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wewara-'y O TIME AND CHANGE ~~ O Tim* and Change, they range and rangi From sunshine round to thunder' They glance and go as the great winds blow) And the beat of our droatus drive under: For Time and Change estrange, estrange? And, now they have looked and seen ua, O we that were dear we are all too near With the thick of the world between us. O Death and Time, they chime and chime Like bells at sunset falling!? They end the song, they right the wrong, , They set the old eohoes calling: I For Death and Time bring on the prime , Of God's own choeen weather. And we lie in the peace of the Great Re lease As once in the grass together. vir i? 11 i? *? . ?<. liCUlOJ . THE STORY OF RIQUET. AST year I spent a fev ^?y? w?th a friend ippppwho is a judge of th> lovely co,mtry ? Provence. We wen tBZ?5&0SSL ',,t'a^'us^n^' an<^ ^IIIl^Bf^i^B was retailing the gaj doings of Paris, whet a servant entered au< avo mv host a very thick letter. '?Pardon me," said my friend, " Ise< this comes from the prison, aud I must read it at once." - ?Wb '.: he had finishod he seemed qu iti dmMM^d, for one who had seen s< jKB^Muau beings sentc9^^t to deatt ,on rttae nre tha'&mteuts: Yuuit Hon?r: H? trjal is set for to morrow. 1 havc'eurtPaVored to explaii my case to the young lawyer who defend me, but from his manner I think my his tory only amuses him. I am afraid h I speak of it to you, and for that reason 1 write. Pardon the liberty. Believe me sir, I am an honest man, aud not a genu ine thief. T 1 i-l ? ' " i ikivi- noi aiways ncen tne poor wrctct I 1 am now. In times past I was ?juit< well otf. I was by no means the richest man in Sorgas when I married Dilonne, but I was certainly the one most in love. She was so pretty ! More than one gentleman envied me on our wedding day We were very happy. Every evening ! when I came home, tired with the day's work, just to sec her smile seemed to res! me. A little girl, beautiful as the angels, came to crown our happiness. Employment was not lacking, and I worked wit!} a good will. I fearmy letter will be verj long, but I must give you all the details. By and by, fiudiug ourselve3 bcttei off, Dilonne confided to me her ambition. She wauted to own a donkey. She sold butter aud eggs in the town, ami tin distauce was long on foot. "With a donkey," she said, "I can easily go to diarket and take Solange with rae." Wc laid iside live franc pieces for the purchase of our little beast, and one beautiful spring moruiug we started at 5 o'clock to be tirst on the field at ths County Fair. We walked along gayly under the fresh green foliage, aud I can still recall how merrily the money clinked in my pocket. After walking for an hour aud a half we arrived at the grounds. We had taken turns carrying little aoiange. Stio was four years olc ami 9olid on her tiny feet, but not abb to walk such a distance. There were at least thirty donke ys foi raie. I chose one, but Dilonne said il i had a wicked look. At last, by carefu search, we found a very small uue. lb was young and had a playful little air as he pawed the grouud impatiently witl his small hoo(3. He liad handsome dark eyes aud wagged his long ears a every sound. We knew he must be gen tie, for Solunge, having slipped away t< get nearer to him, he patiently alloweo her to pat him. The owner, seeing that the beast suited ns, asked forty francs for him. 1 offered twenty-tive. After an hour spent in bargaining, we agreed upon thirty. Toward evening we started for home, the good little animal following us very willingly with Solange on his back. The installation of our new possession was guite an affair,but he appeared to appreciate it all, for from that time 1 think h? really loved us. Wc na ned him 44Ri<|iiet." Every morning at breakfast time he used to come for his bit of breid to the window; his pretty head framed in sweet pens and morning glories, he would rub our hands gently with his nose to express his thanks. Just as we had planned, twice a week Dilonne went to town with her butter, eggs uril frncli uo.rotnKloo in rtnn I I von Tv^victinva lil VliV l/a-mct'i <IIIU Holange in the other for a counter hah nnce. 1 could watch them from a long distance as they approached our home, al ivays a little tire 1. But there came a day, after three years of continued happiness, when Dilonne could not leave her bed. My poor darling! Shu had the typhoid fever. Doctors came Irom town. Thny cut her beau I.? 1- 1. 4L - ? uiiii mncit 11:11r; Uiey puc ICC Oil ncr head; hut nothing could save her. She died while attempting to sing a little tong. 1 coul'l have wished to die also,alt was so changed for ine?but Solauge was left. She was growing very fast, nnd looked exactly like her mother. On Sundays we two, Solange and I, would go to the cemetery which surrounds our little church, and stay there by the grave until afternoon, when wc used to take a walk, the little one mounted on Riquet. Thus, we wouto ramble on for a long distance, gathering great bunches of grass for the donkey's supper. ()ne afternoon?it was during th? olive hnrvest--there were signs of a storm, and the master ma le m work 1111 til daybreak to finish the picking. J could not go home that day or the next, ' but the following evening I started, happy in the thought of once more seeing Solange. To iny great surprise, she did not come to meet me, and on getting nearer our cottage I could see no light in the windows. Trembling with fear, r v. * ?? *?? ? vuvx}ic\? i;i)o iDnii?c? ? r>i?w lllj CllonniJCH little girl lying on the bed all dressed Trembling with fear, I entered the house I'he door ?was open, and Riquet Mood at ihe sill watching her, but only his head was stretched into the room. She wat in a burning fever, having caught cold the night before while watching so lat* for me. , Forgive me, your honor, for telling voir all my troubles; hut when I saw the poor child so ill, I nearly loit my .souses. I'tie fever never loft her. She had a thousand fancies. Sometimes she grew pale hm the moonlight, her great eyes thining very brightly. fiiquet was the only friend who could make her smile. She often had a hard cough, which exhausted her completely and brought two brilliant red spots to her cheeks. She grew weaker and weaker. Nothing seemed to give her any strength. The doctor said very little, but ordered medicines which cost much inouoy. I - tayed all day by the sido of my little invalid. Soon she couhl not leave her bed, and then she had many fantastic wishes; she longed for expensive fruit, for toys and flowers. I had no money, nud not knowing what to do, I was forced to borrow. How could I refuse nj darling? A neighbor lent mc the money, for which he made me sign a note. I would have signed away my hope of a place in Paradise to make Soiange happy, to watch her smile, or see a ray of returning health. One afternoon in epring she said to me iu the little coaxing voictl which I could never resist, "Deal father, 1 feel well! I want to see the flowers. Will you bring Rupietaud put me on him and take me out a little way ?" 2 wrapped her up warmly. She was as light as a feather, ltiquet seemed pleased euough when he felt this tinj burdeD, and held his ears erect as it to show his good intentions. Solangc cried out with joy, she was so glad to bo in t'no frcsli air and bright sunshine. Her small hands, which were almost transparent, scarcely held the reins, but Riquct stopped of his own accord at all the best places for her to gather wild roses and sprigs of tho hawthorne, which shed its white petals like snow on my little darling. ' Oh, it is so nice here, is it not papa?" As tho poor child said this licr head dropped. She had a sort of convulsion and fell back 011 my arm which was about her. 8I10 was dead. Tho doctor told me lie had expected it. They took her from mc and I was alone. As T had not paid hack the money 1 borrowed, and had signed a note for it, they canio to my house and seized everything. The Sheriff locked all the closets, fumbled in the bureau drawers, went from cellar to attic and out to tho stable, au<l finally on All Saints' day they hehl the sale. The auctioneer stood on our large table. From a distanco I could see him take each articlo in his hand and hold it up to view?our cluna and glass, the clock, niv clothes, the baby's cradle?everything was sold. Hidden in a little vine-covered arbor, I watched it all, and I felt my heart breaking as one thing after another went under the hammer. Finally, raising his voice, iho auctioneer said, "There is also a young donkey good for work. Is there a buyer for forty francs?" No one spoke. "At thirty?" Not a word. "Twrpnt.v-fi ve?" Then he said, "Gentlemen, he is worth more than that." They weut to fetch liquet. He came very slowly, pricking up his long ears, aud looking defiance fron his eyes. Ho seemed to realize that he was to be sold, aud that for him also happiuess was at au end. "This donkey is offered for fifteen francs, gentlemen!" "Twenty!" said one. "Twenty-one!" said another. "No one bids higher? Gone!" and a burly, red-haired, , red-faced farmer Claimed nun. Poor Uiquet, who had always been so geutls, tried to kick, but his new master struck him with a heavy stick, and dragged him away. I suppose it was very foolish, your honor, but wheu I saw that I ran off sobbing. I had to live, so I went to a fanner in the neighborhood, who hired me by the day. 1 worked like a brute, and that tired me so completely that it kept me from thinking of my grief. At night I slept soundly, but the awakening was terrible, as I realized more and more each day my burden of sorrow. At the end of a year the farmer's daughter was married, and there was a grand fete at the house; but the sound of the wedding music was a death-knell in my heart. I felt that I must get away from it all. Quite alone, I walked aerors the country, and, in spite of myself, I took the road to Sorgas. I swear to you, sir, I had no evil Intention in iny mind. I went nloug in a half-dazed mauner, feeling that I had grown very old. Life is hard for tho poor. Finding myself near the cemetery, I thought I would visit the graves of my wife anil child. Not wishing to bo recognized, I took a short cut across the fields. The coru-harvest was over, and as I walked I heard tho stubble creaking under iny feet. All at once, on tho other side of a ditch, I saw a donkey, anil heard a loud and prolonged bray. Coming closer, I saw it was Kiquet, who had recognized me. He stretched his neck as far as his cord permitted, and looked at me with his if?* 1 UDdUVIlUI U)CT WIHU Upt'll. T1U NlUpptld cropping the grass, and when I was near enough he took my coat very gently between his teeth and shook his hem! several tirnos I caressed him and sat down to look hiin well over. I found him much abused. On his back were sores made by wearing too heavy a saddle. Ilia lcg9 were covered with bloody scratches, and bin coat, formerly so glossy, was now all rough and rusty. Poor Kiquet! lie laid his pretty head on my knees at tho same time looking behind me to see, if by chance, I had a morsel of bread hidden away from him?an old trick of Ids. II was tho mcetiug of old friends after a long absence, hut as evening approached we were forced to part. Taking liiqucl by the head, I said good-by, turning hack once for a farewell look. I had scarcely gone a hundred steps when I felt a knock on my hack. It was pool mquei. mc ruin i>roKeti nin naiter to follow mc. I swear to it, your honor, 1 meant to take hi in hick ami tie him securely, but while I was leading him, he look at me so sadly that I fairly lost my strength. J saw, as in a dream, the happy moinir?; when Dilonne and I set out to buy our donkey, taking with us little Bolange. "Do not leave mo, I am so unhappy," his large, plaintive eyes seemed to say, and his look of misery title i tne with pity. Then I was seized with a sudden folly, and I said to him, with a little clicking noise, that he knew well "Come! Htill holding him by the halter with my hands, we started and ran like veritable thieves. We both seemed to havo renewed our youth. I ran, thinking only that I had regained a little of my lost happiness. I do not know how far we had gone when I heard a voice calling after me. Instead ofsfoppingl ran all the faster, Kiquet leadiug, and fairly dragging me after him. It wan a wild chase, the i earth fairly flying from under our feet! ^ I was breathless, but could still hear the voice behind us carried on the wind. Tho ( blood was ringiug iu my ears, and my breath stopped iu my throat. Suddeuly I felt a heavy hand grasp my shoulder, 4 aud a coarse voico said ''Thief?" It was all that tho mau could say, for he, too, was at the end of his strength. At last ho gained his breath, and as we were nearing a village he made an effort to call some men who were drinking at a tavern. He still held me by the collar, but bad taken the halter out of my hand. Riauet no longer led the way. He was hauled along, and had a tricky look in his eye. The men answered the call, and as the grasp which was choking me relaxed, I recognised the man who had bought Riquct. Two officers prevented my escape. A crowd collected, and I had nothing to say in self-defense. Tho farmer told of my wild flight, which, of course, aggra-' vated the offense. Your Honor, I assure you, Riquet seemed to comprehend it all! They put me in prison, and my donkey in the pound, to await the trial. I only ask of you to givo orders that Riquet shall be well care I for. ThiB is the whole story. I am guilty. In fact, we are both of us guilty. But I still main* ittin i Dm not a genuine miei. Respectfully, your servant, Jose. " I shall not leave until aftor thii trial," If&id to my friend. " I wish to hear your judgment in the case of thia poor fellow." 'There is something better than that, which you can do," he replied. " I am not at liberty to do it, but you can find this farmer who claims the donkoy. If you pay him tho price of the donkey and a small sum in addition, that will end il all." No sooner said than done! For 100 francs I could have the animal then and tlicro, and tho man was only too glad to withdraw the complaint. We returned Riquct tohis first master. One lookod as happy as tho other. I have siuco seen them peacefully liviug together, going from village to village selling small wares. True frionds are rare.? Ito mancist. Primitive Tanning. Tho original process of curing skins was probably tho simple one of cleaning and drying them. Removal of the hair by maceration in water seems to have been common among the very early tribes, and one writer has suggested that the idea was obtained from the natural process of depilation. They must certainly have been familiar with it in the case of drowned animals, where maceration can be plainly observed.* Following this, smoke, sour milk, oil, and the brains of the animals themselves were found efficacious. Many of these primitive methods are employed at the present time, thus briuging into novel con junction me uays 01 iuc roving iuossagelic and those of the thrifty American. An acquaintance of the writer, a Massachusetts tanner, traveling recently through the province of Winnipeg, chanced upon a small Indian village. The place was in no way interesting ex cept iu the employment of the squaws. They were all busily engaged in removing the hair and muscles from the skins, largely those of deer and moose, which the bucks had taken in the chase. This they did by menus of sharpened bonus which they plied in a vigorous manner, rubbiug both flesh and hair. The skins, it seemed, had been taken from the animals some time before, and together with the brains partially dried in the sun. After the squaws had completed this scraping process, the skins were steeped in u lathcr-likc mixture made from water and dried brains, and were then reduced to a soft texture by frequent kneading and similar manipulation. Ten days later this same manufacturer was in Peabody, Mass., in one of the most complete of modern tanneries, and, though the space of time intervening was only a little more than a week, yet in it he had traversed the whole gamut of the art.? Popular Science Monthly. Cnro for Rattlesnake Bile. An interesting statement is made by J. I). Legg, who Iivc9 in the rattlesnakehaunted region along the upper valley of the Delaware River, at Long Eddy, Sullivan County, N. Y., and who is vouched for as an intelligent and a thoroughly reliable citizen. Mr. Legg's statement is in its principal facts corroborated by the general knowledge ami bolief of scores of his neighbors, Mr. Legg says : "There is a known antidote for the poison of a rattlesnake's bite, which has been in ihc in this part of Sullivan County for eighty or ninety years. It was obtained by .John Gecr, the tirst permanent settler, of Long Eddy, from a half breed Indian named John Johnson, who occupied a little hut on the Pennsylvania bank of the river near this place almost h hundred years ago. "The remedy was tiie frequent application to the wounded part of the bruised roots of the plant popularly called lion's heart, resembling milkweed, aud the drinking of s tea made from the arrowleaved violet, known in botany as V. sagittate." Mr. J.?egg adds: "I have personally known of six individuals bitten by rattlesnakes who have beou cured by this remedy, and have never known of a failure to cure."?New York Times. Too Realistic. During a recent performance of "Captain I<apalisse," at a Valencia theatre, an incidont occurred which for lifo-like effect left nothing to be desired. During the said play some of the actort mingle with the spectators in order to eo.onerain frmn tlin Ka^o rtf fho Kmicuk No sooner had Mirulles, the actor,taken his seat in tho stalls than a daring pickpocket robbed him of his gold watch. Mir*I leg soized tho man by his coat collar and called out in a deep bass voice: "Police! Help! Thieves!" The audience,taking thia little episode to be part of the performance, roared with laughter; even the policemen joined in, without stirring hand or foot. "This is no farce," cried the actor in tones of despair. "The fellow has got my watch 1" The voice sounded so natural that the audience broke into loud applause at "such excellent fooling." Meanwhile the thief manage.1 t-> break away from his captor and disc, ctly withdrew from the scene.?Ei impartial. even wnon a ?rup parts with Mr anchor abe still keeps her hold.?Texas Biftian. PACTS ABOUT FEATHER8. SOME OUJUOVe UBH TO WHIOH THir AM PUT. loth Thath Hade Out of FetthwaDown Prom the UMnr Duolt? Value of the Qallli. //"I \H) you iter aee cloth that' I 1 Wtt nude oat of feathers!" I J said an upholsterer to a G wrtts| VAt Washington Star. ''Ver/ b^eiSfS^-fabrics are composed of such material! One method is to clip the barbs from thq feathers with ordinary scissors, patting them into a bag and kneading them f< r awhile. As a result they are transform ed into a mass of very light and homoj eneous down. Thus prepared they ait manufactured into felt by the same pro< esses as are applied to wool. One poufd and a half of feathers make one equate yard of a fabric which is warm, light and durable and will take any dye. By weaving the feather down with cottoa or woolen yarn a soft and beautiful cloth is produced, with a feather 'fur' on both sides. "The mo3t expensive down, utilised for making quilts and pillows, is obtained from the eider dock. In Norway and Iceland the business of gather^| it constitutes a regular farming india-tay. The pursuit is very remunerative, ai*u it is governed by special legislation respecting tho collecting of the crop on islands of the sea and along the margins of estuaries. These birds are found' throughout the waters of the Arctic Ocean, and they reeort in great numbers vearly for breeding purposes to Nova Zembla, Spitsbergen, Lapland, Greenland, Labrador and other far northern shores. Sometimes they appear on the coast of Maine aud even as far south as Massachusetts Bay, but the down yielded in such low latitudes is inferior in quality. "One of the eights of Norway le an island that is one great rock rising out of tho sea between Tronso and Hammerfest. Tho nests of eider dncks are so thick upon it that its entire suiface seems to be occupied by them, each one containing at the breeding season its complement of young ones. So closely do tho nosts imitate the gray tint of the rock that one would not notice them save for the countless heads of the birds looking out of them. When a steamer goes by tho custom is to (ire a small cannon, which so frightens the birds that nil thoso that can fly rise into the air with a mighty whirr of wings, literally darkening tho sky with their myriads, while the nestlings squawk pitifully in chorus. "The nest building is done in May and lasts about seven weeks. From four to six eggs are laid, the nest being lined with down plucked by the mother duck from her own breast. Those who pursue the business described remove the eggs and down, whereupon further supplies of the latter are furnished by tne maternal bird, which lay* a second 'clutch' of eggs. These are removed together with the down, as before and a like robbery is committed a third time. After this theft has been accomplished thrice the drake contribute* down from his own body and more eggs are laid; but if these lust are stolen the birds invariably give it up and fly away. One nest is madf in thjs. manner to supply during each seasou about three ounces of dirty-looking brown down. That which the male supplies is somewhat whiter. "The down, after being gathered, is separated into diflercut qualities and roughly cleaned, the process resulting in a loss of about one-half its original weight. It is then sewn in small bags for export, the best being worth 95 a pound where it is collected. The down obtained from dead birds, not being elastic, is of amall value comparatively. King ducks, which are vastly abundant on the coasts ot Bpitzbergen, Greenland and Newfoundland, yield a soft down tbat is almost equal to that of the eider duck. In fact this latter product is ordinarily sold under the name of eiderdown. Bo wonderfully light is the real article that a pound and a half of it is | enough for a large bed quilt. Cheap substitutes are very much heavier. "Few people have any notion of the enormous value of the feathers yielded annually by domestic poultry. In Europe especial iy"<ue farmers' wives make a business of collecting and selling the plumage of chickens, geese and ducks. A machiuo has l>een devised whioh plucks dead fowl at the rate of two a minute. The bird is laid on a table and a wheel bearing India rubber pickers tackles it, the pickers pinching >.vhatever they meet as they pass aoross the top of the table and releasing what they hold as they pass beneath. The plucked fpflthAN AfA flni'hwl rnurrKlo Kw a , w. w vvvt IVW^MIJ UJ a* VUI1QUV of nir, which blows the light onee into a receptacle, while the heavier ones fall into a trough beneath. Feathers cast during the moulting season might be very profitably utilised if women on the farms would removo them by hand from the living birds, as might be done without occasioning much discomfort to the fowls. By neglecting the opportunity thu9 afforded tens of thousands of dollars am lost yearly in this country. "Perhaps you never heard of artificial ostrich feathers. They are a Yankee invention. The quills *aro made of celluloid and the barbs of silk waste. In speaking of the usefulness of bird plumes one must not forget the quiils. Those utilized for writing, obtained from geese, are tho five outer wing feathers, the second and third being the best. The direction of the curve of the left wing leathern gives them tho preference. They are plucked in the spring from living birds, tho quills of dead ones hein < valueless. To remove the grease and the delicate skin which covers the quills, as well as for the purpose o! making them hard irii clastic, they are heated iu a Ivitli of fine sand at a temperature of 150 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. This procoss causes the inner skin to gftrivet up and the outer skin of the quill is readily soraped off. ' While the quill is soft and warm it may b< stamped with any desired deeign. Qulfle are utilized also for toothpicks, for holding artists' brushes, for anglere' float* and for many other purpoeee." "What is the lightest summer fiction you know of?" "The summer girl's 'I love voul^'?(Jhlcajm^News. It takes a sneak to be a good private detective, and the more successful he is the more cause be has to oe ashamed of himself. Puck. I SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. A human body when cremated, leaves a residuum of about eight ounoee. Two thousand children under two Gars of age die yearly in Paris from tu- , rculoais. Holland is considering the drainage of 1 the Zuyder Zee, a sheet of water covering 4 730 square miles. j There are seldom more than 6000 stars 1 visible in the heavens to the eye, from ! any point of observation. 1 That the human race will some day ( lack noses and the sense of smell, is a j frequent scientific deduction. It is observed that in antique statues j the second tho is longer than the first, or great toe, but in men of tho present time the reverse is the case. , In experiments with the drying oils an insoluble onx-com?ound termed "Lino liu" hasbecu produced, which a French chemist regards as a useful substitute 1 for caoutchous. | J. O. Baker states that the aster rose ! embraces 200 or 300 species, which are 1 concentrated in the United States. Of J these forty species grow wild in the Rocky Mountains, and fifteen in Califor- j nia. A stone cornice-cutter, capable of turn- i ing out sixteen feet of well finished cor- J nice or moulding in twenty minutes, has i been made in Romo. The general features of the machine are very similar to those of the metal planing machine. I Professor Short, of Cleveland, Ohio, { has perfected a system of electric propulsion for the elevated railroads of New York City, which he says will afford 20,000 horse power and overcome all obstacles. The plan is under con9idera- e tion. - r Two engines have just been turned out * for tho Pennsylvania Railway Company, to run between Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Driving wheels, seventy-eight < inches in diameter; weight of one, 123,000 pounds, and of the other, 138,000 j pounds. , The brass tubing used for gas fixtures * is fashioned into the various complicated ornamental shapes required for such purposes by placing the tube between two , steel molds which are heavily clamped, and then the tube is expanded by hydraulic pressure reaching as high as 10,000 pounds to the square inch. Bacteriology is said to have scored a practical triumph by putting an end to a plague of mice, which threatened to destroy the greater part of the harvest in Qrcece. A fatal pandeiuio ainonz the mice wan canned by Professor Loffler, a German follower of Pasteur, whose aid was sought by the Greek Government. There is not a lizard or snake north of the southern extremity of Hudson's Bay. Tho summers there are so short that these reptiles have no time to enjoy themselvei even if the ground, at a depth of two or three feet below the surface were not frozen all the year round, thus depriving them of a place to hibernate. Haakes and lizards canuot endure a cold climate, and a latitude of fifty-three degrees north is altogether too frigid for them. Unslnftfu Part of the White TTonse. The business pert ihn White House has been entirely remodelled by President Harrison. Private Secretary Halford has the small room at the southeast corner, and the President ha9 taken the room which Dan Lament used to occupy, which was the office of President Lincoln. The other rooms further on beyond the one in which the Cabinet meets are all large and airy, and they are fitted up for the living rooms of the family. In the President's business office you will find a half dozen clerks, and you can reach out your finger and touch any pari ui niu worm. mere is a telegraph operator who3e key is connected with the cable and telegraph wires of the Uoited States, and there is a clerk who dbes but little else thaa attend to the newspapers, and the President gets his papers from every where,and all tho leading journals are to be fouud here. In one largo room thero are a number of clerks,aud among these is Colonel Crook, the Cashier of the White House, and there are numerous typewriters and other employes^ There is an elevator in the White blouse, and, all in all, the old Mansiofr is packed full of interesting tilings.?Courier Journal, A New Iden in Tactics. King Uoinba had a very tine army. I remember onco seeing one of its regiments parade 1. The officer in command j snouted "raccm ierocei" ^runous lace), on which each soldier glared in a most terrible fashion and ground his teeth. I asked afterward the meaning of this, and I was told that it was part of the Neapolitan drill, for il was thought that any enemy would be dismayed by merely looking at such warriors in their wrath. ?Boston Transcript. Inscription in the Tower of London* "Griof is overcome by patience." BAs Large As a dollar were the icrofule sores on my poor little boy, sickening and 1 lean sting. They were (specially severe on his less, back of his ears and on bis head. I gave him Hood's Sarsaparilla. In _ , _ . two weeks the sores comJeseph Baby. menced to heal up: the scales came off and all over his body now and healthy flash and skin formed. When hejied taken 2 hotline of ItOfin'S HARNAPA RTT.T.i h? wm frw from eoree.HakHt K. RtXBY, Box 860, Columbia, Penn. HOOD'S P1UUB are a mild, rentle, pain, leaa, ante and efficient cathartic. Young Mothers! M QfW r?M a JMm<y olMuh Xnosmo IAft of Mother omd Child. mMOTHER'S FRIEND" aO* iflaa JmjiiijmI a/ i ae? Ma, JTerrer omdlUo*. | Aram Oam, lamer, MoT. Jan. 1Mb. UM. MABV1BLB BMCLATOB ATLANTA* OA. OLD Wt ALL PAPOOMTA PATEWTSggSg^B A WORLD'S FAIR OUIOf FREE. Contain* map ofOtilcaao MtdBxpoaUion xronnda (Ml ptotura and description Of all (ha lw balM> luxa. Authontio and mgood m Ihoa* aold for&p ota. Waaondltrroolf roaaaontlon Kl.j?|iraa4aA Urr nbnrh, If *oa afao proaaTa* to atiowlboplat (AT 0WMM1M~ - ~ A> the fellow that "paints the town red" guilty of a cardinal sin??Atlanta Journal, When a French editor gets mad be al- < way* dips his pen in Gaul.?Boston rnnscript. ware #f Miimat* Mr Catarrh That Caatala Mercery, he mercury will surely destroy the sense of Knell and completely derange the whole eyeam when entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used exsept on prescriptions from reputable rhrslldtn% as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Ball's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. uheney A Co., Toledo, O..contains no mercury, knd la taken internally, and acts directly updh Lhe blood and mucous surfaces of the svetasa. C buying Hal l's Cs tar r h Cure be sure mmtd wejrenuine. It Is taken Internally, ana made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney A Co. 9W" Sold by Druggists, price 7Bc. per bottle. Tn Wyoming Bxperlmeot Station has dx experiment farms in different sections. The Only One ImrrlsleA our too rats ran word? These Is a S In oh display advertisement In Ibis paper, this week, which has no two words silks axoept one word. The same Is true of mob new one appearing each week, from The Or. Barter Mealolne Co. This house pleoee a ^Crescent" on everything they make and publish. Look for It. eend them the name or the rord and they will return you book, madtirUL hthoobaphs Or Mltftia this. Tun Sootoh-Irlsh congress aft Atlanta, Ja., held an Interesting three days' e?Ion. For Impure of thin Blood, Weakness, Mela is Neuralgia Indigestion, and Biliousness, eke Brown's Iron Bitters?it gives strength, risking old persons feel young?and young arsons strong; pleasant to (eke. Praibib wolves are creating havoc among dock near Elhhorn. Wis. i bilious, disorders, slrik headache. Indigestion, loss of appetite and constipation removed by Beet-ham's Pills. . Brat, will soon be down to one cent a pound. Mr. J. Lane, general manager (leorgla Bouthrn and Florida Railroad, say6: " I was entirely ellvedof headache bv Bradycrotine in fifteen nimitee. It la the only thing that relleveeroe." til druggist*, fifty cents. NiwOKUin, La., is to hare a new Krurthouse and JaU to cost f85Q,000. For Dyspepala, Indigestion. and Stomach llaordera, use Brown's Trod Bitters. Tho Best ronic. It rebuilds the system, cleans the Blood tnd strengthens the muscles. A splendid tonlo for weak and debilitated persons Iowa has forwarded to the Eastern seaboard 82,000 tons of corn and floor for tho relief of Starving Russians. ON? ENJOYS Both the method! and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to tho taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sysaIK a 11? * a a a icui wieciiuuiy. aispeis colds, Defldnches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the os!j remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy ana agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 60s and tl bottlea by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not hare it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIO SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. lowsviu?, sr. sew rftt*. ?.r. "German Syrup" I simply state that|I am Druggist and Postmaster here and am therefore in a position to judge. I have tried many Cough Syrups but for ten years past have found nothing equal to Boschee's German Syrup. I nave given it to my baby for Croup with the most satisfactory results. Every mother should have it. j. H. Hobbs, Druggist and Postmaster, Moffat, Texas, present facts, living facts, of to-day Boschee's German Syrup gives strength to the body. Take no substitute. 6 p rnat',c r * \| J 0*HWf P*."LO V KL L ARMS CO, flhpt FPU APUV We tench ntlur hi lllljIllJaArill Largeet H.-ho-.l in 8KNOIA, new Catalogue. <'? 4* IS A DUTY r?t ewe retr? Iftf f > ! ftallr * |M the kern Uf telle for rear aeeaer. Kcene- Wm alt# la rear feet wear hy per- fV ekaelti W. L. UeiilM Shoes, _ which repreeeat the heat ralae A for prtcea aiket, ae theaeaads SJk Jf will testify. all Jl W TAKE NO HI'BBTITUTB. ^1^ ^ gain IIII THE BES1 A aeaalae ?Mr thg ?> sx ASK FOR W. L DOUGLAS* SHOES. If aat far anlela r*?r alaea 41r? waata4. P|*i?ie nrae. Will *?ra axcla tkaata wnfi 1 tar* agaata. wrlla m JFtudjuit fight -'.-."jj ?Liver, Stomach, and Bowels, by Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They do it in jnst the right way, too? by nsing Nature's own methods. That's why they're better than the dreadful, old-fashioned pills, with their griping and violence. But they're better in every way, In size, for instance, and dose.'' They're the smallest and the easiest to take; only one little Pellet is needed for a gentle laxativethree for a cathartic. They oleanse and regulate the system thoroughly ?but it's done easily and naturally. Siek Headache, Bilious Headaone,* Constipation, Indigestion, Bilious Attaoks, ahd all derangements of the Liver, Stomaoh and Bowels are prevented, relieved, and cured. I They're the cheapest pill you can buy, for they're guaranteed to give satisfaction, or your money is returned. You pay only for value received. . i Something else, that pays the dealer better, may be offered ae " just as good." Ferhaps it is, for Aim, but it can't be, for you. e e e e e e e ee # ( HI. for t1?c ? u? ? ?*f ily*|?opnl? rimI It* tffh niton.Inn!*. c omtlpn-^ ~ lion and plliis I Imt TuHsTin* Pills; 9 Iiiiyc IxTntiie so fmnnii*. Tlifjr Wt grnllv, wlttinnt griping or nnims. AATIilP DESTROYS THE ODOR OK FOOTINE ESJS atssnx U OO1.'. ly druggist* or inall. J*end for tcstlmonlsU. B. V. I.UPL.1JM A- CO., Wwnntoa, OHt. KILLER. DfleMt'i Fly Killer It *ur? death. Krar/y ibMt win kill a quart of fllet, and secure peac? wrote you eat, > aulet when yon read and the comforts of r?; the morning. Oct Du tcher's ana secure best ?tawt? FBED'K DUTCHES DBUQ CO., __ Bt. AIBASS. Vt. j? I purify the blood, aro sate and STX foctual. The brat genernl fxmllyX a medlolne known for RiUousneas.X of Appetite. Ilental Pep rn ados.e J Painful Dlgoettoo, Pimples, fiaJtowe ' Complexion. Tired /Feeliog, aadj Jerery symptom or dfoeam resulting from linpuxej X blood, or a ralluio by the stoiunch. User or intestines* I to perform their proper functions. Persons arlxan to! Z ore resting are benefited by to king a T Ail ft I. K after J Z each to eel Price,by mail, lcroe. 1811 bottle 16c. Adz adrees TT1B RIPAlls CuKlill^AI. CO.,MBp*"ce8t. JI.T.Z a Agaata Wsstrti FltillTV ptr rest sroll. 2 ?. totooootitifaiiootiifooosM IMarwi'iHiCiaJpi Consumptives and people who have weak lungs or Asth ma, ahonld nse Piso's Cure for Consumption. It has cared M tksnoands. It has not Injur- B d one. It It not bad to take. It Is the best cough syrup. n Bold everywhere. ???. J ( ..tt ^Tbe wiiig^Bun 'wi^e Polish ^Brimant. OdorI Mss, Durable, and the cow-uinier pays (or no Un I I or glass package with every purchase. | V (m RELIEVES all Stomach Distress. REMOVES Nansca, Senee Ot HhM| COMOBSTIOW, PAIK. REVIVES FAIUNO ENERGY. X RESTORES Normal Circulation, af' Warms rn TA? Tim H. NMin MCBIC1NB CO., Iff**Ml ~HHO ? MONO CYCLE? ?Or S fahlon'nndSoUdTIr**. %9I|?I l^sT Steo Drop Forging*. Utool U >! Ball Boannga to al'running part*, |^B| > S'upontion Saddla. OH ORAJDJB to Every Particular. I \ . ^ I lamp* for oar 100-najrn liioatratfd rafa*| I^B , Kiflra, Rerolrora, Sporting iioixti, efa.j Mfrs., 147 Washington St., BOSTON. MASS- |^t| it pixcev"t? =" * QUflRTHANT1 |W Villi.. S -i.il I. . uiiuiiiumm M'ch Lruo N?? 11, 0K0VM1,', , L DOUGLAS SHOE ENTLEMENp r SHOE II TIE WORLD FOR THE MOREY. > eewed akee, that w<U not Hp, fine calf, Mate ?. flexible, moracomfortable, etylUb and durableVS eraraohl at the prtoe. Bqwda oaitom made dloae Haal-mwed, ?weairiihn<>?. The moat dgrMk irabieaboea over eolil at tlteeesrtoeft Tbeyeqaal I aboaa coating from $8 to 413. ' lie* Hhoe, worn by farmer* and all other* who I ft *oo<l heavy call, three noted, ?it?giloa edge ftoft In, aad will keep the feet dry and warm, rine Calf, fu.'M and *4 WorWlntmen'a Bhoaa trlvp morA ?r*dr for thn mnnnv thuri inv nitiftr (HftVft fe for service. The Increasing sale* show tbat*Wkfouud this out. k? t'J tad Youths' 11.73 Hehool Shoos SCO W worn l.y the Ik>7* every where. The moot wills 14 st these prices. . _ '-JY C ft' f.T Hnnd-Howfdi 99 and fl.ff BO Shoes for lUiHsre nro made of the host D0?> or fine Calf, as U eel red. Tuey are v. ry stylish, eo? tbla and durable. Tlie $3 slx.o eqitalu custom nMO s coating from ft t? $?. Ladies .who wish to econs1 i In tbelr footwear < re finding this out. kUTlOW.?Beweroof tlealirai.tjheUtutinKuhoeawMlb W. L. Douglas' nemo and tl e|;rt efetemi^d on bctlilSI, i substitutions ore fraudulent end subject to prdSOM toy law for ov>t4li)ln? mo nay tin?inr faito praMMH, nsI Factory, Intlni klnil9 afse mm4 WlM ^%vv*^l7:;;^?t?S?sVRs;