings, and I set to ( work at my pictures." The Cultivation of Ramie. The cultivation of the ramie his been i commenced in New Jersey, suys an ex:hange. That weaving fiber plant, the t ramie, like the great majority of culti- s rated plants, has its home in the Orient, j md appears destined to make a similar < conquering march round the world as its 0 predecessors, flax, hemp and cotton, made in their time. The name of this plant, which belong to the stinging urtica or nettle, is now well Known to every iu- ? telligent person. It is indigenous to the ^ far East Indies, China, Japan, Bengal, j lava, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, the c Molucca Islands, and all other islands , in the Indian Archipelago, and has grad ? nally found its way to all parts of Europe, t ind now to America, too. v Owing to the great progress made in a chemistry and in valuable mechanical j inventions, it is now possible to lay the flossy fine fibers of the ramie completely jare and to prepare them for dyeing in c :he most brilliant shades as for bleaching. There arc at present German, Engish aud French ramie manufacturers. c such as sliver and noils, natural, bleached c md dyed yarns, cambrics, diapers, velvet, chenille, cords, curtains, single or ^ loublc, with half silk or wool stuffs, fringes, etc., that are not only striking jvidcuce of the qualities of this liber of j lie future but also of the creative genius t )f man. It is announced that hundreds of acres c ire now devoted in France, Spain and Portugal to the cultivation of the ramie f ilant and serve as so many nursery garlens. A number of plantations have . ilso been made within the last five or en years in Egypt, Algiers, Spain, j France, Mexico and Ceylon, which cover j, >ver some half million acres in all proba- j >ility, and of which every acre, accord riLT reueiveu uuuuuuis, ^ivua uu avciige clcar profit of $100. v It is not surprising that such a hardy * ind profitable plant should excito some i inthusiasts so far as to cause them o recommend its cultivation to egions further north than New Jer- . icy, while science and experience alike ihow that it cannot be grown profitably ligher than forty-one degrees latitude. Still it may be possible in time to ac:limate it in more northern latitudes,but c or the present the practical agriculturist is recommended to abstain from any r inch attempt on an extensive scale. In he suitable latitudes and soil the L'rtica ind asclepias, with their $40 to $.10 profit icr acre, can be all the more warmly a ecommended, as the flax grown in the ;ast of the State does not return more han from S'20 to $25 ncr acre. ^ Felix Fremersy, a German who has 11 jiven long attention to ramie and its n lses, now resides in Newark, N. J., vhere it is said he is hard at work by vord, pen, and, what is more, by action, 11 :o gain America for the ramie fiber, and s las made a beginning to that effect in c he swamps of New Jersey, which are jeculiarly adapted for this plant. Filing up the Argument. o Difst destroys :is much property every ,ear as any natural agency except fire. In Denver this is especially true, as there r lust isof a peculiarly penetrating quality. }' [t can get into houses through creviscs hat would bar out even those angels, v i hundred thousand of whom can stand )n a point of a pin. Dust is an expen- c live luxury, which in these hard times c xc cannot afford to indulge in. It soils the windows. It injures the furniture. t In ruins the books and the pictures. c It doubles the cost of keeping the lome tidy. It wears out clothing. y It doubles the wash-bill. li It destroys shoe leather. It increases the expense and trouble of cecping the person tidy. a It damages all kinds of goods. It spoils the groceries. It is deleterious to drygoods. c It is hurtful to cigars and tobacco. t It plays the mischief with drugs. s It devastates jewelry and watches. It is hard on nardware. It is the bane of the furniture dealer. v It spoils the temper of the bank teller, a It takes away the appetite and so leeces the restaurant. It renresents all the (esthetic asnira- 1 lions, and blights tLc life of the art lealer. It drives all music from the soul, and ;hus fosters treason's strategies and hand- t 5rgan&. n It confuses the doctor, mixes up the 1: lawyer, and lays a terrific burden on the a [>icty of the minister. 1: It corrodes the temper of all. d It is bad, baleful, malign, dire, de- u structive, deadly. It is lethiferous and izotic.?Denver Tribune. \ Two Cautions Women. r "All women are alike in their fear of f the cars," said an Illinois Central con- s luctor. "They carry their caution to ibsurd extremes. That reminds inc of a little story. Down in the Southern part t uf the State we have up at road crossings (' some of the old-fashioned signs. 'Look C jut for the. cars when the bell rings.' At ] une of the crossings the other day two women came up, driving an old horse liitched to a buggy. They looked all j about and couldn't sec any cirs, but hap- i pened to read the sign. 'Stop,' said 1 one,'I hear a bell.' They both listened, 1 und sure enough, they heard a bell tinkling. One of the women got out, and t amid considerable excitement took hold of the horse's bridle. The other one s tightened her grip on the lines, sat her \ jaws, and prepared for the worst. They looked anxiously up the track for the f train, but still couldn't see it, though \ I lie V couki ucar uie uun <i iiiuu piuuiur \ than before. They waited and waited. ^ Five minutes passed, then ten, and still no train. The old horse went to sleep, while the women's nerves from long straining threatened to throw them into hysterics. Nearer and nearer came the s bell against which the sign warned them a and so they stood still. In about a quar- a ter of an hour an old brindlc cow came ( walking down the pasture by the side of \ the track, chewing her cud and monoto- 1 nously jingling her bell. One of the t women cried from nervousness, and the r ether one got mad at the railroad company, and said they were nothing but mean old monopolies any way.'1? L'hir-itju t Herald. < A i ,v,j' ... SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT. SLAPJACKS OF HTJMOB7BESB FROM THE GRIDDLE. 1 I 1 Change of Base?True Politeness? ] Very Discouraging?Curiosity l/n- i gratified?Some New Geography. "Where were you when the first shot < ivas iired in this row?" the magistrate < isked the policeman who made the com- i plaint. 1 "Right on the spot; right in the :rowd," replied the officer, proudly. ( "And where were you when the second ] shot was fired?" f And with blushing reserve the officer t nodestly admitted: j "Three blocks clown the street, under j :he stone bridge, at the end of the cul- \ rert."?Jhnckei/e. s True Politeness. 1 An old gentleman was walking some- j what gingerly along the icy sidewalk j ihat extends west from the nostollice. i rhere is an excellent slide at this point, f ind the old gentleman was proceeding i ivith caution when a wild boy came < ilimrr flip slid a with a whoon and knocked the underpinning from below the pedestrian. They both fell, "Fitz Tames above, the Gael below." The old man, who was somewhat heavy, might liave hurt himself were it not for the boy beneath. As the upper person slowly rose he looked at the flattened l)oy and calmly said: "One of us should ipologize, and as you arc rather out of jreath, I guess I'll do it. I'm very sorry, my son, that this unseemly incident accurrcd." The boy gasped out: "Uetcher life?old?chap?ye ain't lalf's sorry's?I am." And thus by mutual regrets, magnanimously expressed, all chance of future ;rouble over the affair was happily avert:d.?Detroit Free Press. Very Discouraging. Young Poorfellow (trying to make limself agreeable to his adored one's 'ather)?"Ah, yes, the instinct of the argcr animals, such as the horse or elephant, is vory remarkable, almost unounting to reason, in fact, but among nsects it is even more strongly develjped." Old Mr. Fatpurse?"Indeed ? I have lot had much time in my busy life to ook into such matters." Young Poorfellow?"Yes, there is a icrtain insect, I forget its name now, ivhich shows marvelous foresight in providing for its young. It is, of coursc, iccessary that they should have food as toon as hatched, and to insure this the inlect lays its eggs in the body of a grub - i: K T ?.v.nn 21 HYIU^ glUU, A UiCOIl, ttliv* " J1LU vmv, I :ggs hatch the young ones begin to feed 1 >n this grul), avoiding all vital parts, so i ;hat the grub remains alive until it is al- i nost entirely consumed. Is any such ? 'oresight shown among human beings, I 1 vould like to know?" i Old Fatpurse?"Well, it seems to me I hat a young man shows a good deal of luch foresight when he tries to marry nio a rich family so that he and his chilIren can live of! the old folks."?PhilaIclphia Call. 1 Curiosity Cng-ratlficd. j The other day a mysterious-looking tranger appeared in Petaluma and re- ? nuined five whole days without the in- ( labitants finding out his name, where ho 1 lame from or his business. At iast the general agitation grew to such a pitch hat the sheriff volunteered to interview he stranger in behalf of the public ] veal. Approaching the taciturn visitor, ,s he sat in the ottiee of the hotel, the unctionary remarked. "Fine day, sir." ! "Is, eh!" said the stranger, dubi- j >usly. "Going to stay long in these parts?" "Just four days two hours and thirty- 1 >ne minutes longer," replied the other, t :onsulling his watch and a time-table. < "Then?may I-cr, ahera, may I ask i vliat your business is?" persisted the herilT, as he gathered up closer. 1 "Well, I don't wish it generally i :nown," replied the stranger contiden- 1 iallv. "but I'm a Russian Nihilist." | \ "You don't mean it?" gasped the ofil- < ial. "Fact," replied the man mourn- t uly. "But-cr?what brings you here?" ,sked the sheriff. "Well, you see I was captured in St. 'etcrsburg last month, aud?you know io\v severe that government is on Nihiists, don't you?" "Oh! of course; go on." "Well, they sentenced me to twenty ears in Siberia or a week in l'etaluma, ind I was fool enough to choose Petauma." And with a heavy sigh the condemned aan drifted in to dinner.?PeLduma CaL) Herald. .Sonic New Geography* Of what is the surface of the earth om posed? Of corner lots, mighty poor roads, ailroad tracks, baseball grounds,cricket ields, and skaticir-rinkB. What portion of the globe is water? About three-fourths. Sometimes they dd a little gin and nutmeg to it. What is a town? A town is a considerable collection of louses and inhabitants, with four or live icn who "run me party - ana loan loncy at fifteen per cent, interest. , What is .1 city? A city is an incorporated town, with a lavor who believes the whole world hakes when lie happens to fall flat on a j rosswalk. What is commorce? Borrowing live dollars for a day or wo and dodging the lender for a year r two. * Name the different races. Horse-race, boat-race, bicycle-race,and t ncing around to find a man to indorse j. our note. Into how many classes is mankind di- ? ided! ^ Seven?Enlightened, civilized, hall- t ivilized, savage, too utter, not worth a ent, aud Indian agents. r What nations are called enlightened? * Those which have the most wars, and he worst laws, and produce the worst riminals. j I low many motions has the earth? That's according to how you mix j our drinks and which way you go ionic. ' e What is the earth's axis? The lines passing between New York ud San Francisco. j What causes day and night? Day is caused by night getting tired ut. Night is caused by everybody ^ aking the street-cars and going home to t upper. t What is a map? A man is a drawing to show the jury j diere Smith stood wlica Jones gave him j , lift under the eye. "What is a mariner's compass? A jug holding four gallons.?Sun fyoiiciiic) Newt-Letter. Disappointment. "Here's a good piece of advice," Can ain Quibley, putting aside a newspaper ,nd turning to his wife. "A paragraph icrc says that a man should never smoke i , pipe while going down stairs. In case n ic should fall, hs would be likely to c I rive the stem through the roof of his r iiouth and out at the top of his head." c "1 never heard of such a thing," re- 1 died Mrs. Quibley. t "It's not by any means improbable," ' cjoined the captain. "There's our old c riend George Gaines. lie is a great moker, you know." t "Yes," with interest. n "Well, the other day?I forgot to men- s ion it, by the way?he was coming [own stairs and his foot slipped, and [ lown he went. lie always smoked a ong stem pipe you know?" n "Great goodness, captain!" ^ "Yes, he had a passion for long stem i >ipes. One day while we were outliuntng he found a canc root about live feet 1 ong. lie took it home with him and lad it bored out. Beats any?" c wtinn hr> fell diil he drive it t hrough his head?" ( "Oh, no. You see he had to 9top c looking on account of his health, but 1 ( vas going to say for example?" "(Juible\*, you are the biggest fool I I iversaw. (Jo on now and split up some f vood. You ought to be ashamed of a oursclf to disappoint any one in that ' vay."?Arkunmw Traveler. r 1 s A Bonanza King's Enterprises. ( In addition to his postal telegraph tock John W. Mackay has but recently c icijuired anew silver mine where there s ire ^7,000,000 in sight. He has $2,000,- ij 00 in a Texas railroad, and together s vith the Postal Telegraph company and t lis ocean cable scheme will foot up a s otal of nearly $2">,000,000. iicisesti- i nato 1 to be worth $175,000,000. c The evil men do invariably live after n hem. The inventor of the hand organ is e lead. ? Blizzard. 1 J. > .v ; tvvi - v -."'axv'y-' ' wj * . SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. The process of drying lumber by sur ounding it with common salt is just low attracting attention. The peculiar xiwer of salt for extracting moisture is veil known. Teeth are appendages of the skin, not )f tlie skeleton, and like other superfi:ial organs are especially liable to bo nodifiedin accordance with the habits of he creature. A species of ant observed in the Island )f St. Thomas has been described in the French Academy of Science. A large ire having been kindled at a certain dis;ance from the ant hill, the ants were ieen to precipitate themselves into it by housands, until it was completely ex;inguished. A German test for watered milk consists in dipping a well polished knitting leedle into a deep vessel of milk and then mmediately withdrawing it in an upright >osition. If the milk is pure a drop of ;he fluid will hang to the needle; but the iddition of even a small proportion of ivater will prevent the adhesion of the Irop. Two Frenchmen, the brothers Forre, mvA invpntprl ji n?w kinrl of ham. made ;ntirely of wood. Instead of strings, he inventors use strips of American tir. The sound is produced, as in the ordiiary harp, by the contact of the fingers, jut the player wears leather cloves jovered with resin. The tone of the initrument is said to be of remarkable purity. Experiments made for the purpose of iesting the influence of pulps and other irtficially prepared foods on cow's milk jy MM. Andouard and V. Dezaunay durng the years 1883 aud 1884, tended to ihow that the prepared food acted injur.ously on the milk, but had the effect of Increasing the quantity of butter, with)ut any appreciable bad result on its juality. Impregnation of the atmosphere of a lick-chamber, when the patient is ill of iiphtheria, measles, scarlet fever or of my allied disease, with the odor of a nixture of equal parts of turpentine and carbolic acid is recommended by Dr. V'ilnndt a9 a good disinfectant. Half a icaspoonful of the mixture will be mough at a time, if it is put into a ket;le of water kept near the boiling point. The odor crenerallv givca some relief to :he sufferer and tends to prevent the spread of the malady. Recent researches have shown that apid motion has a remarkable effect in iestroying the organic impurities in ivater. This leads Mr. Mattieu Williams to remark that the steamboats on :he Thames, of which complaints have seen made because they disturb the bot:om, are really very valuable agents from i sanitary point of view, for the violent igitation they produce must greatly lessen the river's foulness. The steam tugs which agitate otherwise stagnant canals mnaf rorrnrflnd flQ rrrpftf. llAnftffift* 14ugw vv ? to* " ~ tors. WISE WORD^f Our bravest lessons are not learned ;hrough success, but misadventure. Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. If men had only temptations to great ;ins, they would always be good:but the laily fight with little ones accustoms :hem to defeat. The first mistake in the education of jirls, and the one fraught with the sadlest results, is made when they are alowed to leave childhood too soon. The every day cares and duties, which nen call drudgery, are the weights and counterpoises of the clock of time, givng its pendulum a true vibration audits lands a regular motion. Self distrust is the cause of most of our 'ailures. In the assurance of strength here is strength, and they are the weakest, however strong, who have no faith n themselves or their powers. Why, Oh man! do you vituperate the ,vorld? The world is most beautiful, ramed by the best and most perfect eason; though to you indeed it may be inclean and evil, because you are un:lean and evil in a good world. The joys of parents are a secret, and 10 are their griefs and tears; they cannot itter the one, nor will they utter the )ther. Children sweeten labors, but hey make fortunes more bitter; increase he cares of life, but thev mitigate the re i ? .1 __A1_ nemorance ui uumu. It is only when oar path leads down nto some dark gorge of trial where no lunbeams fall that we learn the worth >f the lamps of heavenly promise. Their | >cams shone dimly as we walked in the mnshinc of human joy and strong eartnv hope; but now in darkness, they Hash >ut in brilliancy, and change night into lay. The best general test to which we can ubmit the question of accepting or defining the proffered help of others will )e to discover whether or not it will trengthen our energies to help ourelves. If it will, we will do well to ake it; if it weakens them and fosters a lependent feeling, we will do well to lecline. The Master of the Violin. IIow did Paganini play? In Ivaroline Jauer's memoirs the question is answered n vivid language: Now like an angel, tow like a demom? never like a mortal nan. Such sounds assuredly have never et been drawn from a violin. In fact, hey were no real violin sounds; they ounded like the ioaring of the storm, ike the surging of the sea, like the ringng of the trombone, like the thunder if battle, like the chimes of a bell, or the ong of a bird, like the anguish and des>air of man, like moaning, and singing, ^nd whining and weeping. And when lis G string wailed then tears came hrough the eyes from the listening icarts of men, tears of sadness and deight. Ilis performance had the effect >f Hashes of lightning in a dark night Yhilc he played a nervous tremor went hrough his whole frame, shaking, thin nd spectre like as it was, and from his rloomy eves there flashed a deeply cated, raging fire. With the last stroke >f the bow the player sank completely xhausted upon his chair. His technique s the purest chromatic roulades, his wonderfully clear intonation, even in lumorous bizarreries, his broken accords .cross all the four strings, from the lowst depths up to the giddiest heighth, lis tlageolet passages, his enrapturing lizzicato play, while the bow was simulaneously ])laying wonderful melodies, lis rapid octave playing upon the 0 tring, his silvery cliimc of bells, his ortiismo which drowned the whole of he orchestra, followed immediately by he sweetest, most charming pianissimo, ,11 that was inconceivable or incomprcicnsiblc, and, therefore, also indescria>le. Even the best violinists of Merlin hook their heads and said: "We do not omprehend it; that is superhuman. If ve had not heard and seen this performnce we should not believe it. And yet 'aganini died a poor man. Hearing Through Canes. "Which way is the Hotel Lafayette?" nquired au elderly man recently, as he iceosted IJescrve Officer :>G at the corner if Ninth and Chestnut streets. lie carled a heavy cane, the nickel-plated head f which appeared to bo stuck into his eft car in a peculiar fashion. "I'm a nf linarinnf hi> ovnlslinnrl illlV, UI11V4 VI UVUin.jj, V,'l 'but I'll hear you if you speak into this ane." The officcr grasped the ferule cud of he stick with an expression of surprise, md called in a good,round voice: ''Five (piares west." "No, no," interrupted the old man, letulantly. "I can't hear you that way." The oflicer put the ferule to his lips igain, and shouted: "Hello, hello, Hi! vants the Lafayette hotel. It's live blocks ip the street. Hear that, old man?" "No, not that way; this way. I can't icar a word that way. Don't you see?" "Oh, he's deaf as a plank," s:iicl the iflicer. Then he yelled into the end of he cane: "30 wants the extra operator, .'ain't you hear that? 30 off, then?wav ?IT. I can't stand shouting at von all lay." The old man, who had all the time aecn making violent efforts to explain, inally called the reserve's attention to I .11 orifice in the head of the cane. 'There's the place to speak into. You nusn't put the ferule in your mouth." Hie officer saw his error and in an infant the elderly man was on his way up ,'hcstuut street, perfectly satisfied. "Those canes arc now becoming <piite :ommon,'' said a Ninth street dealer in urgical instruments. ''They cost from !2o up to $100, and they are destined to i upplant the old ear-trumpets and even j he newer dentiphones. A deaf man can I it with the head of the cane at his ear n a not unnatural position and hear very word spoken by a friend beside lim. The head of the cane is hollow md slightly trumpet-shaped, so that very sound is greatly intensified."? "hil'idr.lphia Time*. BY THE HEARTHSTONE. Sodden and dreary the day on the upland and wold. Faded the leaves of tho trees from their crim son and gold. Dark are tho shadows and harsh blows the wind o'er tho hill Chilled in their nests are the birds, their sweet voices are still. Fiercely and swiftly tho rain falls from day dawn till eve, Sombre and sad are the thoughts that the rain murmurs leave. Darkly the clouds hover nearer and shut out the light, Cheerless and cold come the unbidden dusk and the night. Draw closer the curtains, shut out the darkness and gloom. Pile up the logs 'till tho firelight steals through the room. Watch the long sliadows that dance in quaint glee upon tho walls, And the brightness that gladdens each face where the firelight falls. Away with sad murmurs, away witli dullness and care, Safe by the hearthstone the whole world looks pleasant an i fair. 'Twere a happy fate for earth if wanderers to-night, Could be sure of a home, and a hearth and a firelight. ?Providence Journal. HUMOR OF THE DAY. A trade scenter?The drummer. An advance agent?The pawnbroker's clerk. Woman's sphere?An apple dumpling. ?Judge. An extension table?the multiplication table.?Si/tings. Clouds come high, but we must have them.?Merchant- Traveler. Song of the deaf mute?"Man Wants but Little Hear Below."?Hatchet. A land slide is the most significant movement in real estate.?Picayune. Motto of the cornet player?An high for an high and a toot for a toot.? Hatchet. Raisins are sometimes like prophets? for instance, when they are stoned.? Loirell Courier. " Man is man's greatest study, and how to get ahead of him his most persistent."?Boxton Globe. "Another cut down," remarked the barber, as he shaved the upper lip of a youthful customer.?Boston Transcript. "My Mother-in-Law" is the name of a new novel. Wc have not read it. We hate war and gore stories. ?Philadelphia Call. Irishmen are proverbial for their intense admiration of the fair sex. This is probably because so many of the ladies arc home rulers.?Blizzard. The kinc of Portugal buttons up his coat with diamond buttons, and we still use the same old safety pins to button ours with.?St. Paul Herald. The ancients thought the world was square. The nineteenth century, however, knows there is very little square if Z5 *//olvtiy*n T^jTor?y*rtY\}i UUUUt ill JL. IbMH/U/y A bivy/ Reflection of an inebriate: "It's curious, isn't it? "When I'm drunk, everybody knows it; but when I'm thirsty, nobody pays any attention to the fact." Life is real, and girls are earnest, If they can't got what they like? Taffy, cream and kindred goodies? They will organize a strike. ?Chicago Sun. An exchange says "round waists are still in fashion." We should hope so. What would become of us if it gets to three-cornercd or pentagonal waists?? Boston Post. "Have you corns?" blandly asked the corn-plaster peddler at' the busy man's elbow. "Yes; I am supplied," answered the busy man, without looking up.?Boston Transcript. A Walnut Hills girl is mad with a | downtown drug clerk because when she | asked him for something to bang her hair with he told her they didn't keep curry-combs. ?Merchant- Traveler. The latest craze in Boston is to teach the children to play the fiddle. The great number of people seen daily registered at the hotels from Boston is now accounted for.?St. Paul Herald. il You want to aim very low when you are hunting the bison," said the old hunter. " How low?" asked the tenderfoot. "Buffalo," replied the old hunter, without a struggle.?Hawkeye. "I like good, solid substantial food," remarked Mra. Jarphly at the breakfast table. " Is that why you bake such solid bread, mah!" inquired Johnnie, and he held a close communion with his mother's slipper.?Pittsburg Chronicle. There was a young girl in Jamaica, Ran off with the pastry-cook baker; But the ague he caught, And by nature was taught That the best thing he could do was to shake her. ?Sift ings. The Journey of a Million. Statistics as carefully studied by Dr. Farr tells us that of a million children ushered into life nearly 150,000 pass away by the end of the first year. Twelve months later /33,000 more will have followed: At the end of the third year the number livincr will be diminished by 28, 000 more. Each year of the decade following will make its inroads upon the ranks, but lc9s serious in amount, till the thirteenth year will call for less than 4,000. Those remaining will fall out by twos and threes till the end of the fortyfifth year, when it will be found that in the intervening period about "500,000 have succumbed to the hardships of the way. At the end of sixty years 370,000 gray haired veterans would still be keeping step with the duties of the passing days. Eighty years would see 37,000 remaining, with strength impaired and steps growing feeble. At the end of ninety-five years but 22:5 would linger in the darkening path, and these would bo rapidly thinned till in the one hundred and eighth year the Inst survivor of the million would disappear, and join the ranks of his predecessors in the great host of the majority. "Frozen Facts" is a purely American ex ??*"1 +r\r\ t\f ro??nf. nrifrm Tf. urtJSMVJU, aiiu vuvj ww, vk ?vw>i? v..0.m. * Das the merit of attracting attention, and also seems to bear conviction of truthfulness on its face. We make room in our issue of to-day, for a fact of this character. A correspondent, Henry Whiting, Esq., of Boston, Mass., says: "Dr. R. V. Pierce's 'Golden Medical Discovery1 has cured my son of a fever sore of two years' standing. Pleaso accept our gratitude." Wo believe it to be a fact, whether "frozen" or otherwise, that America needs more men like Mr. Whiting; men who act, men who investigate truths, and seize opportunities. Fort Worth, Texas, is said to have the finest jail in the southwest. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures dyspepsia. The Crown Princess of Sweden is said to be the homeliest princess in Europe If all so-called remedies have failed, Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures. As exchange asks how to remove paint. A coat sleeve will remove a great ileal of it. Tnll Oakn From I.lttle Aoorni (irow. ? 1?~ :? r i>reai; anu goou results unuu spuuvm small deeds and so fatal diseases come of a seemingly trilling neglect, (.'olds neglected often lead to serious catarrhal troubles. If this is your case lose no timo in becoming ac?uainted with Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. ts healing virtues will surprise you. It is simple, ethcacious, speedy, sure. Dull, heavy headache, obstruction of" the nasal passages, discharges from the nose into the throat are symptom of this horrible complaint. The one answer to all criticism, the beet test of all work, is?result. Pain an I dread attend the use of most catarrh remedies. Liquids and snuffs are unpleasant as well as dangerous. Ely's Cream mini is safe, pleasant,easily applied with the finger, and a sure cure. It cleanses the nasal passages, heals inflamed membrane,giving relief fromlirst application. 50c. at druggists; 60 cents by mail. Ely Bros., Owego, N. Y. I have been a great sufferer of dry catarrh for many years, and I tried many remedies which helped me, but I had none which did me so much benefit as Ely's Cream Balm?it completely cured mo.?M. J. Lally, Woodward avenue, Boston Highlands, Mass. 1 have been troubled with catarrh from UUyiKNJtl, UIllI Il?u iruiliMilci ni ntj * 4IOV. VIUV...U until about three years ago I procured ono bottle of Ely's Cream Halm. ami I count myself souml to-day,all from the use of one bottle.?J. R. Cooley, merchant, Montrose, Pa. The Hope oftlie Nation. Children.slowindevplopineut.puny.scrawny and delicate, use "Wells' Health Uonewer." It is estimated that the wool clip of the past year will amount to 300,000,000 pounds. Pubest and best cOD-uvER oir? from selected livers, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard A Co., N. Y. Absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have onco taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians declare it superior to all other oils. Chapped hands, face, pimples and rough skin cured by using Juniper Tar Soap, made by Casweli, Hazard A Co., New Yoru. Coachmen* are like Queen Victoria?thov J have long reins. important. When you Ylait or lnavc NVvr York city, mvobakp*k<>. eiprexsaifo and $.1 carri-<Ke lure, and HtOj> at the Or?nl I Union Hotel, oppo?it? (jrand Contral d^pot. tinorlogau rooms, titt?*d u|i at a co?t of on*? million dollars, SI and upward per day. ICuropi'au plan. Kl?- ] rator. Keatauranl supplied with thi'beat florae ctrs, tacrn and elerat?d railroad to all d?|> it*. hVnilies can live better for lea* money at the Grind L'nioo Hotel than at any other tirilelaas hotel in the city. J CLEVELAND'S CABINET. Probable Effects ol the Chance on OflM Bolder*?yievrn ol'nn Old-T liner. Correspondence Rochester Sunday Herald. " Yea, the principal topic of conversation here at present is the probable action of the In-coming administration." The speaker was Mr. William M. Ashley, of 500 Maine avenue, a man whose large and Intimate acquaintance with prominent public men here in Washington, renders his opinion of unusual weight. " The all important question among the clerks of the various departments is, who is to go. In my opinion there will be Very few changes among the old-time employee who have been here year in and year ont through leveral administrations. The removals will occur among the heads of departments." " The sense of mistrust which must neoet arily pervade the de]>artments, is, I suppose, detrimental to the proper transaction of buatnessf " Well, rather, I reckon. It unfits the clerks for business. Some get very blue, for they have purchased little homes which they must sacrinco." " Last summer it was reported that many were ill of malaria. How is it<" Moro likely, ill of a tear of change. Idont think Washington is so very malarious. At the same time I admit that since residing here I have not always lelt fir?t-rate. At times I have been givatly troubled with sharp-shooting pains. One day my right arm and leg would torture mo with pain. There would | be p eat redness, heat and swelling of the parts, and perhaps the next day the left arm and leg would be similarly effected. Then again it would locate in some particular part of my body and produce a tenderness wnicb would well nigh drive me frantic. There would bo weeks at a time that I would be afflicted with an-intermitting kind of pain that would come on every afternoon and leave me comparatively free from suffering during the balance of the twenty-four hours." " Of course you consulted the doctors regarding your dift'culty:" "Consulted them? Well, I should say I did. Some told me I hud neuralgia; others that I bad inflammatory rheumatism, for which there was no cure." "But didn't they try to relieve your miseries?" "Yes, they vomited and physiced me, blistered and bled me, plastered and oiled me, sweat, steamed and everything but fiozeme, but without avail." " But how did you finally recover?" " I had a friend living in Michigan who had been afflicted in a similar way and had been cured. He wrote me regarding his recovery and advised me to try the remedy whicxi cured him I procured a bottle and commenced its use, taking a tablespoontul after each meal and at bed time. I had used it about a week when I noticed a decrease of the soreness of the joints and general feeling of relief. I persevered in its use and finally got so I could move around without limping, when I told my friends that it was Warners safe rheumatic cure that had put me on my feet." "And do you regard your cure as permanent?" " This was more than a year ago, the trouble has not returned and I haven't been so well in years as I am now." "Speaking of President-elect Cleveland, who, in your opinion will comprise his cabinetr " That is as difficult to determine as It is to gay what office holders will go. Many good men have beeu named for positions?Bayard, Thurman, Bragg, McClelian, not to mention a lot of lesser lights. Every prominent politician has a slate made up which he is backing to win, but then, as is always the case, some one will get left" The first illustrated paper appeared in Lond don in 1007. A Qalck ltecov?*7. It gives us great pleasure to state that th? Merchant who was reported to be at the point t>f death from .an attack of pneumonia, has entirely recovered by the use of Dr. Wm. Hall's Balsam for the Lungs. Naturally be feels grateful for ths benefits derived from using this remedy for the lungs and throat; and in giving publicity to this statement we are actuated by motives of public benefaction, trusting that others may be benefited in a similar manner. Catarrh of the Bladder. Stinging,irritation,inflammation,all Kidney and Urinary Complaints, cured by "BuchuVaiba." $L Carbo-llnex. The gray and bald no more shall grieve, The signs of coming age. for Carboline can both retrieve And fullest griefs assuage. Nearly 2,000 watches are made everyday in New England. - "Roti*li en Pain" Planter. Porous and strengthening, improved, the best for backache, pains in chest or side,rheumatism, neuralgia. 25a Druggists or mail. "Ronth on Concha." Ask for " Rough on Coughs," for Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troches, 15c. Liquid, 25a Do Yon Want to But a Dog? 8end for Dog-Buyers' Guide, 100 (.ages, engravings of all breeds, colored plate, prices of dogs and where to buy them. Mailed for 15c. Associated Fanciers. 237 S. 8th St, Phils. The Umatilla Indians are buying and planting fruit trees in Oregon. Danger from Catarrh If yon tatter from catarrh, however slightly. 70a are Id dancer, because the disease, if not attended to, will soon become chronic, affecting jour general health, and ma7 also develop into bronchitis or consumption. As catarrh is tho result of impure blood it is readily cured by Hood's SarsiparilU, which purities the blood, and gives the whole system health and streugth. Thoa suds of people have been carol of aatsxih by Hood's Bsrsapariila. Give it a trial. I "Having been a sufferer from catarrh for six or eight years, and having tried Marly all tbs wonderful sura I cures, inhalers, etc., and spending nearly a hundred I dollar* without benefit, I accidentally tried Hood's 3?rsapirilla. The discharge from my noeo was greatly increased the first bottlo; then It gradually became less, and In taking lesa than three bottles I find myself greatly improved. Hood's Sirsapirilla will core c*. tarrh."?M. A. Abbey, Worcester, Mass. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggist!. $1; six for $5. Made only by 0. L HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Miss. 100 Doses One j)o[jar 4 * This Plaster 3 ?. Acts directly opon the m g mmclesand the nerrai of S aPPfir S back, the seat of all 5 K| a & pain. tarNo medietas to throw your ayitam o?tof aE- '% ' - 1 7\ For all Lung Troubles, tsY ^ ^ \ whether lotal or deeply KF < C fklt |i \ sealed this plaster will b? '"Ufnd t0 glT* rs* ft> . I jS ti- For gldnty Trouble, S R ' V flb Rheumatism. Neuralgia, ?-H Psln In the Side and Back S? V ffniTTTm OT Ache, they are a certain i cure. iyB jwu Sold by DrngglMi for ri AMD sHBcenti, or Ave for 91. Mailed on receipt o' I fm IfTrrtr pricebr?mllh,l?oolltJrLASTERr^ CONSUMPTION. I hare m poslthre remedy for the abovo d lieane; by 1U vie thoaiandsof caioiot the worn kln.l andof lon| taadlnr hare been cored. Indeed. >oefnnrli niyfaltk la lu efficacy, that I wl.l lend TWO BOTTLK9 KKKE, together wltn a Va I.UaBI.BTRKATISK on thlt disease to any mffercr. Oir? etnrrna an it 1" (). iiddr in. __ _ DE. T. A. SLOCl'il, 111 PeariSt., New York. DR. XjnvcpTrrsi"a KSpinal Misses'Waist, fl 75 Spinal Corset, 3 00 Spinal Nnrsing Corsot,... 2 25 Spinal Abdominal Corset. 2 75 Recommended by leading physicians, delivered free soiywhere in the U. 8. on receipt of price. Lady Agents Wanted. * Sr. Linquiit'i Bpin il Corset Co., 112B' way, New York. /ggw R. U. AWARE WtSBZO Lorillard's Clima; Ping VMy bearing a red tin tug; that Lorillard's Koee J.enl'flnocut; that Lorillard's Navy Clippings, and that LoriUard's Snufla, are the best and cheapest, .juallty considered t I CiRH Teleiyraphyor Short-Hand and Tr?? I CMnn Wrilinx here. Situations furnished. fc Address Valknti.sk Bmob.. JanesTille. Wis. Nervous Uebliitv. Nomrriicnie. Quick. Sur>. Sump for particulars. 0. Bingen, 39 l)ay Y WfiBiS H ATVi: I L?ag Loan a1 B fTUTE publishers of the Chicago Put and Cornier <tr*i: B1 X will mail you our papr fix month" on trial. an<1 icii Htitld the holder tooneot tho following; pretests. Ail these! PARTIAL LIST OF PRESET 10 Cash presents of 81.000 eaclii 10 U. S. Rom rnchi 100 U.S. (ireenbneUs, 810 cnch: 1.000 I'ianoi 1 CJrand Cnbiiict Orffnnt 100 lollies' (Jo Cnse YVntcbcs, g\!0 cnclf; 100 Htein-tviudius; NicI elnlne W'ntchrs, JJIO each; 30 Boys'Silver Wnttlu eachi 501j;dics* <Jold Neck Chains, $13 each; i (.old Brncclrts, Si 3 cbcIij 10 Silver Dinner J?ervi 10 Sets l'firlor 1> limit lire. S100 earlu 300 Solid T?..nnni,. ? m n apt i 5 Ilicvclcs. S90 ecnb: 1 pr.ir* I.nilim' Keller Slintcat 500 pairs Hoys' lio nlunblc present* xvhlch vrn cannot enumerate her I impartial manner. l*r(?>.*nta will bo sent to any^par: of the cents for a 6-months' tr.al subscription to our pa'w is also j?; inp profits, tho amount borrowed being permitted to remain | and k?ep* tho interest pa.it. On the bai'is of 250.000 circulati prof!:a v.'ill approxur.r.Te as follow*: Receipts: 250, yearlv per line. $15 per inrh, 24 issue*. ?n >10,000; total, JCIO.OCO. i issues. $200,000; editorial work, off.ee, repairs, etc., S25.000 ; profit oi SM5.000. For this enormous prutlt for aalo of adver its 250,000 subscribers, for advertisers pay for apnea fn pro] proflta would bo but a tenth of the amount. Therefore a? si names, we desire to return favor for favor. Any subscriber the principal to stand if desired, as long as tha borrower ren cents for ft 6-monthb" triol^subscriytioa to our paper. PnMnmnilC S ^cnni made pro rata, rot low than $1? WUIsUI I lUfWa to bj deducted from amount loaned. 1 yern will tend the names of several of your neighbors to whom | we can refer?not as to the amount of property you aro worth but as to your ? ?xi character. Every subscriber must potfWrs.'j agree to show tho paper and present to his friends and neighbors. hen a loan is made, the ad joining form of note will be sent with the money to the subscriber's nearest bank or express office, and ao note need bo signeduntil tho money is paidovcr. Bend the names of roveral references, and immediate inquiry will bo made. If no loan is desired, no references need be sent, 900 GOLD WATCHES i WHO WIIA SEND THE QUICKEST In making np tho above list of presents, we decided to rese j divided equallv among tha first 900 subscribers received. If * 1 you will be entitled to out receipt pood for one preeent, and 1 amonc the first 5"0 received you will sdso be entitled to a beaut j The watch w one-third larger than the picture. V.'e will send ; the awards, free, ami all presents will b? forwarded to holder* of I may direct. A lift of v.at.-h winners will bo published in our pn j The 50 cents you send us is the regular price for six months, th fore vou |wiv "nothing for the present. Subscribe at once. 1) wait'a day. We will e?:id you the paper 3 months and 2 numb< receipts good for 2 present#, if you sand ua 75 oents. Send and tho paper will be mailed you 1 year, and 3 receipts good fi presents, liet fivo friends to join you. and send 32.50, and we eer.d the paper 6 months and 1 numtwrcd rcocipt for each of i subscribers and 1 extra for your trouble. No postponement. S I 10 subscribers, with 55, aiid wo will send vou 13 subscript ?nd 13 receipts. This offer is good only until February 25. Weh 1150.000 subscribers already, and only require 100,000 rcor have tha desired number. Our old patrons and subscrit whom we number by thoutaml*. should go to work at < and help ns increase our list by Uus grand and generous o: Mil Y Rft PCNTC Secures onr paper 6 months on I UI1L1 OU W Bis I w and one receipt good for one pres As to onr reliability, \re refer to any Bank or >1 cantile Ajtency. Remember these arep resents to our i embers, given to them absolutely free. Thij Is a chance < lifetime, the trw pathway to your future fortune. F< subscriber geta a prize. A fortune may be your* if you will ttreu-h forth, your hand to rt.-eiteil. It costs only 50 cen try?It it poixible you will let Itpaiif Postage stamps ts from places where a Postal N ote cannot be obtained. Mem: cmato fflST AID COmUEE, lenison W% C ' - ^ * Y* LYO?A E.YlNKHAVt ^ VEGETABLE COMPOUID is a Foemra ocm ios*** ill Uo?fl palatal ComjUliti * and VuhoMMtomMi* to owe , FEMALE POPULATION* /5 rrlM ?t U OoM, pCl ar iM?i ?Mb H? pwrpow U toltlv t<" tk* J? dUtau and the rtlltf of fain, and tksijtt it claims to io, thoutands of ladUt ea?fladJf tmltff. It will euro entirely all Ovarian trooblea, Ufna*> tlon and Ulceration, JTallln* and rHspleearartte, a?4 consequent Spinal Weakneae, and is WMlMlff adapted to the change of 1lit. # ? ?*?'? It remorea Falntneaa, Flatulency, dertrojjaneiwriaf for it imulanU, and raflerea Weaxnaaa of IhaOanaaa. It enrea Bloitlng.HMulaoJiea, Xerroua RMHA General Debility, HJeepleeaneaa, Pupnanrm and afr f eitlon. That feellnff of bearing apMWBWg) and backache, la always permanently cured Uyliiaae, e Send atamp to Lynn, Ifaaa, for ptaptufc MMK inquiry aonfldentlally answered. TortaU at draff' ?a g rau-aa CAIN ! Health andJappiness.| ZP ^*2 DO MOTOR I c/&cTUT ? UVEDSKL Are your Kidneys"disordered? "Kidney Wort brought me from myjpmv*, Mil were, after I had beea gircn up by 13 beef doctoral* Detroit." U. W. Dareraox, Mechanic, Tnrrl?,lfl?<7 Are your nerves weak?_ "KtdncyWort cured ma from perron* wiafrnm 4c., after I was not expected to lire."?Mn. K. *. B. Goodwin, Ed. CKrlttiaa Monitor, QmliB^OC Have you Brighfs Disease? '"Kidney-wort cured me when m water VMjWl like chaflc and than like bloodX Jrank Wllaoa, Paabody, Kaaa Suffering from Diabetes? "Kldn^y-Wort la toe m oat tucceaaful MHOI hare crer mad. Qlraa almoit Immediate relief." Dr. Phillip C. Ballon, Moakto*. Ti. Have you Liver Complaint? "Kldney-Wort cured ma of chronic liver DkMM after I prayed to die." _ _ Henry Ward, lata Col Wth Kat. Ourd,X.T. Is your Back lame and aching? "Ednay-Wort, (l bottle; cured ma wha? I vaaaa lama I bad to roll out of bed." ?? , q M. Jaflmaga,Mllwankea,Wla. Have tou Kidney . Diroase? "Kidn./-'Wort made ma aoondlnttrer and kldnera after yea ri of nmucceaiful doctorlny. nwn $10 a t>ox."?Sam'l Hod?e^ WlUlaautowa, W?H Tfc Are you Constipated? "Kidney-Wort can see eaay eracnattona and cored ? .?? ?y^r. Have you Malaria? "Kidney-Wort baa dona better than aay fitter remedy/hare VI. Are you Bilious P TDdatr-Wort has dons ma mors good tUi IIJ Are you tormented with .Piles? "Kidney-Wort ptrmanmttlu cured ma of blMtftaff rile*. Dr. w. C. Kline recommended It to ma. Geo. H. Horit, CaaiierlL Bank, Myeratown, T*. Are you Bheumatism racked? mirwl me. aAsr 1 VII flfirsA 19 to Ladies, are you suffering? "Kldney-Wor* curv me of peculiar trooww?C If you would Banish Diseaae i and gain Health, Take iBmaroims ? UkSLMBnBNBnlt^^^AaHHLJlXJi * THI BLOOD CLEANICT. BRAZILIAN GOSPOUSD The hi oat remarkable DISCOTBRT ?f tko fflf.'r CONSUMPTION. ?, VM Q.NCEopon the ajhk part* iHWh. O n ?i to two A doxm rjaj? HOCTH AMK lUCAN PO^ DElt tana cored tliaa?and? wfco hare upent ban jBCTHMfflMlreda ?f 4m> Ist?> par infuVt etand IwiBKy In*. CjUsn^U IUBLE0MON CONSUMPTION. Tor sale at all DrojrjWia, 'For hiftory ofthuOmontf r mailed upon recoipt oflof this remarkable l?a. price. Small Sizx, SI: pound and UatiBMcdab <jf Lutas Sizjc, holdin* foor'personsreetoredtefcwtfc, times the quantity, $3.50.) add re <? Buzuui 00%. Directions for nsiac aecom-; Poors Oo.. U) aadajl panyin*ererj package. Markets*.. Wnrari,?. j. . Oat thl? adr. opt and ?end to ?oice afflicted frleod. PlMOSi iieias u it- ?? i? v OLD IN ALL PARTS OP THK COUNTRY ON THK FOLLOWING EA8Y TERMS! PIANOS, SS8 CASH, AND S10 MONTHLY FOR THK BALANCK UNTIL PAID. OROAN8f S15 CASH, AND *8 MONTHLY. SIND FOR ILLU8TRATED OATALOOUS AND REDUCED PRICES. Horace Waters I Co. 124 FIFTH AYJL, NEW TOME. 60 els. Large Size, SI. 1 A complete modal Incandescent* /(up Elcctilc Lnuip, with Battery, IN Mnnd, Globe, Platlna Burner, 19 Wire* and Instructions for patting the AMERICAN f A Electric Light \}r in operation without dangEithor 1* aire mailed, postpaid, on receipt at Jgt. price by the manuj'acturtr, PBEDEEICX LOWBT, 96 Fnlton Street, New Ytrfc' " {HHSaKGOOD NEWS gEEggjTO LADIES! Greateat inducement* erar at > ME fared. Jiow'i jourtimo torytuj order* for oar celebrated TMI BSHiJHM and CoOee*l%nd ecoraabeaoUBJSuECEvm ful Gold Band or Moat Roee China Tea Set, or Hindiona Decorated Gold Band Moea Roee Dinner Set, or Gold Band Maw Decent*] Toilet R?t. *i r lull particulars aonrsss THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA CO? P. O. Box 2S. 81 and iO Veaey St.. Wsw York. WE WANT 1000 BOOK AGESfTS flgr th? ntw book THIRTY-THREE YEARS AJtOHtt OUR WILD INDIANS Br Gen. DODGE .nd Oau. SXLERMaM. The fartestseniig book out. indorsed b j Pres't Arthur, Otn't Orut, ? m, Sheridan, tad thousands of Emln-nt Judra, clergy *?, Editor*. ste., u " The Sat and Finttt jlluttrattd A rfiM Hook liver PMithed." It takes Ilk* wildfire. and iiwkmm 10 to 20 a day. aST'TO.OOO told. Ita C?r?u ii4onMl end &)!if Jfrri/ make It the burning book for JpmL 03*Send for Circulars, Specimen Plate. Extra Araa?kl| A. 0. WOBTULXfeTON A CO? Uartfi??<0*S rnrr Information aboat i REE the Southwest. Maps, pamphlets, papers, etc, jiving detailed Information concerning Lands, Farming, Stockraising, Fruit-growing, Mining, Manufacturing, etc., in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Old Mexico sent ran on applies* don to C. B. SCHMIDT, Commissioner of irmnV gration, A. T. & & F. R. R., Topeka, Kav I ? Sealed parrinU art ZcU, Wilcox Medicine Co.. flnlaUelplila, Pa. VARICOCELEc^Tax^, SfaJfc A nrilTO WANTED forth* mugsowo AuJuKla steShwasher! , ,_irQJ' will pay any intelligent man or woman profltobie employment to write for Illoitratod Circular and terms of MH^mflA?Dci for this Celebrated Washer, ^ which by reason cf Its Intrinsic merit J. WORTH, CmCAOO?ulL'or ST. LOUIS, mo. ^T'' *B""1 ^j^" JOw.uO. prt?Hw PMk?|? V4k 4.r*ti.?M wM u4 4farP S*.?u?F-?**-. L. 1. L.8JIITH A it)., iffats. Pmiali?, UL ( * A book of 160 page* on I Miff" LUL Courtship, sent free I IIWIl r ffl P f by the Union Pob. Co.,?" W W Is V I B BP B?Nevrark,N\ J. Senditompaforport'c, ITT wbo Mnd thiir names to the Am, Co-op' A I I emtlvn Dairy Co., 31 Pf)PP fl 111 Buacli St.. Bouoi, Ma ? ,wi I fc llli k UUJJ rocyiro Imiwrtanf in formation I 11 kkl VI Ivlvl Db. J. Stephens, Lebauon, Ohio. PRESENTS!!! I 1 : 4 Per Gent. I ro tonemre ino.fiflOmrrembwribCTS. For50centnr?H tediatcly e^r.d ycu a numbered Keccipt. which will en )rerrnta will bo R.ren to these new 100,000 subecnba.H KT8 TO B2 G1VE.1 AWAYt Ji, 9300 cnch< 1 0 IMS. Greenback*, filM cn?b Presents ol*Si enrhj 1 (irtind 8<jnaro Id untehrs, S40ieara; 100 Silver HuntlngAcI-('n?o Watrhr*. SSenrhi 50 Indies' (hai??, SlOench) 5200 V.'nterhni-y Wntclieo, S3J50 50 cents' CJold C'!iuli:s? S"^-> enrlii iO udlM* a 1 iin . 1 ;i ?.ilivv 'Cra Stt?, 860 (tclb Gold Kiufif, eni iii 3?>(> Sets Solid Silver matrhed pair Trotting ilcrxen Sl.OOOi 300 Her SUntrai nnd hundreds of other useful and c. All the above presents will bo awarded in a fair and United States or t'ai:s.Ia. livery pcr.'os aendinc uiM ? rivileged to apply for a loan, to Lj mad* c:tt of oavertiai unpaid as long as the borrower ren'.aiiia a subscriber on (which wiU prob-My be <in;i!i!rt1) tha bus in Mi and ' subscribers. $2Sfl.fl00: l.ooo iiuv.e* advertising. $2M Ixiirnsca j For pc;vr anil pr.\?s work. 2^0,000 copies, M 100.000 present*. $40,0<:0; total. S'.VS.COO. tearing a n?t fining (pace the C.'iicago Poti out Cotm'tr depend* oa portion to circulation. With but 25.000 circulation Lb* ibscribcru are doing us a favor when they send ui thair who desires to bom^from 5 ICO to $500 at 4 per cent inn* subscriber, should so ?:ate.nhcn be seadatuM I'r.or more than $.V0. Firrt reer'a Interest at 4 percent tour individual note is u:l itio security asked, provided ' - . __ ___ I On? yeir alter <lit?, (. r T?|f? reeeivi d, I promiMto pay ' to th# oni?r of ths pubtiib*r ol Cln'o tto P*it and Courier Iht of doll?r?. witli iu'ernt it 4 per c?t I r?r annum ?ft?r mitnrtj. Ir i? nn-triitocd ind ?fr**4 I that no part of th? frircipil cf tli.i notowill b? demanded ur lit con: t patabta mxcrpt ?t my pleasure), aa loaf as I rainaiu * paid-up ?ul/Ki b*r to tin ?bo>? named papsr. (Mfjn/rfl ...? iken **^**E^BD5ZC2.vaSSSeiHaBg^^^H It by Postal Note, plain envelope or erpren. Address ?r?tr CUrt ItrMt ui C&Jhoan PIim, Chicago, 111. H