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GjPj a A WOMANf ADIEU Oar lor* fai done f I would not bar* It bach, I ny, I would uot have my whole year May I Mat yet for our dead paeeloa'* sake, Kim me once more and strive to make Our last kivi the supremest one; For love is done. Our love is done! And still iny ??? *r!t- U?. are wee, Our souls are stirred with vngue regrot; We gaze farewell, yet canuot speak, And firm resolve grows strangely weak, Though hearts are twain that once were * one. Since love is done. yf Hut love is done! y/ I know It, vow it, an-l that kiss Mint net n finis to our Idiw. X ri nnrn i ion rny inoiith ui?nt mine, My life a,;aln seemul half divine, Our very hearts togotli?r runt (.'nil love l>3 done? < 'an love Iw done? <Vbo cur en if this lw in ad or wiss? Trust not my words, but read my ejri?, Tby kiss Isi lo sloepiu^ lovo uwnke: Then take mo to thy h.'irl; uli! tnko Tile life that with thiuo own is one, Love is Hot done! ! f?Annr l\ervc Alilrich, in Spirit. AGAINST WIND AND TIDE. BY ANNA 8IIKII.DH. People iu Mnysville always shrugged their shoulders when Mark Latnson was mentioned, and usually the expressive gesture was followed by some deprecating remark. "Comes of bad stock," old Judge Lennox would say, iu his pompous dictator- j in! li.lll ?' " * ><,<1 I nu IJ iiUlUUS WCIil worthies.", ami Mrs. Hamsun win a Hodge, ami everybody knows what they lire." Thi' house in which Mark was horn, nnd vshi re ho scrambled up to manhood, was a large farm house, tumbling to pieces inside, with a roof always being patched against leaking, doors without locks ami with shaking hinges, windows that rattled in every wind, ceilings that dropped plaster whenever a heavy foot shook the upper rooms and furniture in the Inst stage of shahhiness. Ilis father ami mother were slatternly in dress, shiftless in household management, and the hnmhoine. bright hoy was over indulged and neglected as their own indolence suggested. Hut Mark l/imsoti inherited none of the leading traits of his parents. I'roh ably in some remote ancestor there was a mixture of energy, resolution and ability of which the Maysville gossips had never heard, and for which they certainly gam Mark no credit. It was in vain that tin: Principal of the Maysville High School declined that Mark had graduated with the best record he had ever given in the school. It was uselc>s for the lad himself to keep his life free from Maine, and earnestly endeavor to do Ins duty. Mnysvillc could not forget that he vva: a Lamson, and his mother was a llolge ?"bad stock!" As lie passed from boyhood to manhood, Mark began the uiieipial struggle against fate and cireuiustauecs. that was dictated ??nly by his own energy. His father had been able to oct I tread from " the farm l?y a lazy tillage that ^uvo the hare necessities for the tatde; his mother yhad a very small income that jjave the three clothiii'v of the poorest description, ami hoth were in open mouthed wonder that Mark was not content, as they had been, to dawdle through life and "make out" with what they had. \nd Mat U, s!ui_o;lino to attain better thinos, with only a vapi , uudi-cipliuc I lonyiuo for improvement, met no cucoinavement at home or abroad, lie tried to obtain a situation, Imt employers win shy about :;ivitii; work to a Lamson; he met Imt a cool reception at the Mays, villc social call.elites, having no kuowltdtfe of how to repair his own linen or keep his poor clothnir* even tidy. Hoylike, he imagined a new suit and "ay necktie were all sullieietit lor a party, and did not heed the frayed cull's and broken collars at which the Maysvillo belles turned up their no es. lint, in spile of his father's lazy comma tils,his mother's fretful ronton ra oxs, Mark bamson, (hiding no employment outside, determined to see if the farm would not tind him in work. "tt!t, ves; do as von t>h ase." his futhci sanl. "15u? there is no money lor new < fancied tixiiios, ami the land is about worn out. I'lenly of ic, to Itt: tine, Inn *1 ain't worth shucks." So, si m.'.lc-handed,.Mark undertook the woik oi brinoin j up the ohl farm. Ivirly and late he toiled,repairing fences, yvccdnio, pickin ? toae , rooting out ilea 1 stump , preparing his Ian I, without one hand ?tiei< : ed 001 to help him,one voice to we.h hii.i sue ess. Tuomus, the only i.. i'i h:< saiJier employed, ipvo :i surly rc fii-il to aid, upon the uround that- his teoiiiar loiitine of shifth farming took all his thue, and Marl, patiently suhlUltted. lie was tyventy-one years old, when into his dul',monotonous Iito eaine a new stimulm ?a hope, bright as a vision and almost as baseless. lie fell in love! He did not walk in cautiously, r mut'iii" his steps an I yveiohino lm chains s, bill lie fell in plump, suddenly, hopelessly. There had been a warm dismission at tin .Indie's about illvitiuij Mark to the patty that was to celebrate INsie'.s fit; iti' nth birthday an I t i- tin il return Irotll bo il dim.; cliool. li lt tile pel of tin: ic u-e ha 1 a \v:sl of hei own ami a lively recollect ion of Mark's handsome ft' ami I? ?_v i - i '.iii lines, aa 1 insist** I upon his heiiiL; invite I. Mark, cirryin^ in his m an >rv only a pvelly lit I Its ;;irl, foun I himself eniiroute 1 by an .cileniable be iaiy . a f ice to \\ iii horn i m in far more pretentions l indes ili >i M iy-,ville ?.. i I i, i i i i yr ! ? manuci none nl 'li<' yirls of liis :i- 11i;i*t;t:ui?-c h i i ever ?*x(< mini to him. The touch of iin: soft little Irm I oflercl to yreel him rivcb d the chains Kbit's face im i ( i>i about .Mark's ln-nl, and male him her slave then ami there. He hud starved all Im life for ?vin;iatiiv, and his first half hour with Kssie tilled his lou^iuy lie art '.villi content. She remembered all his li tyish aspirations; she entered into ad iii-. hopes and ambitions. The party was the beymniuy of au intercourse th.it .stimulate 1 anew every yon i resolution, yave a ne v vi^or to every hope of Mai k's life. '1'lie village waie-cm i illy democ ratic, n-i 1 the fact that l?>-ic was tire onlv chdd and heiress of the richest, most influential man in the place did ifot prevent her from visitiny Mrs. hainsou upon terms of periect erpnlity. She was fond of the weak, amiable woman, stronyly as she censured, in her youthful strenytn, the cmj-going indolence that made b< home such a scene of confusion and dii comfort; and, in ber gentle, pluasao wajr, she endeavoured to brighten ths home for Mirk by suggestions and o.f?M of help that fell to the ground. It wn like lighting a feather bed to try to rou* Mrs. La in sou to an active improvement and rebulled tlierc, Essie could only liel Mark hv wnrrf. ~r tuai> wcl like wiue of lifo to his love. An hour with Essie sent him back t his uphill work full of new hope, ever, energy stimulated, every hope bright ened. Flo had uot dared to set bofor him in plain words the hope of one d.t winning her heart U his own, for ther was all the humility nt true passion 11 that young, ardent heart, but he real ized a new force, n now spur to am bitlon. Kssiu never sneered at him as tin neighbors had become accustomed t< doing; Essie never threw cold watc over his plain for improving thu land Essie was never surea-die over thu clash in?; of his povcry and his ambitious. A ho saw her more fiopicnlly, lie venturci to tell her of wider, wilder hopes, o some day escaping troui the dnidgor before liiiu, and making his way to city, where his eimati ni might giv hi n a'-tart in more eon ill occupation "Kather and mother seeni to need me now," lie told Essie, one d i> ; "they ar old, and they have no other child, think it is my plain duty to stay." "I think it is," w i^ the <| nick reply "your mother could scarcely bear a sepa "And while I a:n lure, I must do th( work Hint lies under my haul," ho said, "hard ax it is! Hut K?sie," tin I lii.s ftici brightened, "do you know tint already I have intiilo tho farm pay double whnl it litis over Hone. Next xpriuij I em hire hel|> out of money I save I from the sale of last ycai's crops!" Kssie, all e i^c- interest, entered into discussion of the capabilities of such a lot for turnips, such a natch for wheat, the possibilities of'a Hairy, the bustcilture for fowls, as if she hi I novel stuHieH music or lilleH her held with French ami (lennau v< rb->. I Silt the horror ami wrath ol .Ind^o Len iio\, when, after two years of milH courtship, Mark took hi; fate in liis hands ami isked permission to m irry Kssie, eannol he described. "A l.aiuson!" lie cried, when having diMiiis-ed M irk he returned to tho uosom of his family. "A Damson for Msvie's Im-banl! 'I'iie fellow wauls my money to spend af'er all his lather iml his o|-audlatluw have s.pnnd'red." "Do you really and truly think Mark is a spendthrift, papa?" K?sie asked uiiietly. "Does he ever lounge about the stores or tavern , as II my Carter ami .lames If lyhura do! "I -Well, no, I never suv him," was the reluctant admission. "Did you ever hear I hat he drank or Vambled, or oven smokedi ' "N o ? I never did." i . no iiiii n";iiiai .11 emircii. ' Vr "Hut, nli, I'JiMo!" struck in Mrs, Lennox. "Wint. sha'ihy, half-w ishctl ~111 i ts In; was, an-1 Ills linvjoiv nil out of liis '{loves, iiiul half tin I Hit ton s of his L'oal i^oni-!"' "Poor M irk!" sai'l Hsmc, ;;i:iitly, "Ho iu'oiIs a wife." "Well, ho iioo'I not look hero for one," orowleil the .luil-ye. "I heard Mr. Tlioinp-on say, last week," Mil I Kssic, 1 j 1 it;11y,"tli it there is not a better farm in (iroeiie County liiau li mis.ui's." .? "Sueli a palace of a house! ' the .lu l ;e sneer.' I. "M irk is hoping to put a new house 11 tin* place, next wir. lie lias hi I liuil Ins over fro.11 it ? , lull they s ty the 11I I lioii-e is beyond repair, ami it would cost les-, to hive a 11<*w one." "Am I where i? the 111 mey to come I r.iiii "Wiiere the improve! farm came float, " > ud I sic ; 11 e 1 \| ark's imlus I ry, p -r-e\. r nie an 1 en -r;., in I tie I'ae i of I lie leir le-t. <ii ar t ^clie nts ever a yonn . in ri lee I to ii -in h!" said tie- .Into'. "What? Wli it . . ... 1. . 1 i. 1 . . ? 1 1 * .Tf \> ll.'l1 II'* 11 1'* HillM', >11 I h^lL', I -till ill :i 11 own, i 11 * loa.* tl? it r.iri'ii'il | fonviflion far hi Hi1 tana ml ox.'ik' I one. I'-lii 'it > 11 - a / ?. who.i In w.lI l ul i l)>>\, he pin his >h i il La* i ? t'10 whoc I I'll iiitilv 11 i |?* i\ t im.* li-tvv >i omits t > ivif I i i I il. ir i v.'y stones. N i'i.t iy ii'.'ljK' i iii ii. II" was r iii- ilivl, so, I :il, ?Ii-i.?iii.iI iri i I <i l.*?. II" Iii I Hi - pomvst I i r.u i i I" i piac', ami III! lias lit ? s! mi" of iii" i ?- -t. Ik Im; pill t'Vi'rv spare dollar i n I honl.s mi u rrirultii. . inoinwl ma* ill If", yon | st.ifh. ii" ill! II * ,v loin im .i .it Vi'iiri, for liini, v.o-.1 nor- , o i l it t if, I pfi.ii y, in i !: a i!I It ivo a f i 1 li.r.iM'. I'.tpi, 'io you not think it will In- a pity l Ii iv tin1 now Iiouu' in tin' i Mif of Mr-. I.iui- >.i, to ruin an sli In-, tin- nM oik- ' > i' l > iri tin- mail ironical i, nil Ir'.t I i M ii.i, :t ' I -f what Ii ha- iloui'. lotl a mil i iniiot make n llO'lll* ronfoii i'?',? .tl In* llOt'lls u will*.'' " .Veil," -ai'l Hi" .1 i i.p*, ''lot him havi oiif, If it in >' in y ( '. . 1 I." ' Still I.i* lows in " - ii I r.i-io, * '.in 1 I I i\f niin!'' "l'-lriw !"s liH tin In i tu i iii iri.'lio I out of tit'* lioll ". It it prompt a- lu' , Ii iv* ju-t, | in III lovo I I", - if. II.* : 11 i If pi i> juI Iii*,* iuilumiff ii'tii a ii i u Iv ill 11ia I ifi*; now In* to i'v pi i-i ti*i I ii i Ii i v j niiif'i of In- li lilvi* iv weil loan.In I. Miri |oi:iv;lv fio i_;?? *.\ i. o v n il t f.Vfii in Mark's favor. M lyiviio* II I not will injlv ackii ih* I ; * it h i 1 It "i ivi oilo in it v f im it *. ml - a < il* I ii* I ip i.i M it U ill t ip* fan t - of 11 i a in* t o|v. Itat, tin1 f.i t- 'Vfii* - i > i ', ami .lalaf k-'iliiox foiin I li,m i < iii liy tin* n. Sio A I v, for Ii a i ipf . i'v c hi1, im*I**I, he to*>!\ ifp"fi im > t'a pi i ' of i iaifinjit, an I, altoi a no o i of piti?*al iuVf ! "a tli 'ii, "it ' M irk, I in* in' r.?."a . i, i frank niiulv nno. th' oM "rut "iiia :. >t IjL'in; ojvfu to half In* i; ti* I ni..i-.i: . oi an. iviifl. Ik a (knitted his former pre jit liccti, and heartily i* n ipm i-- I 11 yoau man vvlio litt'l stru"i^li I so in it i'v. "Wltfn von iil* a* iio i-a i tinis'ifil." iiesti'l, "1 \s 11 ic. hi> li - b y ? ir ivite. V II' ill who i.ill l.l i!\i: t. - >Vay ii^ llllsl wiml an-1 ti if'i- jmi have illw, uctervw h happy home.'' Tin- .lu'i^e bcicr i j> 1 > i ia M?y-vill< public opinion vi I i.i ccl, .1-. sihmi a '!:: i a , i ,i ii -lit u auu ui ic i. Tin: ne.v h ui-c i> in liiipic'c J, K*->i lice tme lion cheeper, M: . L utnon i;ln'll Tc.-iinniirj lie ifeeble ici;i. All I lucle the new regime it wn won Irful to soi ho'.v even too oil p ? ipe* ' ? inr ie I up, Timy Ic; 1 no < Iir*?* i o'i?<!;o*i t clcaolinei*, if someone else did th ' necessary work; and with Mark and ? to govern aad direct, the Liaison houseit bold so lost it* old name, that you could it scarcely And to-day in Maysville one '? roicoto repeat the old sayiogthat "M-'irk it Lainscn came of bad stock."?The Ltdjtr, I SCIENTIF1C AND INUUSTUIA L. P .. ? T'.v iiiuiiu iinjves w.j-3 lect per secoud. There nro 20,000 different kinds ot 9 butterflies. j Steam locomotive* aro to be tried ot tho Chicago strict lines. 0 The Chamber of Deputies of Ilelgiuna y litis pisicil ii hill prohibiting any public experiments in hypuotism. ' A new engine just completed for th( New York Central's flyer will weigh, reaily for service, just one hundred tons, tender included. e u The redevelopment of lost limbs is lcr elarrd by :m Kn dish naturalist to be not unusual among in'octa, in whom it nny take placo either during the larval oi , pupal stage. 1 A h iring at lirohl, on the llhitie, luu f been wnrlied for curb mie uciii for lilt) y years, but i's supply is now failing on u an ount of the opening of eight othet hmings which tiro now in operation r.cu C 11 I I'..u._ f..l ..II I 1 1 hy exploding twenty l?:tir? of rohuriU i have hoeu in ulo iii lhv,.vadn, in the Madras Presidency, India, but showers won; nvulily produced at Ma Iras l?y c\* pin ling dynamite. A specimen of Clipped petrol, a l>ir?l 0 supposed to Ikj an extinct, or at least a lost species, was found recently in Eat;' lain!. Tin: original home of the capped r petrol is said to have been the islands of ^ St. Domingo aud CSimdaloupe. 1 For chapped hinds the following is a i ino<t excellent re tie ly Camphor gu n, three drums, heesewnx, llireo dra ns, , npermaeeti, three drams, olive oil, two ounces. I 'lit in a pan and sit in boiling water until inched, and apply to the hands. An engineer suggests tint a steam \ hose he contiectc I with engines "*? that an engineer without any milcri d in ivemeiil on his part co ild turn a stream of scalding water and ste i n on r ?bb::ra a'[ tempting to climb up in the cab or over the tender. A locomotive has just been Imilt it the ('reive Works of the bond on and Northwestern Kail way, of England, which is capable of drawing a train at the rate of I'KI miles an hour. Tli; speed attained by this engine in trill runs between Cro.vo and Chester was ninety miles an hour; b i! this was shown to Ire considerably below its full powers. There is a tract of la id in bevy County, Florida, in which tinea holes li ivo 11:0:1 <ln r 1 iiii ty ft ? ;. apirt, ami each excavation lias lait I In re pails of the skeleton of a ho^e animal. The diners take it for j;r into I til it the hones all hcloic* to the same creature, and are wondcrim; whit s ?r 1 of a b:ni it was whose remains underlie the county. The production of positive p!i ?lr>oraphsili eet from the camera h is heen amiouiiccil in (Joriuiny, this rem irkahlu result hemo secure I hy : 1 I?1 iti_y suiill quantities of a substitute I s ilp'io urea to the developer. Successful trills wore made with allyl and phouyl sulp'io urei added to uikono^eu; hut su'plio-uro 1 itself, while acting simi ally, ive. uusalisfaetory results. The re.sourees of a shoe fietory in Leicester, liuolaiid, hive been inimoiisety increase I hy the adoption of electric power. Toe 111stilia'io 1 is to he further enlarged, and when e ? np'.ety it will include two engines of lob-horse power for the driving of the dvna 11 os for li^iit and power. Kiltee 1 linn I red people will he employe I and the factory will produce f?0,t)l)ii pairs of sh >os a week. The Chileans are l'oor thrillers. There has been so much talk about Chile's ability to .strike h.-avy hi r.vs in I case of war with the Unite I :V itcs t 1 it I the results of ohservatoms of their w >rk ! luring the recent trouble will !< inter* I est in** at this tine. In the capture of | Valparaiso the Congressionalisl s.j 11 Iron I played no pari worthy of mention. The Ksmcrahla, Cochrane, Aooaeagu i ami O'lliggiiw, all armed with heavy Arm! strong rilled guns, did not attempt to engage Forts l'ralt and Callao at the entrance of the havhor, but in mage I to keep well out of range. At I?|iii>|?ic tiicy kcjit live miles out to sea ami not a shell itii 111 the town. , When A?tiiiinil llrowu was asked how Chile compare! wilii Ameriei in cue of war, he laughed an I sanl: "I'liir is tha biggest ship, eveept the !I iltiiii .ro .ni l Warxpite, we saw in Chile t'i water-, ami the Chilean war vessels end I not cope with our vessels." An officer on ihe ship win In I etrofully observed the operitio n of the Chilean vessels said: "I never saw such k poor gunnery. Why, at JjOdi) yards I saw the Cochrane keep 11j? a lire on tlie fort at Viuda del Mar, and not a shot I struck the fort, which, l?y the wav. is a very extensive work aiel oilers a targe target. When the four Congressional vessels were liriugat Fort Call-to the fort : was struck hut half a d >/.en tine's out of ; Hi ill shots. Nearly every shot and shell It'll sliori, some of them a> miie'i as half a mi it*. All the talk ulcus! the Ksmeralda coming up to Sau Crauei eo and standing mil of the reach of the guns on the height!; hack of I'otl I'oiut an i dropping shells in (he eil\ is tho varictt rubbish. 11 r guns have no such range. "When the San '.'ranoeo prieticcd with her new si\ iue!i titles tiie results Maine I were very satiM cine., and at th( range of 'J<M'l \ards witii a . ui for a target \v \v<>;i!*l m't Iri ;n e I .1 - ij!." ?sin /'/.i.s-'j ("mm (. 7.. 11 i -V llailuav i;i I In* AI p.4. Tlii' now AI |>in?> railway, the lhienzer l{>t hhornhahn, is tlfr highest railway in 1 the A11?s untl commands ma_cmlicent \ cws. It is 2.I.M metres (7<Sd(i feet) iuli at the summit level, ami ascends lliHv metres (ati'.itJ feet) or sixty-seven ? tres (2'ill feet) higher than tlie I'ilatus ! tail way. The journey occupies ouo our ami a half. The i^iu^o is'f.S metre. I'lte line is a pure rack ami-pinion railway on tin- AM system, ami i-> similar in , uist i net ion to the Monte ( Jeueroso llaili The sleepi'-l i .* ,i,ioiit i-. one in ' tie ?that is, le.-s i!i in the m i xitnum u !hiatus a-eent. The railway hi. been y i:It in a remark ihly short space of time. r i? was Im-oiki so recently a? the 1st of ??etoiler, 180(1. No fe ver than ten tuneels were hrrel; numerous Mictmlct* 0 I ' re Iwidged ami hc.vy ?tnn-' 'lams had t. I i he erected.?/iV*.'<u 7'/tnicrif>t. i CATCHES RATS FOR CASH bow housen ace olfabrd of tbs fast IN NSW yob*. Trmpm Which Charm Their Victims Md De?dl)r Foe* WboM Work la M?"u' ?, i ? v?t; " Itav uii. The hunting? season is in fait blast aoff. , But m many sport -men fail to no. cure any game with their ex pensive guns and methods, perhaps they wilt be glad to hoar of fine .'anting opportunities right .in New YorlrT The only drawbiitJHb that the game cou?i?ts altogether of rati, but apart frem that there is a lot of excitement and eatiafaction to ?>o had, and a count of heads will generally show surprising results. Bucli a hunt was recently held in the Stunt* Z'i'unj Building, and one hundred fluo large fellows were bagged. This wholesale destruction of the unpleasant animals litis called attention to an odd and comparatively unknown but thriviug business, that of the professional rat-catcher. The iiibti who took the contract for the oxti-roiicsitlori of the ?>i<uit? Zeituivj rats was 'born into the business," ami for the l:vct thirty-live years ho has kept a quaint little place in Fulton street. A'lolph Isaacson is his name, ami he is still to he found in his store daily, though his son Charles has succeeded him ill active business. Surrounded by his traps, ferrets and fox terriers, the old man is full of interesting reminiscences, and is always happy when bo can tell of some of iiis experiences in his ratcatching trip3, which have taken him all ovej^tUtt eonr.trv from coast to coast. What is the first thing you do when you go to a place to kill oil the rats?'' ho was asked the other day. Ah, that is a good question. I see wo m ist begiu at the bogiuuiu". Well, we ask K ilo C% O * where the rats are. You know w.r> Kafe is? Well, Kate is the llno?t fox terrier for that purpose in the whole country. I've owned her for ten years, and she is eleven years old, and what she doesn t know about rats isn't worth knowing. As soon as she gets in the piaco she snilTs around. When she locates a place where the rats hive conic out, she just turns her head to :no and wags her tail. Then I know she bis found the place. She docsu't bark or f... ok... . .... ..oil .... T .In ll...t i\n iiuu ixiiun i'.i utii tia i uw kii4i> wo musu't make a bit of 11 hse or yet excited. We want to kill the rits not to scare them. Then >vheu we locato all the holes, we set traps at each one, if there are many rats. If there are not so many ruts we use a dillcreut luetho I, which I wilLexplafn l iter. The trap we use is the double-jaw game trap which is u*o<t for s nail ya.no. As soon as a rat is caught we kill it and lake it out and set the trap for another, for we watch the place all through the night (we always work at night) when we catch rats. "lint how do you bait the traps?1' "We don't. Now, I'd tell you a secret of the tra le. We use rat oil, which wo make us follows: We boil about I<)0 rats in a large kettle, and skiiu oil the oil which rise? to the top. This oil is very pungent, and proves a great attraction. We oil each trap with just a few drop? of it, au l that is quite enough to lure them on." And then this modern pied piper said: "I)o you know that we can make the rats go to the tr.q>3? Well, wo ciu. We walk across the room and, after a while, the rats follow in our footsteps, lint it isn't so wonderful wheuyou know the trick. We simply rub a few drops of the oil on the soles of our shoes, n i l drag our fcot a? we walk toward th traps. See?" "To! I ino what vo l do when there aren't aiany rats." "Well, we take ferrets along in a case like Ih it. After Ivate lisids the holes we stop up all but two. Ivate, she watches one. She's as go > I as a man, she is And one of my men watches the other. Then the ferrets are put in, and pretty soon the rats begin to move out. Any rat th it comes out at K ite's place i? a dead rat that instant. One bite settle? it. Jtut the man can't bite them. I).i you know what he does? Why, lie amply holds hi; hail I near th; hole and iho rat walks right into it. lie doesn't grab it then, or hit it. Teat would make it squeal an I bite. No sir; he simply lifts Ids hand gently with the rat iu it, holding ihevuiimil as gently as he would a bird. And the rat never moves nor gets frightened. It will lie in hand and never show tight or fear, lie can stroke it and pet it a? if it wero ? kitten. i on don't believe, that young man, do you? Come now, that smile shows me you think this is a whopper. IJut I assure you it's quite true. There's -o.netuin_r about some men who have handled wild and shy animals all their lives whieli gives them a peculiar power. Why, I've often done it myself, though, mind you, I don't say I could do it now, oir mad, because 1 haven't tried it for a Ion ; time, and it all depends on the artful touch. But my son Charley here cau do it. Can't you, Charley? And my four men can d > it. They never think anyt'.iing of it. Now, don't you see what an a Wantage this is? There is no noise of clubbing or s piealing. The rat is simply tossed to Iv ite, and she never gives it a chance to squei'. S'la sen Is it to ra: heaven too quickly for that. This is import nt, for if there is any noise or excitement it settles rat catching I for that night. Tuey'ru cute fellows, ; these rats."?.N't 10 }'<>/ '. Hcr.tU. A I! est nil ra it Joke. George Barker, wli > was well known among the lean Ion Thespian corpi, went 1 into a re-tenant and, beui s. wry hungry, died for three mutton chops, but while they were dressing fell fas adeep. The waiter brought them, laid tli.mi before 1 h:m, hot, in the hurry of Ii hiiivu, never ! slopjij | to wake Iii n. An a'tor, who ln?i not lis'l a dinner tint day, rame in a ul, t'.iiihin ; it a |?ity that the meat should gel cold, sat ilo.vn opposite George, took his knife ami fork ami perj formu'l the part very well. Having linUhed tiiein, he rubho I George's mouth with some of the fat ami laid the lr>oe?,-t?tc., before him, then he lose and went into another apartment. The waiter now came an 1 awoke Mr. I'.irker, asking linn if he shonl i tike the things i away. crie I (Jeorge, wiping his mouth. 4 Yes?no?no?yes, you may take ??v,.?) i'u < . hones; Imt tell tiie nook ' to dre-i ni" tin ' ' in ?r?- chops, for I iv.i a> hungry as rwi !" s'ntre "mails. A sen in in Mis nuri has received a t.|U"st from a l\ inns man for two feet i the rope with who h a murderer was nnged. lie ?nys he wants it to cura Ira, V Antbrr tirare llar'lu;. The sp:rit of Grace Darling still Mir five, and the fact that women ore cap. ab'e of act* of physical bravery as remarkable as that of tjie famous heroine is strikingly illustrated in the case of Miss Blanche Hays, an English girl, who has brcn ?% ??* **! the Usiiuiwnial of the Hojal Humane Bocicty for saving the life of a Miss Saunders a! Oddisconibe last June, under circumstances displaying unusual courage and MISS M.ANCflK iiays. presence of mind. Oddi"coinbo is i wateriug-placo, and Mi s Srunders, wlnle bathing, got beyond her depth. The bench where the accident occurre has a sharp fall of three or four feet and the young lady, being unaware o this, ventured outsido the safety liuc, Her screams attracted the attention o! Miss liays, who was also in the water,ami the at once swam to her assistance. Sin reached the spot just as the uufortuuaU girl was about to sink for the last time. The latter had sullicient strength left, however, to throw her arms around tin neck of her rescuer. Miss Hays was nearly dragged under by the added weight, but managed to draw her friend alino*! to shore when a lishcrman came to her as instance. Miss Hays did not stop her good work hero, but. immediately set about to restore Miss Saunders, who had fainted from fright and exhaustion. Miss iiauuders cannot swim, and undoubted ly owes her life to the promptness and pluck of tho girl who now wears the tnedul of the roval society T A Maori Son. The youngest son of the Birl aud Canutes.-* of Onslow received us one ol his mimes in baptism the M inri title of "Hula," in the compliment to the land of his birth. The child has just beet received into Maori kinship. Lord am; Lady Onslow, Sir Walter and Lady But ler, and other frieuds visited tin Nj^ntialnila tribe near Wellington, the Zealand metropolis. The hcrcditurj chic'' of this tribe rttVn 1 noses with the child, the women accompanying tin ceremony with a plaintive lullaby. All the chiefs then came forward-and cast their offerings :il the child' feet?worked flax, greenstones, carved boxes, etc.? \IancJu*tcr Tune*. 'flic Must i'leiisnuf IVny Of preventing tho grippe, colds, headaches nn<l fevers is to use (lie liquid laxative rem edy, Syrup of Figs, whenever tlio sy.-teu needs a gentle, yet clYootivo eleans)rig. T< be benefit oil one must get tho true routed; manufactured hy tho California FigSyrui Co. only. For sale by alt. drujgis's in 50.and ?1 bottles. Uncle Sam pays "0,000 for tin Cherokee strip?*? 1.10 auacre. The Oaly One Ever Prime*. CAN YOD FIND Till WOItD? The?e Is a 3 luch display &<l vert Isement ti this pnpor, tlds week, wliieh lias no two word alike except one word. The same is true o each new one appearing each week, from Th Dr. llarler Medicine Co. This homo piac.es t "Pruui-i nl" ??? il,... : l C f ? ^ IIVJ IMltlVVilUU IMIU Iish. Ixk)U for it, st'ii'l thorn the name or ih woril and (hoy will return you M"OK, ueacti FUL 1,1 rilUOIIAIMU or KAMI'i.U rilKK. This year's crop of owroals Is ?*thn ita I at B.215,000,000 bushels. A Ktw excitement for uklnhomn ia irnp plied by the discovery of gold-bearing quarti at Chandler. Brown's Iron Hitlers cures Dyspepsia. Ma larin, Biliousness ami Ueuornl Debt ity. wive Streiiuth, aids Dige-t ion, tones the nerve-? creates appetite. The best tonic lor Nur.-uu; Mothers, weal, women and chiidiou. There is an epidemic oi forgery and coir Inc In Ucnnnnv. "Brown's Bkumiuai. Thochkr* nrpfvm irio- i<>? too relief or llcnisetieirs or So Throat. They me exceedingly elfeetive C'hrisliitn H'or/tf. IaihiIoh, ICikj. I)n. Swan'8 I 'am 11 ei r'ure female MWifcfMMC his T-'I'ahlel s cure eh rouic const i(>at ion. San oi as free. Or Svyan, Heaver Drnu, w is. Out of Sorts IVsn IIm's a fct liiK l??M*ullar to i? i'koii* ??f ?l\*|?c|it W.?iulrin\v, or caiiNi tl 1?\ oliuimo of ? ltinitf??. season < itf?\ Till' stmihicll is out of urili'l', the lic.i'l Uflli'S I 4u? f not fi'i'i right, The Nerves fi rmed strained to their utmost, lie- mind Is eoi fused nuil irritable. Tills condition finds nil rxei h nt correct lie In llned's SiTsanalllla, wlileli, b> I regulating anil (i-iiing |*?wors soon Cures Indigestion restores harmony to (lie system, gives strength l'lllul, nerves and holly Hi- sore (o get Hood s Sarsaparitla v ! h lo ountllvo powor In ftVctillai i i? II Ely's Cream Balm Kg? <(i iciibv < i iti;s ra~vfD gold in head | inns an iim-. | Apply Halm Into each nostril ELY DUOS., M Warren st . s v BK-kiZlK FmothFrs'I 11| FRIEND" i i j; To Young : li Makes Child Birth Easy. Shortcut i^uuor, Lessens Pain, ] | Endorsed by the Leading Physicians. Hook in ' Mother*" mailed FXM. ; BRACFIELD PECULATOR CO. # ATLANTA, GA. t BOLD IIY ALL DRUGGISTS. A firWT s 100 r? onrr?-?rto case prii AiMr ill 01 n.. t "fsei". h- n IraMM ?w) MedkU "8*vu trm. TwoiMf. Or. Brid^mnn, vt N Singular Upltir* or a (tvan. Jaha Jordan brought a Largo whito swan to PondIcton f.bo other day, and tells a quettr story as to how he got it. While near hU house, on Fast Birch Creek, ho saw some eagles chasing tho swan in the air abnvn !???> f zz fortunate bird, in its anxiety to escr?c, flew directly over the young nun's head, and with a quick spring ho managed to seize and bring it down,the disappointed eagles flying angrily away.?Ortgoniaa. UrtheH Cau't be C'arrS By local application*. as they cannot reach tha di?ea>4xl portion of the ear. There is only tins way to euro deafness, anil that is by constitutltiual remedies. lienfncss is caused by aa inflamed condition of the mucous liniuK of the Eustachian Tula?. When this tube acta inflamed you have a rum hi inn sound or imperfect hearing, and whan it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and UdIsss the inflam mm i"ii ihu i/j inaru uui HUU illl? lUlw reMoriKl to ill normal condition, hrarine will tx destroyed forever; nine chnvi out of ten nr* caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in. flamed condition of Die mucous surfaces. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for anj case of deafness (caiiMcd by catarrh) that wi cannot euro by Diking Hall'* Catarrh Cur* Bend for circulars, free. F. j. Oik net & Co., Toledo. Ot bold by Druggists, !*.%_ ! There are over nine hundred grain alerators in North Dakota. Don't fool with indigestion nor with n disordered live r. but take Beech tun s Pills for immediate reliel. Hi ceuts a box. Bin John MiodoitauM aafeat* la rahi?( ai ear) ona MAt.Ania cured And eradicated Oam thi ay si em by Brown's Iron Bitters, which enX riches I lie blood, tones the nerves, aids digestion. Arts like a charm on istrsons tu genera lit health, giving now energy and strength. American made shotgun* are greatly b demand abroad. FITS stopped free by Da Kline's Urea Nebve Reutorkr. No fit* after first day use. 51ai veleus cures. Trcati e and 93 tria bottle free. Dr. Kline, Ml ArchSt.,Phila ,Pi If afflicted with sore cyesuse Dr. IsaacThomn son's Kyc-\vater. Druggists sell ;it 25c. per bottl > 11 _ ObstinateJE I HAD TERRIBLE ECZ and liuibs swollen and scaly like a dead lisl MY SK1IIT. After treatment by five phys S. S- S. AND IT COKED ME. My skin is f cone.?R. N. Mitchell, Mition, Ga. 1 know the above statement to be tri I was for some lime troubled with an over my face ami breast. T consulted pliysi At the sui-i'estion of a friend I used Swift*: was two years ago, and 1 have bad no rctUI g g g is the safest and best ren cures by leinoving tlic cause, and at tlie sai Send for our Treatise, mailed free. Cod-liver oil suggests consumption; which is almost uni fortunate. Its best use is be1 fore you fear consumption? s when you begin to get thin. r Consumption is only one of the clangers of thinness. i o [ Scott's Emulsion of codj liver-oil makes the thin plump, and the plump are almost safe. Let us send you a book on 1 cakeful living?free. > Scori At Uowku, Chemists, i ja South jth Avenue, y Hew York. Vour druggist kt-ps Stott's EintiKion of tod-liver P oil?all druggists everywhere do. ft. *S &09?999909t TI1C tUll I t'CT Pll I I M THC V.'flHI ft I . ?" T'Wt'S ! tiny UVER PILLS* liuveall t)i?vlrttli<tu(th? larger oneit; a ?npuilly effective; purely Tt'Betable. V I'.xml ?t*o sliowu iu this border. u otkJrb ck dp. taft'8 artiimalfni w\ 0 ? oV x 5 -? ' l ti \r p| n . - i I ill.. s ii ! ., >. *<Mrrsv. w . mil mail tut I I* Mil Plfcfii' t rri.il DlgT EI ??ilSi. I AHblOS. M. CO ^CCHUUR.M.l.r" KCK ; PENSION * WtSlllNUTOS, - P. V, YTftM C H'lMI It Y, ltOOK-KEKriSO, llx.ilm-.ts t'ornu 8 ffl /wiiimiiu/ii/i, Arithmetic, Short-hanci, etc, A1 TiionouuiiLV Tauuiitiiy .11 A 1|,. circulars fret i lli > ii iii'h CuIIckc, 4W Mulu St., Iluflalo, N. \ GET U U l f ' UUJ-' I ii nvr Editor, I affalc.. N.I 1 jijiCr* --"Z "UCHRE PARTIE I'e n HliciKrf enMr JlT once to .IcuiN SI'IIASTI ts. (J. T. /' t\. II. I. .V P. It. IS.. Ci.lc;i?o. TICS CKNTS, In slant, per nark I'm* tlic sltckcs' can I a y.ui ever shunted. l-< ll.ul.vuu will receive free l.y cxurvM ten packs. i net PW>'? fcr Caierrh in in* Bffij Ilcst. Kantest to t'se. nncl Ctienpest. P Ifai sold l.y <li tigttists ?>r sent by tuuil. Hi >) HW N> eeeltlne. Warren, I'm. H , r|l"^ Woici.lis sopVI*MIS.?A beautiful. I.rlwl m. ,\iii1111iiu 111 l'<? knt Coin. l.urK?T lliiiu a silver ?! " lar I.lighter Ihnn SOonlit < Now i>ali'ii(. Simple an jf ilisli tl.fi ve. A whetd. within a w heel. Shows w ho year at uiKlit for nvor. Shows lioniitiieal letter yen l.v. I. npernitoe pledge mi ha'k. Ilest advertlsli im-dlnni In tho world. St-Jti made ilall.v selling IIum ('ill this ont. Name tills paper. Two sample* I n mail for *1. Atr?utn wanted rvi ri where. \\ . \\ , KIT< II K\. I'iiU'mU t- Uio kloril. III. "^doVouTntend to build a 11 11 R* ir* 'IB If no In,'/ votir Sash. I)imr HUUaf a r,,n Moulding*. Ilracket ,f ** * llulust.rs, Newrls, ami all klm of Turtle.I ami klnlshi <i woo.i work from us We si nioiiifaeliirrrs and have Hie largest plant In tl Stale Agents w anted In is erv Town and County I (lie South. I'rleo list* furnished. IN ? us. f Iih nil !? .Ha Mil, [him and llllml lllii. (o Cor. J'h and A birred. ttiahi.ottk, N. r. ~ ?111 WI 111 ntlTIA iADWI VT6 i-AWHWMMM?iW IF * You don't want cotnlor' II you tFQ. ?*** B don't with <o look wad dressed. RrA ffly S If ymi don't want (ho be?t, then ' Ira. 3/1j. ^ ?ou don't want tho t ac tiack * J Sutpendef. Your dealer hat it if t' \x"f > . ho is alive. If ho isn't he shouldn't , \|| 5* 5 be your dealer. VVn will mail a /|1 ja J pair on reroipt of $1.00. None M /?yv\ f { genuine without the itamp at ij fmj above. ? ? (J Nr- r 0 Isu-e T'. u k Sil-uu filler Co.. /.Mk A J ~ in't, .v Y. ffu* J " s N U 1 ~~ <*> COLD r\y COUG 1 4^ HOAR 1 >- CONS ; ALL AFFL'TIOSS OF rj | I T/\VLOf?'3 CM El I SWEET GUI 1 Is flic BEST K ? Ask your ?1 or mcr " M nothing else can take it* pi * /<*# an insult ? to your intelligence, but some uh- -? scrupulous dealers try it. For in- " 6t:ince : you're suffering from some 1 Skin, ScaJp or Scrofulous affection, . ^nI or aro feeling "run-down" and * ' "used-up." There's a torpid liver, impure blood, and all that may come ^ from it. You'vo decided, wisely, ' v^S" that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medioal Discovery is the medicine to help you. You know that it's guaranteed to do so. as no other blood purifier is. If it doesn't benefit or cure, you get your money back. But what Is best for you to tako | isn't always best for the dealer to sell. Ho offers something else that's " just as good." Is it likely? 1 If the makers of a medicine can't trust it, can you f , ! ... i One of two things has to happen. You're cured of Catarrh, or you're ? paid $500 cash. That's what ie' promised by the proprietors of Dr. r Sage's Catarrh Remedy. By its j mild, soothing, cleansing, and heal-1 J ing properties, it cures the worst' cases. ADIIIU Morphine Ilnblt Cared In 1? 11 J*| B H MM t<? 20 ?l:i> -. Nojmjr till curMl. / Wl I V Hll DR.J.SrfeHHENS, Lebanon,Ohio. tlood Himop. I? II 4 I OR ElCi!1 1 1!i.:J YEARS?WAS LlHiV in l>cd six mouth;. a' a tor>c?body h. 'l'hc itching was tctribh*. ni'-d finally I.OSl" icians, and other rcmcli- w iih '".it tcli? I. 1 took . t - ^ ioft and Muoeth, aed t!;o Rtt.Llc liutildc ik aifl ne.?S. S. 11A!<.mon, Mil:(>):, Get. '' obstinate HASH Oi3. HUBfO? that spread icians, and used many remedies without a ewe. > Specific, which completely cr.'.od mo 1 Irs n of the trouble.? LI 11 Wki.LS, Chestet field, Ijt. ^ iiedy for all troubles of the Wood ami Skin. It ne time builds tip the general health. SWIFT SPEC! FLC CO , Atlanta, Ga. 1 WOODBURY'S FACIAL ^OAF. m U'f the s>l., V.I. ?nd <QT??lr it... ReI dMBt Ki't'-f 20.ir.?rV upeilrnr*. 'KoraaJ* I ** I'liifanstd ort<v matt, HV. hamjM /, QiiOBil ' n,''l v'* t1 book ? > Itewnatolowy W> Ho. nKaWa ami llivi'iijr. 11II>1B.I: oil Nlcin, S< aJn, W InS^i SWJoS Ncrro'ta mid i'Iikk! illsritan ami their 1/ " * -AfifB trc-elmoi'l. h< nl eralctl for lOr.i alflB lUjaX AJBf IIIHKIUI :<M!K An? likoBlHTH naHhN, t]k7 M.,Us YYirU, ladla l?h and rowda# *TCl8!War Bark*, Start, ll.ilaaa, KrdarPi ?r Raa% Sd> \ <m^gy yarflvnua llalr, ttmplaa, *?.. WMlnrcd * v? ^ oiin ii. noui'iii ny. n?r*AT?i.O?irA? latTl l I'TP, IUk YVrtl ttJaihStrcrl. N. Y. Otf ConpulUll? tm?. *? o?rn.ia or bv letter. Ajccnt wanted In eath pin?n CW TC&Trave LiN b MEli HULli i 0 wanted to sell ?bd /^j^oS'A AVOKI.II'H CHAMPION, tb? Jl'SS/^'^AUienlest Hand Corn Hkeller on Kartb. eStJweffflS TJul Shelter that will nub com wMWflF/iMr ami ecpairde the cob. Mi*l!a 10 buahU el* |?r hour. hica Klckel I /v? I'lntcd, Warranted. The improved la J ,. _ Q H jnat out,it:, i I* llu?fltin<it en record. &M4 # J JXO n <t&fTil"'r "!r,!th f"r wuta. Hend an <41 *1 "?;/ f..i term*. .li.'iimw men to/id 'cd. SSth^ll'fiE, v:.lch ctala tlic limits. Injure ttin lion, xu't burn o(T. The Risiut; Sun SI' ve I'olidi I . llrllUnnt, Odor. less. Durable, ami tlio consumer pay# lor ito tlii | or k'a** package with c\ci y purchase. | Jfc?? SEND FOR CATALOGUE. h C&L0 LAWN TENNIS, BASE BALL, b ROYS' Olid HIRES' ItrnUA!...! Guard*. S I I .OO il IIIIYS' >,...1 lllKL.t' - ? i lour iiiaruic*. 20.4O J t)FNTS'ri..t l.flllls'-.'s In . I1..1I ll.nrliian 45 35 UKhTS'nr l. tllllS'Stlln.. Hull Itrnrlnc. 52 15 OEMS' or I. A bits' SO In., Unit Urarliin. all uttr...54.00 E. C. M EACH AM ARMS CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. OOOOMMMMHMMMNmmfl! ' * 'JiJIR r.M'ANS T M'.t I r>t '.i>Kiilnt.' tho etnmnrh, > J ' liver on.! I- .1 purity Hie Mood, (ire plena- J >. ? I..it I i1..', >L>'mvi i.|.'.a> .-IT. ' lu il. A irlinlilo 2 ^ 2 I iii '.ly for iJihoUn i . Illiil.'h.-s cm the biico, 2 y ? J, l'i - lit"":- I1. 1 . f.iMrili, Colic, I 'oilidipulion, rv E0 chronic Ihui'i Ine i. i Inoiiiu l.ivcr Tioublo. I>ia- a v-" 0 h tc;. I'i . iiilcix.1 Moin i li. i n/.Eiucys, liyscnU'ry, o 0 I'vs,' :> i a, i.i-i'ir.i, 1 l.tiujcucu. I cmnlo Coni- o Jt* I.l'n 11 .. Eii.il Hi'.atii.... IIIron. * * .i.ti" i. *, ' i ti. 'y aaVcr irouhlcii, P l.n.c of Appilltc. Mciil-il Dcprcvaion, Kaurca, 8 2 Nettle It'-It, | ll'niiirul iJlRoti A 2 Hon. l'i ill.lcw Ullnll of PIimkI 2 ,H 2 to tho ll. 1.1. ^Sallow Com- 2 jr o lili tKiii. S.ill /To A TfyMHSiW Ithi iini. Scnlil X jr 2 Hcrof- ula.Sic k Head- X 0 iii lie. si.ui m /....<!?/ I'lHi'i, Hour p >y i- ti. I mil f - - '?? *. ???n?iu o O i.ivi r. I' I r ? f *. Walt* r ItruAli o O luul f.vry >tl? HSwr or Fvmptom # ?> ??p i!ii Uitiil roBUlts from C* Iw u?i|iiirr nfi >ii or . ifiintiT in tno jirii|icrix!norn)? ? mii-f ..f tli. ir i.in. ti..in |i,-l!it? Moinacli, liver an?l ? v mi. .; -a. !\r am jriirii ! i in i unionurr l>on- ? t.li.l l.\ iiku.-r i.nu liibulf iifli./ carli infill. A 5T ~ i i.itlniiK' l "i .?1" Hit' UI| .iiI'jT>iIiuIiih itfllioMinilt X 2 fiiff fur . I llimit- riii..'li|'ii(iiiii. Tliry rnntniu ^ ? a lltililllliT llmi fii'l I"' II.Jill I.>n . ' > tin' 111.n-l (It'll- 0 it <"i>- I rTti-w 1 : iriiu.i <i ?>. 1 l irrnKH ;!* ., X ,i X i 'i -'id-., i:. f. nis. Sent Iiy i.mil inntniri' imiil. m , Z A.l.lit n I IIK lill-ANS CHlvMICAIt CVMl'ANV,. * tl> 0 1'. O. liuiCil. New York. r- 0009900090990990099099990000000000 n. RELIEVED all niomach lMstrcsa. REMOVES Nat si a, f-'. dm of Fullness, CONGESTION, 1'AIiT. / REVIVE S FAIMNU ENERGY. W RESTORES u.Tin l Circulation, and I Warms to Toe Tips. (R MIITfO llCltl/tlltr It A A , ? - ? ?... .mn L.H labWIWiriU I.V.I Hi fcWIl ?!! IS. SEMFSS, UWPTiON and IMS TiiHOAT AM) LUNGS, V ^ WOKE E REN1EOY OF X VI and MULLEIN * NOWN REMEDY. chant for it, and take no substituteacc. \