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r Fate ol Bismarck's Sometime Flame. s On Potsdamer street, one of the [ fashionable thoroughfares of Berlin, f an old woman of seventy-five is selling newspapers every night. Her history is a pathetic one. Nobody wonld snsDeotit to-day by looking at her, but she was once an old flame of Bismarck's. Many of the passers-by know this fact and buy papers off her on that account. Bismarck himself, though, has forgotten the existence of the old woman, and she is too proud to remind him of it. Tariff and Taxes. Whatever the new order of things may be In tariff and taxes, business is already better, and there are sure signs of its being rapidly improved. Infirmities and ailments are the tariff and taxes on physical strength. Lum9 s-? 1 -^ hoot an. DatfO IS a campiniui ma: kajk.cs vut vw. ? durance. It cripples and unfits one for anything like active exertion. It is a sudden backache, but no matter how sudden, St. Jacobs Oil is quick and sure enough in its prompt cure to break it up and restore strength. Id paying the taxes on our health , the best currency is the best remedy for pain, and its prompt use the surest way of getting bacK tv business. Large shipments of eggs are spoken of more commonly ns coming from the Northwest, but that Kentucky does a share toward supplying the markets was shown by the shipment by one Arm at Lancaster of 13,050 dozen in one day. When an article has been sold for 28 years, In pite of competition and cheap imitations, it mutt have superior quality. Dobbins' Electric Soap baa | been constantly made and sold since l&a. Atk u*v* j grocer fur iL B?st of all. Statistics just published show that the number of duels in Germany has doubled since 1889, and whereas in 1891 sixty sentences were imposed for dueling, 107 sentences for the same offense wore imposed In 1895 in various parts of Germany. Florida. The West Coast of Florida, the finest semi- ' ropieal country in the world. Illustrated de- I scriptive book sent upon receipt four cents postage. J. J. Farnswortb, Eastern Pass. Agent, Plant System, 361 Broadway, N. Y. I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Care for Consumption.?Mrs. Frank Mobbs, 215 W. 23d 8t, New York Oct. 29,1894. The advantages of Sulphur as a purifier Glenn's Sulphur Soap n laces within reach of all .Hill's Hair & Whisker Dye, black or brown, 60c. Cascahkts stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels- Never sicken, weaken or gripe; 10c, True Merit is a characteristic of Hood's Sarsaparilla and is manifested every day in its remarkable cures of catarrh, rheumatism, dyspepsia. Sarsaparilla Is thebest?iu fact the OneTrne Blood Pnrifier 1Ia*iI)? DSIIm act. harmoniously with flood S rlilS Hood's Sarsaparilla. -'5c. How t:> Jud&e Bner. "If peop',3 will remember one simple rule they can always purchase the ^vbest meat in the market," said an old "-butcher to a Mail and Express reporter ' *day. "Steer beef always retains olor, and the tallow is white no >r how long the carcass has been \itorage. On the other hand, cow u fallow is of a yellowish hne. Take th&v/^jle of the beef over there, see how white the tallow is. Well, that's steer beef. Here is a quarter of cow beef. Note the difference in tfte color 01 tne taiiow r "The meat of a steer beef always retains its bright red color. Not so with cow or bull beef. Bat it is possible to spoil the best of steer beef in the killing. After a steer has been strnng up and hit in the head, the throat should be cat immediately. If the cutting is delayed the blood will ha7e coagulated in the veins and the flesh will turn black."?New York Mail and J Express. Italy seems to be doing her best to encourage her shipbuilding industry. Lydia E Pinkhara's Vegetable Compound Will cure the worst forms of female ; complaints, all ovarian troubles, in flammation and ulceration, falling and displacements of the womb, and consequent spinal weakness, and is peculiarly adapted to the change of life. Every time it will cure Backache. It has cured more cases of leucorrhcea by removing the cause, than any remedy the world has ever known; it is almost infallible ir. such cases. It dissolves and expels '.umors from the uterus in an early s';age of development, and checks any tendency to cancerous humors. Lydiia E. Plnkham's Liver Pills work in unison with the Compound, and are a sure cure for constipation and sick headache. Mrs. Pinkham's Sanative "Wash is of great value for loca1 application. Florida Savannah Line Oftnn Sk. Ca. & NfwEng. & Snv. Sk.Co. FROM BOSTON DIRECT,5233?.TS?KS2 Lewis Wharf. Richardson & Barua'rd, Agents. FROM HEW YORK DIRECT Tuesdays. TbuinJays and Saturdays at 3 pjn. from New Pier 34, N'. K. FROM PHILADELPHIA DIRECT 5S5WE days at 3 p. m. lrom Tier 18. So. Delaware Ave. M. C. Hammond, Apt. Close connections at Savannah for all points South. Tlie QUICKEST, CHEAPEST. SAFEST, BEST. Unsurnawril Cubiu Accommodations. Sea Kprav Baths, Electric Lights. all conveniences. Send two cent stamp for copy of "Savannah Line News" and map showing light-houses and other attractions of the Atlantic Coast. (J. M. SOKREL, Mgr.. New Pier 35. N.K.. Kew York ENSIONS, PATEN I 3, CLAIMS". JOHN W MORRIS, WSHIN6T0N.D.C. I Ate Principal Examiner U. S. Pcmion Bureau. 3 jrs. iu last war, 15 adjudicating claims, atiy. tinoa. npMM^TBBUN~KENNE3S VI BVBVICareiHii lotatODayi. N.ParUtl Vutd-O B.J.L.STEP HENS. ADVERTISING fcaRgg8 W UURES WHERE ALL tLSE FAILS. fel U Best Cough Syrap. Tastes Good. Ose Ijg Fr] in time. Sold by druggists. W I BUDGET OF FUN. I 1 HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM ] VARIOUS SOURCES. '] Danger-Biking Still?It Does, In- ' deed?Sufficiently Explained?A Chilling Welcome?Another Slander, Etc.. Etc. "Here come the reckless skaters/' Said the sun, "and just beyond ? The ice is growing thinner ? And they must come off the pond. "How shall I make them hood me, Aud cease their sport awhile?" 1 "Just tell them that you thaw me," \ SniH >!? nntl cracked a smile. ?Truth. ^ IT DOES, INDEED. * Askins (meditatively)?"After all, j. Is life really worth the living?" | Grimshaw?"That depends on the "iver."?New York Journal. BIKING STILL. ? "Keeping up your bicycle riding :his cold weather?" a "Nop. Just keeping up the paynentp; that is alL" ? Indianapolis c-j Tournal. $ OH, THE PETiViIBSEN?8S OF THINGS. "How are those cork shoes you J ! "Great! Why, when the crater gets o Id, the cork keeps it from getting h >ut."?Puck. h p SOCIAL ECONOMY. 1< "Are you economizing this winter, 6 Mrs. Desmond?" "Yes; our new monogram is much smaller than the one we used last fear."?Chicago Record. ? SUFFICIENTLY EXPLAINED. 1 ^ "Bridget, I've discovered that you oarry more food home with you than you cook for us." "Yes'm; but me fambly is bigger'n " n'ninonn RoaatiI 1VU1U. ^ D MODESTY. 6 She?"Mr. Fullback never boasts of j tiis football exploits, does he?" t He?"No. I understand that he has j aearly Killed half a dozen men, bat he a lover says a word about it."?Pack. j( 8 NO TiTGHX ON THE SUBJECT. b Mrs. Knight?"Does your husband fi ireat you the same now as he did when r he was courting you?" t; Mrs. Laif?ht?"Pretty mnoh. He c teeps me in the dark?"?Statesman. s c ANOTHEB SLANDER. I Spats?"They say real estate is ^ learer in Chicago, per foot front, than * in New York." Socratoots?"Well, it' ought to be. * The feet are bigger." ? Pittsburg Sews. P , M A CHILLING WELCOME. n Ugly-Looking Wayfaver?"Whar is j ihe man o* the house?" Farmer's Wife (with rare presence >f mind)?"He's back of the wood- e ihed burvine a tramp."?New York * Weekly. " a 1*^ n NOT EASILY 'WORKED. t "Well, you 6ee, old man, I'm afraid the Governor won't come down with g the cash. He's a sort of bombshell." B "How so?" e "He goes oT when I touch him."? Washington Capital. ART ARGUMENTS. ? "What was the matter in the brie- t a-brao department?" J 'Two clerks disagreed abont the a pronunciation of Diana, and one of g them hit the other over the head with ? a Venue."?Chicago Record. b c A PHILOSOPHER. \ "Yes, optimists look more cheerful; J bnt, as customers, 1 prefer pessimists." t "Why, Mr. Cutandslash?" "Well, optimists, as a rale, will take * their wives to the theatre instead of t paying their tailor bills."?Chicago i Record. * APPARENT HEARTLE3SNESS. I Little Miss Clara ?"Don't your sis- * ter go with that yonng man any ] more?" : Little Miss Laura? "No; and isn't it a shame to treat him so after all ? the beautiful candy he's brought her ?" 1 ?Puck. J THE GENTLE ART OF TOUCHING. Ynpsley? "The truest test of a man's , friendship is his willingness to lend i i n you money. ^ Mudge?"Oh, 'most anybody will lend money. The real teat is when you strike him for a seoond loan."? Indianapolis Journal. CONSISTENCY. \ Irato Lodger (to young clergyman) ( ? "See here, Mr. Loudshout, I am ( tired of being regaled with your rehearsal of your Bermons through this thin partition." Mr. Loudshout?"I always practice what I preach, sir."?Up-to-Date. ] A DECIDED CHANGE. Lady?"And you escaped from the t wreck?" j Indigent Seaman?"Yes, mum." Lady -"How did you feel when the . ! waves broke over you?" j Seaman -"Wet, mum; werrywet; j bat now, mum, I feel dry?werrydry." j ?Tit-Bits. j " i STJDDEN CHANGE OF SUBJECT. . | Mr. Smallpurse (who has carefully i 3gured up the cost of two theatre i ' tickets and the street car fare) ? "Do J I you enjoy the drama, Miss Gehall?" < [ Miss Gehall?"Oh, very much ; but f ! I become entirely worn out every time 1 j I go. You see the play is seldom over ] ' before half-past ten, and tn??n it takes 1 ; fully au hour to get supper at 'Del's,' < j and after that comes the long ride < I home, and the hackmen do rattle you ' I | so, you know." j Mr. Smallpurse?"Um-er?What ' do you think of Browning?"?New ' York Weekly. THET WEItE AT HAND. < The Spanish general was seated at a ] desk, a blue pencil behind his ear and 1 a pair of scissors in his ready right I hand. ] "There is a newepaper man outside < who desires to 6peak with you," said ] the subordinate officer. i % "Ask him what he wants.", "He desires to inqniro whethei there are any proofs of the victory yon havo been winning.'* "Proofs? Of course there are. Tell aim I am just reading them."?Washngton Star. HELD THE BARBEK RESPONSIBLE. A bright little fellow, who has not ret seen his third birthdayf often imu6es the household of which he is in important feature by hie questions ind observations. At dinner one evening recently it vas noticed that ho wasintentlv studyng the expansive bald space on his 'enerable grandfather's head. When a lull oocurred in the table alk the pride of the family promptly ook advantage of it. "Grandpa," he said, "who cut your ioif t.hnt tottv?"?Philailftlnhia Call. THE MESSAGE ST7FFICIEJ.T. A traveling man who put up for the light at the leading hotel in a email own left very particular instructions iefore retiring to be called in time for n early train. Early in the morning the guest was listurbed by a lively tattoo upon the loor. "Well?" he demanded, sleepily. "I've got an important message for ou," replied the bellboy. The guest was up in an instant, poned the door and reoeived from the >oj a large envelope. He tore it open astily, and inside found a slip of iaper on which was written in large stters, "Why don't you get up?" He ot up.?Golden Days. r>nn WnnifAV uui iicn jli vu-viuu iulvui %j\ja # If tbero is any virtuo in long seaoning, the new iron-clad monitor, he Puritan, will doubtless provo a aluable accession to our naval float. Vith a crew of 200 men the ponderous e9eel has entered upon its career of orvice. The history of the Puritan hi unique nd interesting. The original pattern ras designed by Ericsson in 1864, but othing was done for several years, xcept to build the rough hull. In 875 the construction of the boat was nrned over to John Roach, of Chester, . 'enn., who destroyed the old works, ? ~1* lv ? r\f fV>n mofor.. IbXiUUgU liU U3CU LUUUU Wi vuo aumvw* il in building thn new monitor. In pite of the zeal with whioh the uilder entered upon his task, he soon ound that he had undertaken a great esponsibility. There was a disposiion on the part of Congress to critiise his workmanship, and this was till further aggravated by a la ok of onfidenos throughout the country. )espite the hostility of the public, owever, and frequent interruptions, be boat was completed in 1883 and iunehed for the first time upon the 'ater. Witn tne cnaDgee wmcu aavu tRi4.cn lace in naval and engineering science rithin the past few years, the Governlent has found it necessary to relodel the Puritan from top to bottom, n accordance with this decision the oat has been in the hands of experinced contractors for some time. The rork of remodeling the immenso tructure has been formally oomileted, and the monitor again placed ipon its active mission ot protecting he Nation's coast. In the judgment of experienced enineers the Puritan is one of our trongest and best equipped war vesels.?Atlanta Constitution. Prisoner Found Buried in Sand. Prisoner Onhart, held at Fort Sherilan to serve an eighteen months' senence for violating a military rule at v? 1 n z euersoD jDarrituiis, iuishuuij, uauc au .ttempt to escape-from his guards. He ucceeded in getting as far as the lake bore, where he buried himself in the and near the Government pier. He lovered every portion of his body cith the wet grains, leaving only a >lace over his face, through which to >reathe. With two other prisoners Onhart pas unloading coal. He escaped brough a window, ran through a avine, crawled through pewers and inally reached the pier at the lake. 3e was missed by the guards fifteen ninutes after his escape. They fired juns as a signal and tne wnoie post *as aroused. Twelve men from Troop 3 mounted with twelve men fromCompany Cu were detailed to make t, learch. They scoured the woods,, avines and every possible hiding place. Onbart was finally found by Dorporal Betton and Privates P. Turrel and Buschell under the pier. The guards from whom he eecapocl :vere put under arrest and will probDly receive six months and a fine of $60 eacb.?Chicago Tribune. Pcacocks Instead of Waicli I)?gs. "The place of a watcn-dog on tno farm or country place," said State's attorney McGaire the other day, "might be very well taken by pea* jocks and guinea-fowls. I long since idopted peacocks alone to guard my place, aud nothing can come around the premises night or day without causing an alarm from them. They ire more watchful tiian tiny dog I evex awned. My experience with guineas lias not been so extensive, but I believe they are also sur3 to give an ilarm, or rather a good many alarcrs, if any strange man or beast should venture near them by night or day. *' ?Baltimore Sun. Punishment of School Children. The United States Bnreau ol' Education has recently had made a number ai drawings representing some of the punishments formerly inflicted on school children. Besides the. ordinary spanking and flogging there were kneeling on dried peas, standing on ane foot for a long time, sitting on sharp corners, shaking, holding out a book until the arm ached, knocking heads together, lifting by the ears, binding under a table and the dunce jap. The change began early in this :entury, when popular opinion begau to demand lighter punishment.?New irork Post. Charcoal for Powder. The quantity of charcoal which the various woods produce is as follows: Df the oaks, 100 parts will yield 23 parts of charcoal; beech, 21 ; the elmsi, the apple and the white pine, 23; birch, 24; maple, 22; willow, IS; poplar, 20; hard pine, 22?.. All charcoal U6ed in the manufacture of gunpowder is m/ide from either willow or jldcrwood. I Wn .VIC d Where My Heart Lleth Low. 0, love of my heart In the days gone forever, Our paths lie apart, We can ne'er meet again; Yet thou shalt depart From my memory never; 'Tis my pleasure in pain. Though years may prove trae All the olden-time dreaming, The joy that we knew We can never more know; I'm longing for you And my tears they are ?;lreamtng Where my heart Jieth low. ?Frank Putnam, in Chicago Times-Herald. Lullaby. Sleep, my beloved, sleep and re3t, Dreams are best. Day with its angry hours will we let be, Day with its work and waiting and unrest, Its hopes that flee and griofs that never flee; Be night for us, with darkness and deep rest. For thee and me, beloved, dreams are best. Sleep, my beloved, sleep aid rest, Dream, my beloved, dream of me, While gently heaves the loving bre&'st, And closed those eyos I may not soe. The days are long that sunder thee and me, And life is long, since we apart must be, In dreams alone I lean upon thy breast. In dreams alone?what wonder dreams are best? Yea, till death come to make mo one with thee, For thee and me, beloved, dreams are best TTr 4 ? IT OBlLUluaiCl uuugwi* One True Friend. Some world-wise, hardened cynics say That 8elflshn?99 and greed Are ever near, to charm away The fabled "friend in need"? To set at naught What love has wrought. And, so leave aching hearts to bleed. 'Tis false! I have a friend that ne'er Hath yet forsaken me, And who, I'm sure, my lot will share. Whatever it may be!? In joy or woe This friend I'll knowSuch love as hl9 men seldom see! And he enjoys my fullest trust This steadfast friend of mfae; His wit is small,but he is just, And therefoio half divine? Ah, now you see, Of course, that he Is nothing but a poor canine! ?Cleveland Leader. Home. kh home! when all elsewhere Is dreary, When we are most heartsore and weary, What place beside is half so 'cheery As, home, sweet home! rhere Inn'cent glee and ohildieh prattle Beguile the hours with noisy tattle, Forgetful half of life's rough battle. We are at rest At night, when home from work returning We see afar a bright lifcht burning, fn haste we seek the shortest turning TVi homo aurflnl- hnrnfl Where o'er the frugal board presiding; [q hope, and fath, and love abiding; The mother hoars from lips confiding, The day's exploits. A.nd thus the moments so entrancing Guide swift away, when someone glanoing Kt the tall clock, sees near Advancing The midnight hour. And while the> bird of nlghl is brooding, Oh, where, beside, come dreams so soothing As now from out our brows are smoothing The linos of care? Fancy In drea.me her flight is winging, In sweet low tones joybells seem ringing, A. psalm of peace night winds are singing At home, sweet borne. ?M. E. J., in ;he Century. Shadows on the Wall. After ten all the children come Clustering 'round my knee; To play some game they all do beg Persistently of ma Then there's a caper that I cut Which greatly pleases all? 'Tis when I try to quaintly throw Grim shadows on the wall Indian heads and pussy cats. And birds that do not sing; Butterflies bis, rabbits small, And eagles dark of wing; Little poaies and goats that butt, And roosters straight and tall? A menagerie starts up when I Throw shadows on the wall, Dogs minus tails and donkeys, too,' Elephants small, but weird; Quaint swans and geese, sheep with no logs ' And a man with bushy beard. Then little baby laughs in glee, Ana jumps to catch them all, But they evade his tiny clutch, These iihadows on the wall. Thus we children of larger growth Clutch at power, wealth and fanje, And seek to gain the prizes in Life's fiver fickle game; The fleeting shades of our desires In varied phases fall, Intangible and vague?they prove But shadows on the wall. 1 a T I tu.,4. vu, uauy aCiir, x uupo vuuw nu^u You grow to man's estnte. That fortune will be kind to you And bright will be your fate; That your aspirations, aims and dreams And hopes, both great and small, May not elude your clasp as did The shadows on the wall. ? William Sidney Hillyer. Unique Faculties of Winged Creatures. The Chinese water-pheasant can fly in the air, dive and swim under water, using its wings as fins, and walk and run on the land, and do all three well. The water-ousel of England can do the sapie. The dragon fly possesses the unique faculty among winged creatuarcs of flying backwards and. forwards and sideways without turning its body. There are very few insects that the swallow, with its marvelous speed and dexterity and its long inherited experience, cannot catch, liu! the dragon fly is one of them. The dragon fly, without apparently troubling itself, will keep a few feet ahead of a swallow for half an hoar at s strctch, nnd, no matter how swiftlj the swallow moves, the dragon fly is never just there when it make its swoop. This is becausei the swallow has to turn its body, while the dragon fly only reverses its wings. ?New York Mail and .Express. A River of Oil. The Wabash Rivor for milefi, 2asl nnd west of Wabash, lad., is covorec with crudo oil, which emits a powerful and very offensive odor. There have beea times before when the stream carried considerable oil, bu1 never beforo as now, and the watei supply of many cities below there is endangered. The oil eaters the Wabasfc from the Salamonia Eiver, at La Gro, the Salamonia penetrating the oil fields. ? / # # THIRTY YEARS AN INVALID, BRONCHIAL CATARRH, STOMACH AND LIVER TROUBLE. Mm. Safford, of Canton, New York, Wife of George Safford, the Wellknown Apostle of Fish Protection, Cared by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. From the Plaindealer, Canton, JV. F. There is no man better known in 8t. Lawrence County, New York, than Mr. George Safford, of Canton, from the interest he has taken in flsh culture and preservation, and from his lately issued work entitled, "Man, Present and Future," whiob has attracted such wide attention. But it Is not of him, but Mrs. Safford that this article i? written, and her sudden recovery to a condition of excallent health after thirty years of suffering with bronchial f?ato*T-h and livor onmnlflI nf During all those long dreary years Mrs. Safford was a hopeless invalid, apd never expected to enjoy any health, as physicians and remedies bad proved a'ike, vain, and it was not until 1895 when, by the joint recommendation of Mrs. William Orr, of Mnlone, N. Y., and Mrs. James Bird, of Canton, the lady began to take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. We print Mr. 8afford's affidavit, which details in full all the circumstances of Mrs. Safford's recovery: 8t. Lawrence Cobktt, ss. George 8a?ford being duly sworn says: "For upward of thirty years prior to 1895 my wife had been ailing. While not confined to her bed her health was very poor. She bad out little appetite, the circulation of her blood was very poor, and she had the other symptoms attendant upon a disordered condition of the liver, but in her case this liver difficulty was complicated with catarrh of the bronchial tubes. She used various remedieg without any uerraanftnt relief. In the fall of 1895 she was recommended to take Dr. Williams' Pint Pills by Mrs. William Orr, of Malone, New York, and Mrs. James T^ird, of Canton. Believing that a remedy recommended so highly must possess some merit, she commenced the use of the Pink Pills, and experienced immediate relief. I wish to state here that no other remedy used by her showed as quick results, or produced any permanent change in her condition. The Pink Pills seemed to fill the long felt want. Whenever the old feelings begin to be.experienced my wife takes a dose of the Pink Pills and all is well again. From what I have seen them accomplish for her, I have become a firm believer In the efficacy of the pills, and while my health has never required me to use them, I feel that a supply of the pills is a necessity in the household. I have nothing but praise for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and believing that suffering humanity ought to know what they will do, and actuated by no other motive, 1 have made this statement. (Signed') "Geobqe Saffobd." Sworn and subscribed to before me this 15th day of September, 1896. Geo. H. Bowebs, * Notary Public. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a condensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are also a specific for troubles peculiarto females, such as suppressions, irregularities and all form? of weakness. They build up the blood, and restore the glow of health to pnle aM sallow cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork or excesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all druggists, or direct by mat! from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Justice Koger A. Pryor, of the New York Supreme Court, declined to grant a certificate of incorporation for a Hebrew religious society, because the articles of incorporation required the annuni meetings of the society to be held on Sundays. Calendar! and Coupons. So many beautiful calendars and entertain* Ing novelties bare been issued by the proErletors of Hood's Sarsaparilla, that we are ardly surprised to receive this season not only one of the very prettiest designs in calendars, but with it coupons which entitle the reeipient to attractive novelties. Every one who getB a Hood's 8arsaparllla calendar for 1897 secures something that will prove interesting and valuable as well as a beautiful specimen of the lithographer's art. The calendar is accompanied this season by an amusing little book on "The Weather." Ask your druggist for Hood's Coupon Calendar, or send 6 cents in Btamps for one to C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mas.?. State of Ohio, City or Toledo, 1 _ Lucas County, )* Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is tin senior nartner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & CO., dofng business in the City of Toledo, Countj and State aforesaid, and that eaid firm will paj the earn of one hundred dollars for eaci and every case or catakrh that cannot b< cured by the use Hall's Catakrh Cdre. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed in mj i . presence, this 8th day of December 4 bealf A. D. ltJeti. A. W. Gleabon, * ?v?-' i Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, anl acts directly on the blood and mucous surface* of the system. Send for testimonials, free. 1 F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, & Sold by Druggists, 76c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Jfo-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 400,000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac regulate or remove your desire for tobacco? 8aves money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed. 50 cents and $1.00, at all druggists. FITSstoppcdfreeandpermanentlycured. Nt flts after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Greai NerveRebtoher. Free $2 trial bottle and treatise. Send to Dr. Kline. 931 Arch St, Phila.,Pa. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottl< When bilious or costive, eat a Caacaret. candy cathartic; cure guaranteed; 10c., 25c. Honse Wrens. House wrens, as the name suggests, delight to dwell in the vicinity 01 mankind. If suitable boxes, gourds or hollow receptacles of any kind are provided, they will enter at once into ? possession, and will repay the appreciative friends with their sweet, tinkling little songs. They are very bold, and will readily attack birds much larger than themselves, as the bine birds <>nd swallows; and will even attack cats when they approach their nests. If no better provision for housekeeping [ can be found, they will take possession .of a knothole in the weather boarding, , crevice in the wall, an old teapot if i hung up, or an old hat stuffed into a broken window. They are lively and useful in habits, always cheerful, and - are almost as familiar about the house j as the neighborly robins. In Europe i the name Kitty Wren is popularly given to the common variety in many ; parts of the country.?New England . Homestead. "The Murpliy Family." ^ A three-pound potato and six little ' potatoes attached to it, grown at i Council UlulJe, Iowa, have been i dubbed the Murphy family by the owner. Memorial of Victoria's Jubilee. The most substantial memorial of the Victorian jubilee will be the Vic; toria hospital for children, which is to I be built in London to commemorate the sixtieth year 01 the queen's reign, i It is the only bospitai in London that bears her name. The Marquis de Montcalm, the last male representative of the famiiy of I the defender of Quebec, died recently at Montpellier, Frauce. He trans* I mitted the name and title by legal / process to an adopted son. Youthful Heavy Weight. Fred Durham, a son of Postmaster J. W. Durham, of Middlebnrg, Ky., 1 is nine years old and weighs 220 ' pounds. He measures lorty-eeven ' inches around the waist, forty-six j inches around the chest, twenty-two ' inches around the calf of leg and ia 1 five feet one inch in height. Post- 1 master Durham has refused handsome affnfn lflf Viio onn fvovral ttt-i ol /tiv. cue sb a cariosity. Mr. Durham is of good weight, pulling the beam at 301 pounds, while hie -wife is a small woman, barely we-ghing 100 pounds. The remaining children are of ordiaary size and older than the one mentioned. The boy is well educated for his ige, having nearly completed the :ommon school course. He is wonderfully quick and active, and one of the best football players in the graded school team. He is looked upon by the traveling public as a wonderful juriosity. ?Louisville Courier-Jouroal. Turkeys Spoiled With Moth Balls. William Hamilton, who lives on the Pierce Creek road, five miles from Binghamton, N. Y., has a flock of fifty lurkeys, which will probably be turned ' oose in the woods to die of old age, 'or they will not be killed for food, t some weeks ago Mr. Hamilton's wife : lad occasion to nnpack her winter ixrs, and the moth balls which had ! >een used to preserve them from the nsects, were thrown outdoors. The urkevs came npontbem and ate them. They did not appear any the worse, tnd nothing was thought of it until >ne day a turkey was killed for dinier. When the family tasted of the rhite meat there began a fit of coughng. The meat was so permeated with he taste of the moth balls as to make t almost uneatable. Several other )irds were cooked,, but the meat was lainted with moth balls. ?New York ! Press. J $3,400.00 raize As follows: 4 First Prize!, eaoh of $100 Cash - - -$ 20 Seoond " " " JlOOsygSffi.Blojoles^ 40 Third " " 4 $ 25 Gold WatchM A 1- ? ? J ??!?* aamIi MAfllh m SS; tasn ana nun jfiiou mm utvuiu - T, Total given during l2mos. 1897, $4M HOW TO OBTAIN THEIKI. S'oinMtitnitOMTe as many 8UNLIQHT OAP Wrappers a* they can collect. Cat pi off the top portion of each ^ _ wrapper* that portion contain* fcw Sootkij in* the heading "SUNLIGHT == i SOAP." These (called"4Cou- Hi pons") are to be sent, postage rotocy ~jm rally paid, enclosed with a sheet of paper statin* Compel- XS^jKTf^jr^, itor's full name and address ?_Jr Am and the number of Coupons csfw ldS7, sent In, to Lever Bros.* Ltd., S^liy.siw5? I New York, marked on outside ' r Wrapper (<od '?/< hand comer) with NUMBER f of the DISTRICT Competitor llres la. u No. of NAME OF DISTRICT. 0 il,tfict New York City, Brooklyn, Long } ' i andHtaten Islands, New Jersey. 11 ??? New York State (onttid* of N.Y. CHy, m 52 Brooklyn, Long and Slattn Islands). 0 IT 'KW'^fvV^KKii'SS: 6 , trlct of Columbia. ? 4 The New England States. The Biojolea ars the celebrated Pierce Hpectal, _ MB7 Pattern, mTd by Geo. N.Pierce* Co.. of But- P falo, Boston and New Y ork. Pitted with Hartford Tires, Pint Class Nicklo Ltiao. New Departure Ball. Standard Cyclometer, and Hoot Ltce Bad ale. A farmer about 48 years of ag Territory, says of RIPANS 1 "I used to be troubled with d} last April I have not known wl sour stomach and belch up ar sure as I ate it. I saw Ripans 1 paper and decided to try them found some of them and nave ne used to drink liquor, but have nc and beans, or cabbage boiled wi anything 1 eat without any trot ' Hvprl rm a farm and have doner was sick enough to be in bed? rpNov < J I ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED f pie anil booklet free. id. STERLING REMEDY CC *? ?? ??? > >??????*??????> It Was 8efar< Thay Bsed to San "Wwn 134 Leonard Street, N. Y. City for Its costing a hundred times the 80c. asked. It is c Instantly available. With this vain- ?r /?*, edce at your finders' ends, aud can | B tional advantages. When reading, ^7 erences yon fail to understand? Isn't iOc. a smal at hand? Do you know who Croesus was. and wh when? That sound travels 1125 feet per secoud? Marco Polo invented the compass in 1200. and vvh J ' C?? W<lS7 Thobook contains thousi |fl such matters as you wonder e low price of balf a dollar and HOW TO I'lNU OUT. Pill a bottle or common water gl?M with urine and lot It stand twenty-four boon; a sediment or settling indicates a diseased coalition of tbe kidneys. Wlienf urine stains inen it is positive evidence of kidney trouble. loo frequent desire to urinate or pain m mo jack is also convincing proof that the kidleys and bladder are out of order. WHAT TO DO. There Is comfort In the knowledge so often iipreseed, tbat Dr. Kilmer's Bwamp-Root, he great kidney remedy, fulfills every .wish n relieving pain' in the baok, kidneys, liver, iladder and every part of the urinary paslages. It corrects inability to hold urine md scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects ollowing use of liquor, wine or beer, and >vercomes that unpleasant necessity of beln< ompelled to get up many times during the ilgbt to urinate. The mild and the extraorlinary effect of Swamp-Boot Is soon realized, it stands the highest for its wonderful curee >f the most distressing cases. Sold by dragfists, price fifty cents and one dollar. For i sample bottle and pamphlet, both sent free >y mail, mention this paper and send your ull postofflce address to Dr. Kilmer & Oo., iinchamton. N. T. The DroDrietors of Ihls >aper guarantee the genuineness of this offer. The recent snow storm is said to have cost he city of New York no less than 11,520,000. JU8T try a 10c. box of Cascaret*, candy cahartic, finest liver and bowel regulator mad*. V\ IEV0LVER FREE. WATCH FREE 38 other articles. Cost nothing. Bwl our offer j ill I .mull ?TtrJ P<t?od wbo enta thle oat and aendi tl/L L (&MSB ?? expreeaoffice, will be jnttI nrriUy tiedto1 automatfc.doubleaction,8. * . - J3f7 model 11 or M cal. IT ReTOlrer, l eolld nickel M (tem wind and Mam MtWateB, iorjmm I elegant rolled gold |1 y?t Cbaln,? trtpla r rfilM ellver plated Tea Spoona worth tL gmWmfti'. ^ pair gold plated 11 CnffButtorn.goid IBggmmmk pined Watch Charm wertb lie.. I HBIU [m. diamond ntld gold $S Scarf Pin, 1 dot Collar Button*, 100 BaTelopea, HBT$$/1\ 1 dot high-grade Lead rendla, flnRC^alL 1 Laad Pencil Sharpener, 1 PoekMS3 ?t Memorandum and 1 PerpetMTfjg.rJfc. ual Sutton Hole Bouqual lUrJBwW.Allweaik.lnorder to to^llm. trodcce otirdgara, la that you allow u? to teod W^CDCCKTVlTiadS^^ ?<nl* package 60 of ear W .rnCC /eru@ flueet 10c. Cigara, Tk'iuad uHn. Full examination illowed. Eeraetnber, yon only pay H.n and axpnaa lor tte Irart, and the 140 articles named abore are free. Jfyoadocl nuelder the lot worth > tlmee what we aak, doa*t paylceat tddraaa WINSTON Mf<i. CO.? WjgjWt W.O? >ND GIVEN FREE ;s EACH MONTH m Oimlinrht a WRAPPERS RULES. } ?T?y7 nit nth during 1807 In each of the 4 district# rizee will be awarded a* follows: The 1 Competitor who sends Is the top portio* JL argent .Number of coupon* from :?v tbediatrict in which ho or snsreeida* RS ?J willreoeiTeSlOO Cash. UCfTrVutt* The fi Competitors who send In tb* ~ Next Larctit Numbers of conpSE?jfff pons from the district in which they 2 I "ill Each receive at winner'* JSIII/ option a lady's orgentlemao's Fierce =S?T*l!l|| Special bicycle, price ?100.00. ; The 10 Competitors who aeod in the text Larsest Number* of coo pons from thedlsriot In which thay resido will BaehVeoelveat winner*# ptionalady'sorgentleman'sGoldwateb, price 99k / 2. The Competition!) will Clsse the Last Day of sach Month during 1897, Conpona received toolat* ar one month's competition willhe put into the next. 8. Competitora who obtain wrappers from uneoid >sp in dealer's stock will be dUqualined. Employee* f Lever Brothers, Ltd., end their families, aredearred from competing. 4. A printed list of Winners in Competitor's diatriet ill be forwarded to Competitors is about 31 daya after ach competition closes. . ~ ? - "* ?? >??>?/>?ud the , 5. 1/ever motneri, l*u.,w*u rizM f*iri? to the b?tofth?ir ability and judgWMn utit t? unclenrtoodthat all whocomp-U ?? <? ? * ept the award of Lerer Brother*, Ltd., Mfinal. LEVER BROS., Ltd., New Tor*. I e, living at Downs, Oklahoma rABULES I fspepsia a great deal, but since t, i lat it feels like. I wowa nave lything the least bit greasy as ; ( 'abules advertised in a St. Louis i, so when I went to Guthrie I . :ver been without them since. I > desire for it now. 1 can eat ham th fat meat?in fact, I can digest able whatever. 1 have always nany a hard day's work whenl -all on account of indigestion." ????????J . ' * V GATIIAfeTic VI I 5TIPAT10^^r j! DRUGGISTS t iseor constipation. Caxearets are the Ideal Lax*-4 ip or cripe. but rause enaj uatoral reeolta. 8am-i I., Chicago, Montreal, Can., or New York. 117.) ? the Day of n's Work is Sever Pone." I ^1^ we" be tho name ot the 520-page book sent postpaid for BjB 60c. 1b stamps by the BOCK W PUBLISHING HOUSE ervea the purpose of the great encyciopffidiaa oropletely Indexed, making the information able book you have a world of knowU easily supply a lack of early educa. don't yon constantly come across ref? 1 amount to pay for having such knowledge lere he lived! Who buiit the Pyramids, and What is the longest river in the world? That 0 Marco Polo was? What the Oordian Knot ?ndsof explanations of Ju9t ibout. Buy it at the trery HI * 1 I MP COY li YOUltSKLP.