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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.
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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;