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*y r&r-- ?: X-- * 'J r LOVE UNEXPRESSED. The sweetest notes among the human heartstrings Are dull with rust; The sweetest chords, adjusted by the angels. Are clogged with dmt. We pipe and pipe again our dreary music Upon the self same strains. While sounds of crime and fear and desolation. Come back in sad refrains. On through the world we go, an army marching With listening ear*. Each longing, sighing for the heavenly music He never hears: Each longing, sighing for a word of comfort. A word of tender praise, A word of love, to cheer the endless journey Of earth's liarJ, busy days. They love u--, ami we know it; this suffices For reason's share. Why should they pause to give that lo-re's expression . . With gentle care? W by should they pau< ? Hut still our hearts are aching \\ itfl nil thn rrna vcinrr n a in ?" B-??s Of hungry love that longs to heir the music, And longs an I longs in vain. We love them and we know it, if we falter. With finger* vnb, Among the units > 1 stimgs of love's express'ctg The notes are dnmh. We shrink within ourselves in voiceless sorro .v, Leaving the words unsaid, An I si le by stle with those we lovj the drme t. In silence on we tread. T hus 011 we tread, an 1 thus each in silence Its fate fulfill.-', Waiting an I hoping for the heavenly music Beyond the distant hills. 'I h ? only difference of love in he won Fr?m love on earth be'.ow. Is. Here we love an 1 know not how to tell it, And there we all shall know. ?Constance F. Wool--on. A STill'MLE FOR LIFE. BY It. t>. MASON. n^cr?p .-LIVE in a very - i'/v^X \wJ Muamt ?'^ place. If ^ you were told it was UsT hnunlcd yoti would readily believe it. fragment of the past ? a half-deH ' '(j (f \y^> Reared relic of the ycat IS 10?so unlike a modern house that people gaze at it curiously as they pass along the fashionable thoroughfare upon which it fronts. A mausioa of gray snn?lstonc il stands in the midst of extensive grounds, shaded by noble oaks, elms, pines and sycamores. 6uch elms there are in various portions of New England; such pines over Fenitnore Cooper's grave at Otsego Lake; such uuns uu si i;i<j;;iru nr in iiiu uiiiu-?r?i>s region of Kentucky; such sycamores along tl'c Ohio or the Wabash; hut there urc few places where ouo tinds them grouped together. They give the place nu nir of seclusion such as brooded over Kenilworth. Close inspection is required to determine that the house is built of stone. Vines cover it from foundation to roof, half concealing doors and windows, and massing up under the caves in grwtr swrVrt or" veadurc. There arc ivy, Virginia creepers and trumpet vine?, aud 1 would gladly have more were there space for tiicin to grow. It is just such a home as a retiring old bachelor like myself loves. I need scarcely describe the interior. I cail it comfortable; tidy housekeepers (Heaven defend me from theui!) would call it slovenly. My aged housekeeper is not ambitious. She tries to please me, ami does so; but she is not tidy. My occasional visitors assure me that the roouis are not well aired, that there is a musty odor in the parlor, that the libiary is quite damp. I confess that such re narks amuse me. The dampness and inutilities* have never beea apparent to inv, aud my housekeeper has never mentioned the subject. I therefore conclude that the trouble lies chiefly in the fancy of certain prying anil officious women, who have not enough at home to keep them busy. Upiuiny attic, opening toward the )n;iin, II l- " **? 1 which swings back on a hinge. Vines half exclude tire light. B'rds come tb6re, mostly sparrows?a truly detestable bird ? but robins and bluebirds also visit the place at intervals. I once had a robin >!and on the eave within a foot of my lace, peering at iuo curiously. lie winked an I rolie 1 his pretty head iu a nost d veiling way. I half believe ho thought me some gigantic species of bird ?a gigantic cousin he had not seeu before. I olteu peer shyly at the outside world through this little window, standing on my feet the while, as the opening is hiijher above the door tlmn ...... ? V /IUIIIUII. The attic i'. partly !i rhts is seldom used. Old furniture, boxes, pictures, papers ::r.d violins take up most of the space; cobwebs and soot arc omnipresent. There are dark angles and corners into which nobody but myself ever peers. 1 love the quiet of the place, and its utter Jack of order. Sometimes I take up one o! my old violins and discourse a half-forcotton air in so low a key that eyon the spiders are not disturbed. A recent warm evening in July found i o in the attic. A breath of sultry air came through the vine chocked window; the leaves oti my old trees were motionless. Many pe >plc were moving on the drcet, brought out of their homes in the hope of finding cooler air. One young I idy I singled out walking alone, a tall, stately women, who face, while dimly een at quite a distance, I could imagine to be handsome. I grew retrospective as I watched her. I am not given to sentimentality?indeed, I knov women too well to love them; but it canuot Ire denied that it is very natural for n man to /et them bambonzic him. I am well aware that tho word bamboozle is not elegant; but no other word will convey iny idea. Women arc natural receivers; what use have they ;<>r sincerity? How well they know tko power of it handsome figure, a bright ye, or pretty teeth I With what adriirable art do they add to and improve upon natural attractions 1 The sweet smile of a girl in her teens is hard to resist, I grant you; it overturns reason and philosophy as the great wheel of tho wind mill overthrew Don Quixote; but if this self eamo sweet smile fails to captivate you, it is not soon turned upon an-, other? Faugh I I get out of patience: Women wind men round their fingers. Women of tact?polite women?rule the world. If one could find a really sincere woman?rather pretty, too?what a satisfaction it would bo to marry her I But where in the wide world is one to look for such? While gazing intently out of the window with an intorost beyond the ordinary?shall I confess it??in the fair pedestrian, I thought I saw a man moving among the shrubbery near my gate, but on closer inspection concluded that i had been deceived. I watched the stately lady out of sight, laughing at my own folly tho while, and was about to turn my attention to the old attic when I folt something touch me. Tho touch was at first so faint that I thought it might bo fancy, or that I might have come in contact with the wall. In order to see the street plainly, I had been forced to protrude ray shoulders through the aperture, which is too small to permit one to turn round. Before I had time to withdraw my head, the touch bucamo a grip, and two stout arms were about my waist. I was hel 1 as in a vise! Picture to yourself my position. Night was falling, I was alone, and a prisoner in my own house. A prisoner of what J of whom? I might call; but who would hear me? I knew the house was empty. My old housekeeper had gone out, and might not return for hours. So long as she attended to my wants and got my meals regularly, I seldom inquired where she went or how long she stayed. "Who are you?" I gasped. No reply. "Letmego," I shrieked; "I shall alarm the neighbor*." Not a sound but the echo of my own voice among the rafters. "Help! help!" I screamed. The grip of the villain tightened. One hand slowly moved up toward ray neck, ranking its murderous purpose more apparent; the other was very near my faithful old gold time-piece, ana heirloom that numbered more years than myself. Was I to be murdered for its possession ? Iu a frenzy partly raado up of fear, partly of rage, I struggled to get my head aud shoulders out of the oriticc in order to be on moro equal terras with my dastardly assailant; but I 6ecmed like a babe in his grasp. My blood chilled at the idea of being so po.verle3s. Did the cut-throat intend to throttle me, or throw me from the wiudow of my own attic? As yet ho had not uttered s sound. I could hear tli* muffled movement of his feet on the floor; but not a word, not a breath. A cold sweat broke out all over me; my sight grew dim. The silence of my mysterious assailant was worse than any uproar. Why did he not speak? "Help! help!" I screamed, my strength fast failim/. o I tclt ft powerfnl leg twisting about my own; he was about to throw mo badily from the window. Frenzy nerved me with a strcugth not iny own. I squirmed, twisted, bit, screamed, and kicked like a madman. The extreme violence of my strength shall never cease to astonish me. I succeeded in getting my head and shoulders out of the aperture, broke loose from the villain's grasp, aud sent him sprawling on the lloor. I rolled over and over him In my frenzy. Every man has more or less of the savage in him, and for the time being every savage instinct in my naturo was uppermost. It was a fight for life. The attic had grown dark, and the floor was so strewn with boxes aud bundles that it was impossiblo to avoid them. We fell over them repeatedly in our struggles. Precious though the old unframe 1 paintings were, I trod them underfoot; much as I prized my violins, I hurled them at the villain with all my strength. I began to have some advantage over him; he did not know the attic as well as I. He stumbled against the angles, tipped over cases that 1 knew the location of, bumped against the sloping ceiling. My courage begau to rise once more. "Begone, or I shall shoot!" I cried. For the first time there came a sound irom mo villain, no cnu.'Kicfl! well lie knew I had no weapon, ua-1 well for him I had" not! "You are at iny mercy; surrender!" I called, in a voice loud and shrill enough to rouse the neighborhood. Again the dastard chuckle 1! What deviltry was he plotting? nVVill J---- ?mirlvi f" I fcaitU'lOd. "Well, hardly!" The voice startled me. These were his first words. I had not cxpectc 1 a reply, and the words had a strange an I uncanny ring. I confess I tremble I. ' You are my prisoner," 1 said in a lower key and with lesscoufi lencc. "Am I?" The effrontery of the villain astounded and exasperated me. I caught up the first thiug 1 could roach ?a I hurled it at hiui. It crashed loudly against the wall. Shortly after there came a scratching sound, and a light flokerc I in the darkness. He h id coolly struck a match! I looke I at him in amaxe ncnt. One glance was cn nigh. As I have said, every man has more or less of the savags in him, and my savage again assume I the mastery. I hive been angry many times in my life; but never tjuito ?o angry as then. Whose features did the light make apparent tome? A dark-face I, s naileyed, short-liairc I vill.ahi? a low -bro.ve I cit-throut? Not at all! It was the serene ami smiling countenanco of my nephew, Mr. Percy I?\ Jenkins, the only one of my kin I ha 1 ever tak i any in Iciest in. Even the smirches of soot on his face?the marks of my lingers, doubtless?could not bide his identity or his pleasint smile. Dripping toser me, on a vacation from college, ho had seen tit to lessen my life at least tea years by one of bis college antics. "Forgive mo, uncle," he cried; "I've been to picnics, but this tops tliern all!" For answer I llirtw an old violoncello nt his head. Ifo dodged, (lie match went out, and I hoped the scapegrace would not lie able to (in 1 the dojr. But he did. What would I have giveu for a stout rattan and a chance to lay it on his rascally carcass! lie stumbled down stairs, and I folio se I at the top of my speed. I fervently hoped that ho would tall or miss his way, that I might catch him; but ho disappointed me. The last thing I heard him utter was one of his villaiuous chuckles as he swept down the hallway. I might have passed him, but why, where? He was moving like a whirlwind, and the savago had goo i reason to. After 11 o'clock that night, while my aged and faithful housekeeper was apply ing arnica to my bruUee and listening to my narrative of the outrage the re mm o a banging on the knocker of mymont door. When the old lady answerOTthe summons, who stood there- but the little villain, Percy F. Jenking! "Itoally, uncle," said he, as he ctme iuto my presence with a-sheepish air; "I didn't mean to carry tkfe joke half so far. Not tinding you down stairs when I came in, I stole up to the attic. There you were, looking out of the window, with our back to me. It was an awful ternptation, uucle." I looked at him in silence. Th$ poker stood just within reach of my fight hand. "I just thought I'd surprise you, uncle; and? " "You did surprise him!" interrupted the old lady, conpressing her lips. "If I was your uncle, I'd?" Words failed her. and she went on rubbing mo with urnica, wagging her head in awful indignation. " The truth is, uucle," Percy went on, "I just put my hands on you?" "Silence!" 1 roared. "Merciful Heavens!" cried the old lady. "Of course I owe you a thousand pardons, uucle, aud I'll cheerfully do anything in tho world to make amends. I've been puuished, too. Look at mo, uncle. That old 'cello took off a good deal of hair and cuticle." lie turned his rascally head to show me. I observed with inexpressiblevdelight that my aim had been true. A large lump marked the spot where the dear old iustrumcnt had struck. My good humor began to return. "I can hardly walk on my left log at all," continued Percy. "Good !" cried J. "And, uncle, one of my thumbs is stiff as a etake." I laughed outright. "Are you hurt badly, uncle?" he ventured to ask. "You know I am, you villain!" said I. "Can't I help rub you?" "If you dare touch mo I'll knock you down with the poker! IIow dare you! 3it down there in the corner!" "Of all the impudent boy9!" cried the pooi old lady. "Can't I even play a little for you on the violin, uucle?" I looked at him with a scowl. lie took up one of my violins, the oldest and the best in my motley collection. How delicately ho handled tho bowl No doubt ho will make a player. Curiously, the firf- thing he played was the "Suwanco River"?that typical American air that addresses til? best that iB in us ?and played it feelingly. The rascal koew the way to my heart. Before lie was half through I forgave him. After all, no great harm came of the escapade, and why should I bear him a grudge? He is young nnd has many a struggle for life ahead of him. If they all terminate as happily as mine, he will be fo:tunate indeed!"?Pittsburg Bulletin. WISE WORDS. A woman unemployed is busy in mischief. A woman conceals what she does not Know. He that hath a wife is always sure of strife. A woman who looks much iu the glass spins little. Never a looking-glas?4 told a woman she was. ugly. Where women and geese arc there is no lack of noise. Take a wife's first advice, but not her second thought. We never tire of the frendships we form with books. AVe judge men by our o.vn standards; judge our nearest and dearest often wrong. ? Hut for some trouble and sorro w, wfe should never know half the good there is about us. The golden beams of truth and the silken cords of love, twisted together, will draw men ou with a sweet violeaco whether they will or not. How easy is the thought, in certain moods, of the loveliest, most unselfish devotion. How hard is the d ting of t ie thought in the fact of a thousand un lovely dillieultie*. Three Kinds of Lightnin?. - According to Arago, the celebrated French physicist, there are throe kinds of lightning, which he names lightning of the first, second and third classes. Lightning of the first class is known as fork lightning. That of the second class as sheet lightning, which has no definite form, but seems to be a great mass of bght. It has not the iutensity of lightuiug of the first class. When it occurs behind a cloud, it lights up its outliue only. Occasionally it illu ninates the entire body of clouds, and appears to come forth from the very heart of it. Sheet lightning is very much more frequent than forked lightning. Lightning of the third kind is called ball lightning. Ball lightning lasts lor several seconds, and, in this respect, differs widely from lightning of the first and second classes, which are, in the strictest sense, momentary.?Detroit Free Press. Machinery In Shoe in akin?. The clnof tools ol the s'i so n iker t'i<n consisted of his ban nor. his a.vl. his lapstone, his knives, an 1 his harness for "setting si,)" Ins boots or shoes. Too essentials of a shoe are the uppers, too sole, the couuler or heel stillcniog and the heel. These parts are again so >* divided into the "vamp" for covering the front of the foot, the 1 irgo and the small quirlers for encircling the ankles, the button-piece, etc. The work of t io shoemaker is to prepare and close the;o various parts of the upper and the linings together, to b-ing into the desire J shape, to fasten them to the solo which has heen previously cut, to attach the heel, and then to give the various parts the desired finish and style. These processos indicate the lines along which the machinery had to bo applied. All the operations have heen subdivided to the minutest detail, and in the performance all of them machines?more or lesssatisfactory in their workings?have been devised. The parts of the upper are now sewed together by machinery, and they are pegged, se vci or scrowe i 10 me *oie oy machinery. Iustcad ol the lapitone and the ha u'ner for condensing toe leather nro down swiftly revolving rTMcrs, nnl instead of tijcp?tt:rus for cuttiug otft tho soles are dies or sole #hapc J knives s^l in machines.?Popular Scteoco Moathlyf', llbu&EHOtijtaAFFAIRS. W 18UINO RIBW BCCHKS. '*1 wa|k my rib^m ruches," siiys a young wflbaa,"by jul^dippiog them in ammoninljind water. Wey must not be squeexedror rung out, Hklipped and smootheJj until clean, th^Lrinsed and dried, lknd I recurl the rareled ruches with m?airling tongs as if they were hair, m p I pin ray faith, to cleanse woolen UTVic3, to soap bark. A five cent be( T^^that will bring a woolen gown C \. * the freshnoss of the loom uponjfrfir\ jp the bark in a pint of * to a gallon of clear warm wa(^y^SpP?ath in this does not seem to injure thR Wst delicate fabric."?New Yord Tomes. D^SUWASBINU AS A FINE ART. The w oman who can find any way of making dishwashing, if not a pleaiant task, at leatat a less disagreeable one than it if now, ?k^ould be canonized by her grateful siste rs. One woman, who has spent much lumo in experiment in this branch of household labor,makes the following suggestion: "Nothing is better for cleansing greasy dl .hes, especially cooking pans and kettles,'than an old whisk broom. It removes the tenacious particles that have fastened In the kettles and spiders much better than a knife or an iron dish cloth. It is invaluable for cleaning graters. To keep the hands from getting hard and chapped after dishwashing rub them trfti^ider vinegar. Clear lemon juice is als} excellent."?New York World. Yy _____ IIobUJnu tub uoney-comb. To get honey out of the honey-comb, set the pieces of comb on sticks across fi..... ??,i I.,,.,.., UJIUUIU^ Ut (iU vaibltuu |HIU UUU IVOTU IrllUUl to drain, tilting them to n different angle daily. The honey that rnns out in this way is perfectly clear and is always sold at the highest price. Wheu no more drops from tho comb, this is broken up, laid on a piece or cieau, coarse linen, and twisted in an opposite direction by two people. The running of honey is a slow process and caunot be hastened, and in the meanwhilo the syrup must be thoroughly protected fro.n dust ?nd insect. This can be done by fixing muslin, tent-fashion, over tho pan, its transparency allowing the process to be watched meanwhile. Of course these directions are only for those who raise honey in smnll quantities; as for those who cultivate it for the market there ure regular appliances for such work, but there is no honey sufpassidg this in flavor and clearness, tho farmer's wifo tells us, who has given her family the best of honey from her own hives lor years?New York Times. SUBSTITUTES FOR CLOSETS. A thrifty housekeeper, whose house boasts of but fow closots, has surmounted tho difficulty by having several boxes made to slip uuder the be^s. Those are made of the same size as Ao bed itself, aud aro mountod on small wheels sunk into the wood so that they may run easily in and out. Although necessarily shallow they hold a great deauFand their great advantage is that garments may be laid in them nt fall length. One of thoio boxes she has lined with camphor wood, so that tho winter furs aro simply laid in it au lockcd^fjT These boxes should bo carefully pniiltifiib Unpainted or unvarnished wood should never bo left in a bedroom. natural wood harbors insects. White paint looks the best, and the box should have a fresh coat once in a while. There should be some arrangement on botfrtid^s of the box to pull it in either direction. A tin-lined box is also a capital arrangement for the seashore. In this may bostored away many delicate garments; for wis purpose there is nothing nicer thau a b?c sofa, arranged as a window seat. ProtjLy upholstered and with big cushions thejaro very ornamental and most useful.-^3^. Louis Republic. SOMK WHOI.BSOMR PttfS. Cocoanut Pie?Grate a cocoauut after removing the outer shell and tho inner skin, and strain the milk it contains through a cloth; beat the yolks of three eggs, the rind nud juice of hall a lemon, and four tablespoons of granulate J sugar uutil foamy; add a spoonful at a time, tho grated cocoanut, its milk, and lastly tho whites of the e rj? lie:if.r>n stilF- i> nvm< ! with strip? ot crust, and bake threequirt or? of no hour in a good oven. ' ihi npkiu Pie?Cream the yolk? of four egg? with a? many table ?p >oa? of granulated sugar; add two cupj of ste .ve I pumpkin, strained, two cup? of milk, a teuspjonful of cinnamon, a pinch of ground mice, some grated nutmeg, and last the whites of egg beaten very stiff. Lunon Pie?Line the pic-pan, prick it with a fork.and bake the crust iu a hot oven. When lightly browned, remove from the ove.i and set aside to cool. The juice of two lemons, the grated rind of one, the yolks of five egg?, and five tablespoons of granulated sugar are beaten with tho eg' beater for fifteen minutes, ami sot to cook in a double boiler, or in a saueppsu set inside of another containing boiling water. Wiion thickened,set away to cool. Beat the white? stiff, reserving some for meringue; add to the cold lciiioa/tilling tho whites and a French coffeecupfut of grated and sifted broad crumb?; inix lightly, aud bake in a quick ovou. Wuon baked, c|jiuu'i wim .iiunu {uu nwuu ujfc iuiju'I^ the stiflcaed egg wliito witii a spoonful of powilerc 1 su^ar, and return to tho oven u:it:l delicately browned.? Harper s Bazar. Tho Condor a High Flyor. The imperial eagle, the largest of species known, flies to a height from 10,000 foot to 15,000 feet. It is a native of South America, and its habitat is among the lofty mountains of that country. Its power of flying to high altitudes is only exceeded by the condor of the Andes, which is said to have Attained the height of six miles, or within ono mile of the greatest height ever attained by a balloon.-? tinu Francisco t!lir.inicl? Licorice. Tho stick lic^11^ imported from Europe is rarely pure. Most of it cooioi from Spain, where it is adulterated loan almost incredible degree. The chief adulterant is a common and cheap gu n obtained from an acacia, which grows in great abundance in Morocco and along the west coast of the Sahara and U called Barbara gum. But this is not the only substance used, for sturch, rtouyfcuH even sand arc employe:} in such ^mntities that some of the cheap of licorice have only one-half thelfHke'ght .composed of the nitferUtl tho^BRrport to contain,?St. Louis Glol^^uocrat. PROMINENT PEOPLE. Prince Bismarck is partly or Slav origin. Justice Lamar's long lo?ks hare besn clipped c!o3? and are now quite gray. It is fifty-nine years sinco Gladstone took his teat in the British House of Commons. Carl ScHunz has built for himseir a ^reHy summer cottage at Lake George, Jules Massenet , is regarded by many people as the most popular musician in Paris. B18HAROK and Von Moltko once fought a duel over a girl when they were fellow students. Senators Hamlet, of Connecticut, and Gibson, of Louisiana, very much resemble each other. General Bjdwell, the Prohibition can* didate for President, will not do any cam* Caign speaking. Baron Hirsch, the Hebrew philanthro* pint, is planning an extended tour through the United States and Canada. Justice Shiras, the new appointee to the Bupreine Bench, is a cousin of James G. Blaine, bis mother having been a Blaine. Sims Reeves, the famous Euglisb concert tenor, who is now an old mau, has joined the teaching staff of the Guildhall (School of Music, London. Watson R. srerrv, of Del" were tha newly appointed Minister to Persia, is about forty-five years of age and a graduate of Yale, class of '71. Colonel Robert H. Crockett, Democratic candidate for Congress in tho Bixth Arkansas District, is a grandson of the famous Davy Crockett. The little Queen of Holland has had a uniform made for her, as Emperor William, of Germsuy, has appointed her Colonel of the Second Regiment of Wcstphalian Infantry. Chairman Carter, of the Republican National Committee, wears a light colored goatee, and iu many personal features Is a striking reproduction of tho traditional "Uncle Sam." Robert H. Foloer, of Massilon, O'uio, is claimed to bo the oldest practising attorney in the United States. He was born in Chestor Pnnntr Poiin 1R1*> n?/l Kowuts Ko tice of law thirty years thereat ter. Charles F. Lummis, the young novelist and explorer, whose fame is beginning to spread beyoud the pages of the magaziuo?. is about thirty-two years old and has passed bis recent years in tue far Southwest. Knut Nelsom, who is tho Republican candidate for Governor of Minuosota, is familiarly called "the little Norwegian." Mr, Nelson is short in stature, being about five feet-, five inches in height, and wears r closely cropped, dnrk chin beird, slreakec with gray. His profession is the la w. In it, as in political life, ho is especially populni with the Scandinavian citizens of the Northwest. NEWSY CLEANINGS; Cholera is raging in Burmab. The drought in Texas Is broken. The cholera is still moving westward. The oat crop is reported a fair average on-. Tourists are numerous in the White Mountains. The Agricultural Appropriation bill stop* further foreign crop reports. The Queen's speech to the British Parliament is the shortest on record. Brazil has doubled its purchases of American cotton within a year. The drouth in Australia lias been effectual in destroying many thousands of rabhitr. Great damigo has been don9 to Spanish vineyards through the ravages of phyl loxera. Tiik shipment* of new crop India wheat to the English market are less than those of last year. Seven widows of Revolutionary soldiers are 011 the rolls of the Knoxvllle (Tenn.) pension office. After gathering in their crops in Utah, fiOO Mormon families will inove to Mexico in the autumn. The Chilean Senate will try the late Ministers of BnJiuacoda on charges of treason and corruption. Tiik salmon pack on Columbia River, in Oregon, for the reason just closed amounts *0 44*.000 can s. f'ouTn Dakota is overrun with tramps. Farmers tried wiihout success to hiro them. They arc now being driven out of the country Dt'rtnq their concert tour through Germany the Now York Arion Society sung to ever 50,0*10 persons and added ?50J0 to various poor fund*. Complaints nre heard from Omaha that in many sections there are few or no grains 01 wheat in ineny heads which look plump and promising. Astronomers throughout the United Stater, cxp'ct great scientific results from the observation of the planet Mare, while in opposition to the earth. IJx.ted Statks troops are driving "soonor%" iin-l c.ittlem.M out of the Cherokee blrip. The latter a.-e using all possible tnoaus to drlav eviction. Tlio Pcachblonr I'oicoiatn. The peachblow porcelain is of Chinese manufacture, and is about three hundied years old. It i9 not, as is sometimes supposed, the designation of a particular shade of color, but a rare and peculiar giaze, which not merely covers the surface of the vessel, but penetrates the entire texture of the article, so thut if tho same be broken, the intornal structure is identical with that of the surface. The method by which this result is reached is uuknown, and much money has been expended in vain to discover it. The ware is, in a sense, therefore, the result of a happy accident. Specimens of it are rare in China to-day, where it is prized as highly as anywhere else. Most of that of which there is definite knowledge was taken from China by tho Dutch in tho days when thoy monopolized the trade with that country, and from Holland has made its way over Europe. Tho specimens in this country huvc almost all of them come either from Holland direct, or by way of France, whither pieces of it wero early carried by tho Dutch, arousing unusual interest among the French potters. ?Boston Trau-rcript. Hhc (to Cousin George, who ntsjuu returned from the tropic?) ? "Oh, George, dear, how kind of you t > >ring me this dear little monkey! How thoughtful you are! But?but?it's ju*t like you!"? Fiiiidt F-dk*Hhc?"How tint )ou and loin Hdlr* happen '<o get married, Blanc le?' Blanche?"We were both siugle, you koow?" "Ves?" "Well, we marrie 1 to <ret even."?Smith A Grav's M >ntlil?\ Hample Pnrhntr IMnlleit Free. Address Small Bile Beans, New York. The average age that women marry is twenty-one, incn twenty six. Any man, woman or child ran tic cured of Biliousness, Slck-IIendache, ''nnstipntion, Fevers. ("olds and Stomach Trouble be taking Mile Beans Small. Every bottle Is guaranteed to give entire sal ufac tion. to in each battle. 26c. A blonde is said to have about ten years the advantage of n brunette. Colds promptly relieved by Small Bile Bean*. The eoul-entraneing clarinet was the invention of Donner, a German, in 1690. No matter what foolish things you trj to do, people won't laugh at you it you succeed. Ir your Back Aches, or you are all worn out, rood for nothing. It Is general debility. Brown's Iron Ihttors w 11 euro you, make you strong, oleanse your liver, and give a good appetite?tones the nerves. a Brain 'Km All. GRAND EXCURSION VIA C..H. A D. TO MONTREAL AND QUEBEC, THURSDAY, SEPT. A The great excursion route,' the Cincinnati. Hamilton A Dayton R. K , will run the first of their annual excursions to Montreal and Quebee, from Cincinnati and Indianapolis, Thursday, Sept. A The round trip rates are inarvelously low, being >12.10 from Cincinnati or Indianapolis to Montreal and return, and lint $11 to Queltec and return, with side-trip to Ottawa returning. Tickets will be good (ret timing) for twenty days from date of sale. This Is the first cheap excursion ever run to beautiful Montreal or historic Quebec from Cincinnati. For tickets, sleeping-car berths, etc.. call on or address any C\, 11. A I>. agent, or K. O. McCorralck, Oen. Passenger and Ticket Ag't, Cincinnati. O. Mora* JBrii'i eruption oontinuss to Increase. Far* and Wholesome Qaalltr Commends to public approval the California liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs. It Is pleasant to the taste and by acting gently on tbs kidney, liver and bowels to cleanse the system effectually, it promotes t ho health and comfort of all who use it, and with millions it Is the best and only remedy. NEW Mcxioo Is, enjoying tbs first rainy season it has had in four years. i Tho Only Oae Ever Printed. can you find tor woiid? These Is a3 Inch display advertisement In this paper, this week, which has no two words alike except one word. Tho same Is truo of each new one appearing each wook, from The Dr. Hartcr Medicine Co. This house places a *Cresoent" on every! hlug they make and publish. Look for it. send them thonnmeoMhe word and they will return yon b^ox, beautiful i.tTHOOltAfHS or samples Kit ee. The New York Arton Society Is meeting with brilliant successes in Germany ana Austria. j. Simpson. Alarqucsn, W. Vn,, says; "Hall's Catarrh Cure cured mo of a very bad chro of catarrh." Druggists sell It, 75e. Kaessr Wilbilm of Germany succeeded In catching a whale fifty-four feet long off the coast of Norway ; Man's system is like a tow n, it must lie well drained and nothing is so efficient as Peecham's Pills. For sale by all druggists. Thb cholera epidetnio is spreading tliroughout Europe. ! ijL Nicliter. wholesale lumber dealer. 1M? Van Pelt street. Philadelphia. Pa., says I can't speak too highly of Hradycrotine as a I headache cure." All druggists, fifty cents. Tnisi is quite a rush of people Into the Southern States who hare a few thousand dollars to forest. ' Bnown's Iron Bl Iters cures Dyspepela,Malai ria, Blllousnrss and General Debility, Qivoe 1 Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves? createe appetite. Tho bent tonic for Nursing t Mothers, weak women and children. Tu British Parliament Is to meet Angus! 4th. If afflicted with sore eyen use Dr.Isaac Thompson's Eye-water.Druggists sell at 26c.per bottle Kifig Of Modicines Is what W' \ 1 consider Hood's Sars.\I parilla- For 6 years J I was confined to my bed with whites well inprs scrofVila sores. Wm. A. I.ehr. To my f^reat joy, when I began with HOOD'S 8 ARSAPARILLA tbfi H'lrot POflll flA<Tl?nui?il I lro?d ? It for a yeitr, when I whs so well that I went to work, and since then liavo not lost one day on account of sickness. 1 ant always well "and have a good appetite." Wm. A. Leiih, No. 0 Railroad Street, Kendallrllle, Ind. Hood's Pills are the best after-dinner Pills, assist digestion,euro headacho and biliousness. CHILD BIRTH MADE EASY! " Mothers' Friend " is a scientifically prepared Liniment, every ingra- j dr-i.t of recognized value and in constant use by the medical pro- I fession. These ingredients arc combined in a manner hitherto unknown "MOTHERS' FRIEND" WiLL DO all that is claimed fot It AND MORE. It Shortens Labor, ( Lessens Pain, Dimiirtshes Danger to t i Life of Mother and Child. Book J to " Mothers " mailed FREE, containing valuable information and , voluntary testimonials!. { ntby c*prt?? cn r-ceipt of prlca ft 60 p?r bottle j RADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, ta. SOLI) It Y ALL DSUOOISTSl "August Flower" My wife suffered with indigestion and dyspepsia for years. Life became a burden to her. Physicians failed to give relief. After reading one of your books, I purchased a hfttHf* of A lltriicl It Inuror If iaf/\r1rA?l * iwTvi. ai rv vi (VV.V4 like a charm. My wife received immediate relief after taking the first dose. She was completely cured? now weighs 165 pounds, and can eat anything she desires without any g deleterious results as was formerly 1 the case. C. H. Dear, Prop'rWash- ? iugtou House, Washington, Va. (4) , Ptao's RemeJy fbr Catarrh is the * Brat. Kartest to Vne. end Cheapest. ? Hold by rtruKvials or wnt by mail. 60c. K. T. KaielllM. Warren. Pa CAI'TION.? licwarr of ilcnlrm itib- Id| tit lit I u* Hlinrn it ilhnut W. I.. Umiuln) |JSI Same and (lie price stamped on bottom, ch aabat itatlena are fran<lalrnt and WW ( kjoct to pretmiloi by latr for ob ? luteins money on- alb dor false pretences. U> \* ^Br \t*II mid <lurn ?^^B' MfB" ' \ new K<^.|lini,< ^ B' j fl9& \ jSLk "' *{* ts Lg.?*} ^mrntt^nmS VibA umep: . Bf: AVStfMWf \WxWx Intna ti ; Will |tT? ci/lailt* mI? t* ha* |**l* r*ffi?fc*ras xtvtiiYvJ&'vxz 1 the h inds, injure the Iron, and hum off I The Rising Hun Stove 1'ollsh Is Brilliant,Odor-1 less. Durable, and tlio consumer pays (or no tin 1 or glass package with every purchase. I BileBeMis* | Small Positively cure Sick-headnolie. 40 to the boltle. Price 25?v Reliable, Economical. Sold by druggists. , VAI IO on FT (oknh, bunio>S Y UUIt Our I and tenderyKJCTcan oe * cured with a few applications of "t'OOTIJfX." 80c. bv druggists or mall. Send for t?a tlmonlals. B. V. LUDLUM * CO., Kwairrow, Owft, PlipJ/hlpS ^ v r r // r w V-r S -1 *{ AND v ^?+ Blotches 4 KB EVIDENCE. That the biood it wrong, and that nature is endeavoring to throw off the impurities. Nothing is so beneficial in assisting nature as Swift's Specific (S. S. Sj It is a simple vegetable compound, Is harmless to the most delicate child, yet it forces the poison to the surface and eliminates it from the blood. li?y uT'iyilfHi f I contracted p. severe crte of blood poison Chat unfitted ntc for business for four years. A few bottles of Swift's Si\?cific (S. S. 5.) cured no. J. C. Jones, City Marshal, Fulton, Arkansas, Treatise cn Plood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. r*** * viva n s*t avu l e s*rt? *l??t jja the Momneh, liver iumI bowel*, X purify the lilnod. mv Mife aud of X ! icctnal. The lw?? perioral family Z /<>>* / medicine known for Biliousness,# t'oniitlpatloii, by spends, FouiS Brentb, it radar'he. lieai-toum. Lome of Appelltc, Meutal Dopuidai.t J Paiurnl ingestion, llinptee, Sallow# 2* Cornplexlon. Tired Keolloa, and* every rymntoin or dncwo mulling from Impure t blood,or a failure by Iho etomscb, Uver or Intestines z I to perform tlielr proper functions, Persons riven tor X over-cnllnie o re he indited by Hikings T ABI'ITB after # scarhmcnl I'rlec.hy moil. IjrrosalS: lbottlottc. Ad-X I drum THK HI PANS CI IRMICAL CO. .lOSpruco St. J*. Y a I A acuta limited; KlllllTV per cvat pull. ^ i fiSflJVER A Uf PILLS DO ROT GRIFF. NOR HICK BR. Bar* enrs for RICK IIKAOACHE, Impaired dic'tioa.consu_ patlon, torpid jjlnnde. They arouse pj vital orgm.e. reinora mum, dlt? aincrs. Magical efleet on lfJd_j neyuamlliliiilrter. Conquer a bilioua ucrvaus dln? onlcm. Krtahlleh nat3 W W Ural 1>AILY ACTIOK. Bonutlfy complexion by purifying blood. l'ORM.T VKOKTAHl.r. The dore la nleely adju'trd to aiiit rtee, aa one pill can never he too murh. Kaeh vial rontritie 42, carried In vest pocket, like lead pencil. HiisIiipsm mart's (teat convenience. Taken easier than auger. Sold everywhere. All cvnuina goods bear "Crescent." Bend 2-cent stamp. You net o- page book with sample. BR. HARTER MEDICINE CO., SI. LODU. M*. IF YOU OWN CHICKENS rou WANTYJ} \ -\T TIIEIR . rHEM TOl JL WAY 1 :vcn If you merely l.cop lliem ns n diversion. In orler to handle Fowls judlclnualy, you niuat know ometlilug about them. To meet this want we art lellln;; n Irook giving t he experience t ft_|M AC. if a jiroclf.-ril |?ultrv ralirr forlUlllj aVVa wenty-flvo year*. It was tvrltlr n by atnan who put ill his inlii I, and lime, and money to making a auo essof chleki n raising?uotnaa pastime, tut as a tlUlBCM-aarl If you will profit bv his Iwenty-flva rears' work, you can savo many Chicks annually, "TtMsf Chiektn*.- ^ ind make your Fowls earn dollnrs for you. Tba lolnt Is. that you inu*t be ablo to delcet trouble la DO rounry jura ?x bchi ns n nppioirs, unci too* iow to remedy II. Thin I ook will t< neh you. It tolls bow to detect ami cure dhcase; to feed for iggs aud also for rationing; which fowls to save for weeding purposes; and every tiling, Indeed, yo? hould kuow on this Mii'Jeot to mnko U profitable. Bent postpaid for twenty live cents in Ic. or Sot tamps. Book PubUuitlng House, ? 13*> I.eoNAIlD ST.. N. Y. Pity. ft. N. I' M SAFE, DURABLE f-ERCE~ ONLY $80 PER MIL*. and - owneteir-;-"'.'v.a! \<rentsr.r? ixzsz cash he beet local and traveling agents wanted everyhere. Wrlteat onoe for circulars and choice ter lory; address A. <1. If ulbert, Patentee,care of tsa rws Kactory Catalogue with 300 engraved designs and rices, sent free to any who want fancy Iron and Ire work or city, cemetery and farm fences, ?to. L. DOUGLAS ' eu/^e1 for gentlemen. linn aexved ahne thnt will net rip t floe Calf, smooth Inside, flexible, moro comfortable, styllsa bio than nny other slmo ever aold at the price, stom made shoes costing from |l to t">. y v.s.tMi Mioo iniiflo wiili two foaiplete Gurjly at tho outiilrin ??l?o (a* vbown In cut). cm douMo tho wear of cheap welt fUocii oold at tho rice, fnr flifch citsllv i ip, having onlyono solo sewed 0,0 cdg",ftuj whcaooe* ^Uo,.S12fiS0?v^* ?oit?lah ss.flasbo. JE^JJB5u^ifafl ^ ^P^rcd of many times OS ^?'^?.7 nejorrlpor looseu from tl?e upper. PurrhaMT3 of footwear desiring to economise, should consider tho superior ounlUlei or theso shoes, mid not be Influenced to buy cheep welt shoes sold st $3.00. ,v 'i! i I'y d,? I'oflee and Karov \HL l ine Csifj '$. 43 f. p'4-OO WorklngmeAi ti'M IkStVoomXi ?UndJd*c?l?Srtllf* He