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BS&fv *? ~ MELODY (Hmo the land was white with moonlight And tbs air was sweet with May, I was so glad that Lore would last Pocerer and a day. Mow the land is white with winter, And dead Lore laid away. I am so glad Life cannot last Porerer and a day. ?Annie It. Aidricb. in the Century. IN DOUBLE BON DSL I I .. 118. RIPLEY, I BP think perhaps I've 'oun,f 'ome thing at 'C^'8 KCC6Qt did not D contradict her I P B young lodger's reW~^ ^ ^Ql ra?rk, though her B-" On words had that apued (he first speaker, holding uj^a letter just come by the morning post; "see this! It is from Mr. Richard Allison, whose advertisement I auswered the day before yesterday. He asks mo to call at Room 7, No. 108 Roelktr 9trcet, at 9 o'clock this morning, if I have leisure. If I have leisure! I've had nothing else to do for the past month. I must do what I can to make a good impression, you know." ' You couldn't help doiog that," said Mrs. Ripley, and she looked with a little sigh after the graceful girliah figure in its suit of sombre black, as it disap murnil (lirnmrli tUn flnor puoivvi n.iuugu vu?. "Poor child, I do hope she won't bo disappointed," she added fervently; "there's not many brought up as she's been would be willing to work and do for themselves after always having everythng done for them," she a ided, taking up her work again with an earnest wish for the success of the orphan girl who, though she had known her but a few weeks, had, by her lovely facennd gentle manners, interested her aud tilled her with au almost motherly anxiety for her welfare. An hour later Millie Thorndyke was looking at No. 108 Roelker street, a tall brick building seeming very wideawake with its numerous wind^vs aud liberal display of signboards and official shingles. At each side of the door was a thin marble slab with a list of names of the inmates of the building. In its appropriate numerical place she found that of her possible employer, over the words, "Heal Estate." Mr. Allison's office?outside of which she presently paused with a fluttering of the heart and a shortness of breath duo wholly to excitement?was on the third flight, in a cozy corner at the end of a long, narrow hallway. At the moment the temptation to flee became almost irrcsistable, but knowing hesitation would be her ru:n, she drew a long breath, and pushing open the door, crossed the ?u w 14 ...AM ? i (uit'snuiu. ii ?ub n inrgc, uiuuu, uiry room, well furnished and carpeted, and it looked more iuviting than she had expected. From behind a desk?oi the kind known as "roll-top"?carno a scratching sound, whichj with a littlo tuft ot hair visible over the top, showed the presence of the occupant. i scratching ceased, and the connection became apparent between the tuft of hair and a heatf, the owner whereof straightened back in his chair ana wheeled about so that she could see him. She thought him about thirty yeats old, though the full brown beard he wore so becomingly tnpdo it difficult- to tell his age with accuracy. Having assured herself he was Mr. Aluson, she timidly made known her errand. "Ab, yes," ho returned; "sit dewo, Miss Thorndyke." He wis not p. man of words. H? asked few questions, contenting himself with learning she was a stranger in towu, had lost both father and mother?the former within six months?aud knew nothing, from experience, of the dutiej attending the placo for which she hotf applied. "You may come on trial, and see hon we like each other," ho said, and, tobo. great relief, tho important matter was ~ 4: - 1 I. a ocujcu, ivi n iimv at ii'wh. "I think we shall {jet on," he said at the end of the first week, and she had taken that as permission to stay. Gradually the newness of her surroundings wore off, and she settled dowc among them as naturally as the great safe or the desks, one of which was now devoted to her especial use. She could not flatter herself, however, on often boldiug n much moro important placo in the thoughts of their common master than these bulky pieces of office furniture. She thought him the most unsociable man she had ever met; but he was also the busiest, and consequently could not have much time for unnecessary talk. It did not take long to see she was in no way a confidential clerk, or that Mr, Allison had a great deal of business at whose nature she could only guess; almost i-verv mornintr h? was out. for coir. erul hours, and he had frequent callers with whom he held long and close conversations on affairs which, in her mind, at least, were invested with great importance. One gentleman in particular she began to notice, from his almost daily appearanco and the intimacy she saw growing up between hira and Mr. Allison. lie wtut by the name of Morton, but she could not allay a doubt of his right to be so called. His bold though brief look of admiration the first time he had seen her had prejudiced her against him, and since then her disgust at hira had been steadily increasing, although from causes the most indefinable. From various bits of their talks, picked up at different times, sho surmised that Mr. Morton was trying to engage Mr. Allison in a heavy speculation, to which he inclined favorably. Further than this she knew little, but she wished earnestly (qr something to happen and dissuatre him from such a step. She had speculated a great deal about his home life, and wowdered how much he relaxed his impenetrable reserve when nl his own fireside. She knew scarcely anything about him except that he livoi at Lindendale, about ten miles out of town, whence he came every day on the S. tr.iin, and her early suspicion that he was x. dumarried had been confirmed by s \ phrase from the lips of a lady caller, who \ ni l playfully twitted him on the ways .\of crusty old bachelorhood. One morning Mr. Morton entered the oftiee in some haste. "It's hIIarranged,"she beird him say, "and I And I must leave at once. 1 '"uvc your certificate filled out, ant. I Relieve you said the funds were ready. You can give them to mo to day, I suppose." "No, I cannot," returned Mr. Allison, who was at the moment deep iu the contents of a private drawer at the safe. "They arc uot in towo, and I must first sell some Government bonds now iu the safe deposit vaults at Boston. I will try and have the money for you in the course of forty-eight hours." Morton made no reply, but Millie ihanced to look up just then, and ahe' vas much startled at the reflection of lis face, presented by a mirror hanging^ >n the opposite wall. Plainly Mr. Allison's words had not Mcased him, for the expression on his lark features vividly illustrated rage ind disappointment. When Mr. Allison sat down sgain Morton had fully recovered himself to all vutward appearance, and after a little nore conversation in too low a tone for her to understand it, ho went away. In the afternoon Mr. Allison astonished his clerk by asking if she thought she :ould take sole charge of the offico for a iay or two. Ho was going to Boston at Uvc o'clock, and could not tell just when he should return. Had she dared she would hnvn trind to dissuado him from going, for she was iuro the result of his journey would bo ;o put a large part of his property in Norton's bands. She did not speak then, but she was so uneasy sho detcrmiued to watch for an opportunity of doing so. By and by he happened to look up ind see her eyes resting on him, with an ?xprcssion which caused him to leave his lesk and come to her side. "What is it, Mil?Miss Thorndykc?" he asked in a tone she had never heard hiin use before; "you have something to say to me." "I?1?yes," she stammered, and then stopped short. She had not yet overcome a habit of flushing up whenever he addressed her?a habit not at all unbecoming in bis eyes, though it was painfully coufusing to her. While ho was waiting for her to recover herself the office door opened, at which he stepped back with an air of annoyance, and, turning, confronted Morton. Millie's clianco was lost, for Morton stayed until train time, and the two gentlemen went out together. "I will leave the safe for you to lock," said Mr. Allison, in giving his final directions. "You know how?shut the door hard to, turn the handle that works the bolts until it is square across, anrl llino turn tKn lriw\l\ * .?? auuu vi iuau ? times toward the left." J j After he was goue she reproached her- j self more than ever that she had not L ?poken the warning that had been at her t tongue's end. It could have done no ] harm, and would at least havo put him on his guard. But regrets were useless, c and she could only hope, rather forlornly, that all might turn out well. Being in a somewhat disturbed state ? of mind, and having no work to do, she tried to compose herself with a new 1 bouk left in tho office by Mr. Allison, 8 and she found it so interesting sho was loth to lay it down at 5 o'clock, the hour h -or rowing, m aim supper www wwuerready before 0:30, and her quarters at I present were comfortable and quiet, sho 11 determined to stay a while longer, first 8 taking care to lock the door that sho P might be secure from interruption. ^ As she was about to settle down sho ^ thought of the safe. She never before ' had had occasion to lock a safe door, < and she carefully followed Mr. Allison's directions. 9 "Oh, how heavy 1" she exclaimed, " tugging at the ponderous weight, as sho ' drew it back for a loug awiug. "He f said 1 must shut it hard to," and exert- 1 ing all her strength, she closed the door i with a bang. Then sho shot the bolts ard turned the knob uutil a significant 1 little click told her all was secure. 1 "There; now everything is fast," sht said. < And so it was, even more so than sht * iiiuu^iii, iui in luiuiii^ iiway a (juiuv tug at her gown caused her to look 1 down, when she saw with disinav slu 6 had shut into the safe a part of one o! e the folds of her skirt. j One or two ineffectual pulls showed that the iron monster could not be made to give up its grip until its jaws were forced apart?in other words until the . door was opened?which, as she neither knew the combination nor had the necessary strength, was of course out of the question. Had her gowu been an old ono shr might havo freed herself by toaring the cloth, but, it being a new and vcrj pretty garment, she was unwilling hasti ly to offer it violence. She thought o calling for help, yet what would i serve? While she was trying to devise gomi means of drawing herself out of her dilemma, she heard a sound of approach inrr frmtQtona ntKioIr ofAm\n/1 aiHai/ln !*? *"r> "'"rr" vl" . door, aad were followed by the rattle o : a key in the keyhole. Then alio remembered with conaterna ' tion that sho had locked the door ano * the key was in the lock to the exclusion of any other. ' "Was ever anything so stupid!" ob< exclaimed. "I have walked into a com ' plete trap. I can't get out and no oni ?lse can get in." ' Hie person outside having probabl; guessed the reisou of liia nona lmi$3iou, ' now kockc I on the door nnd asked whe was within. To her unb ninded surprise and relief sho recognized the voice of Mr. Allison. Rut how could she let him in? Out way presented itself to her?it seemed the only one. She did not liesitat* long. A few movements of her nimbh fingers, the bonds fell away and shi quickly crossed the room. "Mr. Allison," she called, "I am going to unlock tlio door no.v, but you must not come in tor a minute." T-1 A. : .U- * 1- - " J ' i uuu, burning mo Key, silo nurrieo back to tbo safe, an I reversing tho littlo operation abe had just gone through, was agaih a priaoner. When Mr Allison entered he looked at her with much surprise, as well ho might; but hi ; comprehended the situ:tiou even before he begun to explain. "How careless of me to leave so un wicldy an alTair for you to manage 1" ht exclaimed, self-reproachfully. "Had j cot come back I should never have forgiven myself, though I scarcoly thought it fortunate when I found I must I031 my train on account of the key to mj box in the safe-deposit vaults, which j forgot to take with me." While be was speaking she more? Kj aside out of his way, and n half-dozen jfl rapid turaa of tho little knob oaabled H him to throw back the bolts. H "I hope I shall never do anything 11 quite so foolish as that again," said Tl Millie, with a nervous little laugh, as she jU withdrew her imprisoned skirt, and smoothed the creased told. ^ "If you ever should chance to meet jg with similar misfortune, may I be neat 12 at hand to come to the rescue," he ro _ turned, smiling. At 6:15, so he told her, he intended ti take the next train for Boston, thougl he seemed in no hurry to get away evi dently preferring the society of his clerk ' to a lonely wait at the railway station. To her rurprise he took pains to mak< tel himself agreeable, and she was compelled to admit he could be very agreeable ^ when he chose. The little incident thai had just occurred had suddenly changed their relations to each other and advanced them to something like in- |nj timacy. She was very glad of this, for she had qj determined to free her mind about Morton at any cost, and now she felt only a small part of her former reluct- ,. ancc. dfl "Mr. Allison." she began at the first 0 /p port unity, "before you went out you isked if I had anything to say to you. ra' [ had and did not dare say it." ne "Indeed, Miss Thorndyko! Am I, (hen, tho object of so much dread?" th "Ob, no, sir," she answered, looking th lown at the carpet, not quite able to R* neet his cye3 just then, "only I feared ,'ou might" think mo impertinent or yj jfficious." co 'Not in the least, that would bo im- ar( possible," ho assured her. "I want to know if you think?that nn is, if you aro quite sure?Mr. Morton is wholly trustworthy?" ^ He was surprisod. IIo looked at her twice before replying. "Your question implies you thiuk Pr liim otherwise. He came to mo highly recommended, and ho is the ageut of a mi company in which some of tho heaviest business men in Now York are closely an interested. Why do you doubt lei him?" wi For reply she told him what she had seen in Morton's behavior that morning is] to excite her suspicions. He listened w< ittentively, and she saw her words wero he uaking an impression. ' From parts of your conversation I :ould not avoid bearing," she said in inclusion. "I have inferred you mean o give some money into his charge. It ^ s because I feel so sure he ought not to 1 jo trusted with it that I speak." Before she could say more some one :arae down tho passageway outside and y? jrcsently opened tho office door. Mr. 8*1 Vilison started up, and received from the Ui joy who entered a telegraphic message. Vs he read it a curious look came ovei sei lis face, and in a moment he handed it Tl o her without a word. It was dated in mi Sew York and ran thus: n? Stop negotiations wPh Morton; have disoverod crooko taess. M. L. & Co. til She could well afford a feeling ol be atisfaction as she read these words, and ')r here might have been a little of the "I l>ii old you so" in tho look she gave him ar ca he returned him tho paper. ' Yes," he said in answer to the look; tci onor where honor is due, always. I he >enctration, and it has perhaps saved wl as the half of my fortune, for which I he kin very thankful to you. I did not piess I had engaged a clerk who would vatch so well over my inteiests, and soo jn, vhat I was blind to. Such devotion ha Userves much better reward than I can pr )ffer. wi "Miss Thomdyke?Millie," ho purued, changing to a more serious tone ind speaking with marked hesitation, jj? 'may I ask if you would deign to?to j ill a more important position than you .| mve hold??that?of?of?equut part- . ler?" He had been long enough in saying it, jut there was no mis taking his meaning. nc Millie was too much astouishtM to speak. * "At least, I may believe my case not 8,< juite hopeloss?" he vonturod, after wait- I" ng in vain for a word. ; When she found courage to moot tho sandsome blue eyes looking down at her Pi 10 tenderly, the last of her doubts wai tii iwcpt nyrny , iuvu ouo xvuuw uyi iuyc uu*? - * (wakening to a fuller life, had been born nu ong before; and he, reading from th? ju letpli3 of her heart what words coulc rot have told half so eloquently, claspet ru with his strong arms the treasuro he n? ^ ongcr feared to call hi9 owd.?Bostor . ; dlobe. to Mr. Armour and His Clerk. ino Philip D. Armour, the millionaire porl ju mcker of Chicago makes it a prnctio svery year to make the clerks in hi iflico the present of a good business suit >W( if clothes. There is au unwrirtea la.i in| hat this suit shall not exceed in cosl !ju orty dollars, for which sum, it is rightly ! :onsiderecl, a very handsoino everyday luttit can be purchased. But ono nc\' ;lerk, upon being told to go to a tailor, Pa nake his selection and have the bill sen ' ;o Mr. Armour, determined not to bi lampered by aoy forty dollar limit. Ill iccordiogly ordored a suit costini uguty-nve dollars. iu (luo time tue bil was presented to Mr. Armour. lit An called for the young man who had con > tracted it, ami that worthy appeared, i yo confident 9milo overspreading his face ffl He had no thought of impeudin^ cn Janger. wl "You're Mr. So and so?'' inquired Mr Armour, with great apparent atfability. ?r "Yes, sir." jn "You had the suit made?" ,]6 "Yes, sir." rej "Fits you well, eh?" very blandly. th "Exceedingly well, sir," replied the ru clerk, rather surprised by this Hue of questioning. . . "Well," said Mr. Armour slowly, ic u! that stern, crushing manner of his, "I'vi ft icen a great many hogs in my day, bul m< you a.o the biggest one I have ever caine across." arJ And that day the clerk with tht a ' jighty-five dollar suit began to huat a m< aew job.?New York No.vs. ^m , Blenching by Electricity. 8'' A method of electrolytic bleaching re- .m' tently introduced in Germany differs J^? rom others in that the textile or other ... L. < , . . an unieriais 10 do mettcueu is passea D6weou rolls serving as anode and cathode espectively, the electrolyte being used or the purpose of saturating the fabric 1? tself. Thus several pairs of rollers may vo >e used, the anode and catho<1e being th ilternately the upper, so that both sides so >( the stuff are subjected to the action in >f the products of electrolysis.?Boston 801 J'ranscript an 1DJ ~ -n r W&M % 'II Gray it the dignified color. Round waists are much worn. Velvet dresses ,d?e in fashion now. Sleeves are Isfrger and fuller than ever. The craze for short hair has spent itf. Green if to be more fashionable than ual. Then a-e 300,000 women engaged in lustiial pursuits in Massachusetts. The very latest trains for elegant even* 5 wear are square-cut and not pointed. Miss Lawson, a young sculptor of ncinsnti, Ohio, has sold her statue, rhe Mermaid," fotf.$6000. It is estimated that there is a dally splay >f $5,000,000 worth of diamonds Batatoga during the season. Lady Ponsonby may be said to be the ost interesting and clever woman conctcd with Queen Victoria's court. London furriers announce the furs for o coming season to be unplucked otter, c threfc'kin&v-of-fox, sealskin, and issian sable. The now imperial crown of Queen cioria has its entiro surface completely vcred with jowols, several of which e famous in history. A bed quilt with 3000 pieces in it, <1 upon which a Cooporsburg (Peun.) )maa had labored for years, was sold her death for f 125. Coat basques cut off at the waist and olonged in coat tails at the back are ing made up in" heavy and serviceable itcrial for street wear. Would you have dark lashes and brows d yet keep all pasty cosmotici at arm's igth? Try walnut juice, applying it ith a One camel's hair brush. It is said that Queen Victoria chcrica a large numocr of dolls, chiefly joden and of Dutch make, which Bha rsolf dressed when she was a girl. Olivo Thome Miller, the authoress, tows as much about ornithology as a ofessor. She devotes six months of ory year to the study of birds and bird c. Mrs. Julia Stark Evan?, of Hampton, wa, though the wife of an active lawr and the mother of five children, is idying for graduation at the State livcreity. The waists of some of tho now dresses im to be made entirely of trimming, ley are piccomeals of garniture, and iny of them are quite too fussy and tchy to be either pretty aro becoming. It is said by those in authority that e fashionable coat of tho future will the long rediugote, cut double eastcd, with wide Directoire reveres, g buttons, and a double or triple I Much of the money which Mrs. Cusr, widow of the General, realised by r seventy-two readings last winter has 103C fathcr^diefT 6u r husband. Ono of the old insurance companies in liladclphia makes a specialty of insurg women's Iive3 on several plans, and s women phjsicians, Drs. Anna ooraall and Olara Marshall, to act as >men examiners. Women with oval faces, and, unfortu~ toly, many with less classical contour, ive adopted the fashion of rolling the ,ir close to the head and twisting a )hon in and out of the coils to tie in ro pointed ends on top. The pretty fashion of flower-hung cklaccs which has been carried out ith enamelled blossoms hung cn a jnder gold chain, is gorgeously reoduced now by Parisian jewelers in amouds and precious stones. Mrs. L. L. Polk, widow of the late resideut of the National Alliance, coniues the publication of the Progressive inner at Ilalcigh, N. C., in her own imc. The Farmer Is published in the tcrests of the People's Party. Emilia Bazin, the Spanish authoress, ns a monthly review to which she is o only contributor. Each edition conins a disquisition on the principal pics of the day, n roview of the most >tablo books of the month, and a story. The bell-skirt remains, but it is short, st clearing the ground, and is either ain or trimmed, according to taste, it however plain the skirt may be, the list fully makes up for any lack of garture on the lower portion of the cosme. In one consignment recently a feather lalcr in London received 6000 birds of iradise, 360,000 birds of various kinds om the East Indies, and 400,000 huming birds. In three months another taler imported 356,398 birds from the ist Indies. The accordion-plaited blouse is a new id popular factor in the f.old. There no lining except in the little round ike, from which the plaitod fuloeis lis longer than the want line, and is light up beneath a folded belt finished ith A roictto on ono aide. A pretty aud popular way of making i China silks in Pompadour patterns is Louis Quinze style, with n long, sleur coat back and full blouse fiont that aches just below the waist line, where e folds aro held by a girdle or soft sash n through a pointed buckle. The jingling, nerve destroying chatcno is to be worn again this year. Quite tittle medicine case or surgeon's equipsnt is now appended to the silvor or Id bow. There is a book, whose leares e ot court plaster, a silver fi-i'k of salts, tiny cruet and a scissors, knife and jmorandum book!, Miss Zelia Nuttall. of Han Francisco . is raakiog a mark as an anthropoloit. Just now she 4* i? Dreslen.Germy, where she ha* ? fine collection of okn on Mexico. - apartments are rnisnea ana uococntea in Mexican style, d she is wonderfalljl well ioforme 1 in stec history and arm Eminent specialiatf are declaring that sanity, diseases of jttio eyes and nerus prostration are |ir{ely tracsable to e tight-fitting narrow-toed shoas now fashionable. There are certain nerves the feet which seem to be abnormally isitive to the proakuiteof narrow shoe*, d untold sufferin| results from wearor them j * FISH REGARDED AS A FOOD. TKBRB ABB ONB THOUSAND YA. BIBT1BS TO OHOOSB FKOML The Myth About ltt Being Brati Strengtbener ? Loss Nntrntlr* Than Fleeli?Its ileal Value. | I T LIE housekeeper in each familj >I f will do well to remember th< I fact that there are 1000 differ ~q ent species of edible fish iu this country. Not that she need expect t< be called upon to choose from this bewildering lot each time she goes to the fish market, but only because the mention of possible fish in suoh large quantities as this makes the mere fact of selection for dinner a more important and awe-inspiring achievement. Professor Atwater, in the recent report issued by the Fish Commission, has settled the number of edible fish at no less than that, and Professor Atwater's authority is not to be disputed. The food value of fish is a matter of great interest to anybody who eats fish. It would be worth while to trace back the legend about the value of fish as s brain food and discover, if possible, whether the originator of the idoa ate fish in largo quantities, for the idea is s brilliant fraud. In the first place there is no proof ol the fact that fish contains phosphorous in larger quantities than anv meat does. In fact, the analysis of fish has proved that it docs not. And, in the second place, there is no proof that phosphorus is any moro of a brain food than any other substance. The real value of tho commoner kinds of fish as food is about as follows: In all fish there is a larger per cent, of watei and a loss per cent, of fat than there is it a liko quantity of tho ficsh of fowl and domestic animals. There is therofon less nutritive material, pouud for pound, in fish than in flesh. In tho flesh of tho flounder there is sixteen per cent, of nutritivo materia! and eighteen per cent, in the fresh cod. Ia the Tatter tisb, tho herring, the shad, the whitoflsh, the mackerel and others, the per cent, of nutrition is somewhat higher and near the value of beef, which ranges from twenty-five to thirty-three per cent. Curiously enough driod and salt fish are more nutritious than tho same fish whon fresh. Salt codflfh contains twenty-eight per cent.of nutrition, salt mackerel forty-seven and dessicated codfish as high as eighty-two per cent. Part ol this increase in nutrition per pound is to be accounted for by the fact that thr waste materials, the bone, Bkin and refuse, are more or less removed from dried and salt fish; the removal of the moisture also has considerable influence. Because of the presence of so much water tho juicy shellfish, such as oysters, clams, lobsters and crabs, have a low per cent, of nutrition?the oyster boing rated as low as from seven to ten per cent., with the lobster about on a par at eighteen. Nearly all of the oyster?as much as 87.3 per cent.?is water, in a quart of oysters the solid portion weighing but two to five ounces. This, of course, makes oysters a costly food, since, in order to be properly nourished by oysters, ono would need not only to buy, but to eat them in extremely large quantities. , ...? iflU .III.T*l . Ill I I I - M .? .? food is proportioned to the amount a .riven Quantity contains of three thincm ?protein, carbo-hydrates and fats. Of these three the protein, containing nitrogen, sectns to be the most essential to humau well-being. The American fault in eating is eating 'oo much fat and carbo-hydrate*?and not enough protein. "This," said Processor Atwater recently, "is a natural result of our agricultural conditions, which have led to the production of large quantities of maize, which is relatively deficient in protein and of excessively fat beef and pork. Our agricultural production is in this sense, one sided."?New York World. The Nation's railroads earned $87,000,000 during May. Denmark has a system of benevolence by which the honest poor of sixty years of age are insured against want. It i9 on the presumption that they have always paid taxes. f-our It i? ill on<N Overlook? ?l. "Strange Hint four railroads, one a lielt line, nnd two fuel-oll pipe-lines, nine miles from Chicago, should lmv.i been overlooked," said .lav A. Ii>\ ikkmis A- Co.. when they lahl out the town of (irimtli. Four factories located, houso.t nnil Mores sprung up at once.?Chicago News. Coal sold for $9 a ton in Hartford, Conn., in 1828. tc. P. Walthall <& Co., nrugglsts,Tforse Cave, Ky? say: "Hall's Catarrh Cure cures ovory one that takes It." Hold by Druggists, 7fic. When a fly lights on a piece of sticky p&por he realize that ho is bettor o.I. ?Bipglntntton L.-aior. Th* Oaly Oae Br?r Prlntad. CAN TOD PIWO TUB WORD? These Is a 8 inch display advert lsement in this paper, this week, which baa no two werda all e except one word. The same Is true of each new one appearing each week, from The Dr. Ilarter Medicine Co. This house places a "Creecent" on overythlng tbey make and publish. Look for it. send them the name or the word and they will return yoa soot, ??hti rut. i.irnoaHSPHS or samples thmm. No Chi now has been naturalized for thirteen jtan?. j 11 .1 Our Baby Vm a beauty,fair,plump W )jm*\ and healthy. But whenWar Hm two y earn old Scrofhla JjaCT. WBB&Sti Humor spread over her fl^HM^^^PNRLhead, neck and forehead HHHECTnMNLSr down Into her eyes, ona Emma Frederick. grfl(4t rorr.itching and burning. Hood's Sarsaparilla care her new life and appetite. Then the humor subsided, the itching and burning ceased, and the sores entirely healed up. She Is now perfectly well." I. W. FncDKmca, Danforth 8t.t near Crescent Are., Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Hood's Pills curs all Lirer Ilia, bilious, uees, nausea, sick headache. Indigestion. CHOLERA Its Origin and Hlstoryi PREVENTION AND CURE. An interesting Pamphlet mailed to any addreea on reoeipt of Stama Dr. L H. HAB&I8. Pittsburgh, Pa Bnown a Iron Bitters cures Drape pels,Mala> rU. Biliousness and General Debility. Girea Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves? creates appetite. The beet tonic for Nursing Mothers, weak women and children. The stooping bicycle rider may be supposed to bo on pleasure bent.?Boston Transcript. Oca Old Riuuii Etkwatkr cure* weak or Inflamed eyes, or granulated lids without pain. ? cents. Jons R. Picket Drug Co.. Prlmt d. VaFor a full crop on the farm commend Us to the old hen. ?Lowell Courier. When Nature Needs assistance It mar be beet to render it promptly, but one should remember to use even the most perfect remedies only when needed. The beet and most simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figa manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. The man who brags much on his goodness will bear a good deal of watching. ?Ram's tlorn. "Life Is a battle field ,'on which we fight for fame." To preserve health In this light use Beechani's Puis, 25 rents a box. It doesn't take a bit of meanness out of a rascal to polish blo?.?Ram's Horu. Malaria cured and eradicated fr >m tho svstem by Brown's Iro ? Bitter*, which inrlchestho blood, tones the nerves, aids digestloD. Acts like a charm on persons In general ill health, giving new energy and strength. Every man's ldoal woman is oue wno would Doueve no caugni wnsioa in mu river if ho told her so.?Atchison Olobo. If afflicted with sore eye* uao Dr.Isaac Thompson's Er?-water. Druggists sell at 26o.por bottle CURES RISING .. BREAST .. "MOTHER'S FRIEND" &2WSK offered child-bearing woman. I hare been a mid-wife for many years, and In each case where "Mother's Friend" had been used itbaa cccomplislied wonders and relieved mnch suffering. It Is the best remedy for rising of the breast known, and worth the price for that alone. Mrs. M. M. Bri'stf,*, Montgomery, Ala. I can tell ni*expectant mothers If they will nsea few botflcs of Mother's Friend they will go through tbo ordeal without any pain and suffering. Mas. May Bsanham. Argusville, N. D. Used Mother's Friend before birth of my eighth child. Will never cease Its praise. Mrs. J. F. Moors, Colusa, Cal. Sent by express, charges prepaid, on rsoeipt | rt price, 91-50 per bottle. BRADFIELD REQULATOR CO., Bold by ell dnigglate. An. art a, OA, Ista ifi BileBe&ns Small. Guaranteed to cure Bilious Attacks, SickHeadacho end Constipation. 40 in each bottle. Price 25c. For sale by druggists. Picture "7,17. 70" and sample dose flee. J. F. SMITH A CO., Proprl.tori, MEW tOM. rk? eradicates blood pon bbss son and blood taint. m ? Cbvkral bottles of Swift s Specific (S.S. S.) " entirely cleansed my system of contagious blood poison of the very worst type. Wm. S. Loomis, Shieveport, La. KKn CURES SCROFULA EVEN IN ITS WORST FORMS. T hap scrofi'i A in 1 WW, and cleansed my * system entiioly fiom it by taking seven bottles ol S. S. S. 1 have not nad any symptoms since. C. W. Wilcox, Spaitanburg, S. C. |4uu| has cured hundreds of cases of skin cancer. Tmliunn ru.,tCi_ r?. II. j - - --?"?v ? . ...wa L/tTHSUSO lllillicu free. Swift Snlfwic (>. Atlanta. Ga. The hypophosphiles of lime and soda combined with cod-liver oil in Scott's Emulsion improve the appetite, promote digestion, and illcrease the weight. They are thought by some to be food; but this is not proved. They are tonics; this is admitted by all. Cod-liver oil is mainly a food, but also a tonic. In Scott's Emulsion the cod-liver oil and hypophosphites are so combined as to get the full advantage of both. Let us send you a book on careful living ; free. So>Tt A Howiir.Ch-i.itv.*, 13, South jih Avtoue, York. JS P|||WIMP<|HW)I the odor of th? FVel L I 11 i E I N t* nn<> ' And cures the (fitWW I II Via cum or money refunded. '80o. I by DrMjOflntu or Mall. Send for tentlmonlal*. II. 1 V. M'lll.l'll A CO.. Hiraalai, Otila. FROM 5c. to $50 Vff?EVi!V.Kr. ATr. MTA II I'M. Send description toB. 0. Kenyon, Long Bench, Calif., an I he will make you an olTer. JPtao'i lUmly tor Catarrh k (ha Beet. Fanleat to Can, and Chtapal J ^aaagaaaa nri H SoM by druggUU or Mat by H Uo. M. T. HmoHLoo, Wftrraa. T%, waif IV ;?^,K)a?wSjSTOlS3^l " I tlia hand*. Injure (lis Iroi . and burn nlf. I The Kiting Sun Store Koltab la Brilliant, Odor- 1 ^ less. Durable, and the consumer pajra lor 110 tin I JH or glass package with erer jr purchase. | "August i Flower" " I am liappy to state to you and to suffering humanity, that my wife has used your wonderful remedy, August Flower, for sick headache and palpitation of the heart, with satisfactory results. For several years she lias been a great sufferer, has been under the treatment of eminent physicians in this city and Boston, and found little relief. She was induced to try August Flower, which gave immedaitc relief. Wc cannot say to much for it." I<. C. Frost, SpriugGcld, Mass. LUXURIES?LEAKSVILLE BLANKETST Housckccpeis A}| H>. 83. Carolina's I'rlde, 71b., O >er pair. Tx-akavlllc Houot.leans Orny, Brown and Black?'/3c? 4Gc. and 110c. per yard. Kersey Gray, Hi l-'ic. brown, dllc. u yard; very good. Wool Yarn, all colors, lie. n hank. If your dealer docs not keep these goods order :,f .1. . HC'OTT <V CO.. Special Belling Apt*.. (I i ccnaboro. N. C. BEAUTIFY YOUR HOMES WITH JAPANESE GOLD PAINT M AND M wr ATin riu ,n Mfeii ulAH tNAffltL, ttf mixed; anybodyHt ' enn apply them; prodnco I*;. wonderful effects for M decorating chairs, tables. By . Lr ]lbaskets, frnmes, flower^Hpp~ * lwl,s- bathtubs. vases, tM wlckcrwarc; In fact.anye*-^??thing nnd everything; l&RSTthDORKR BROS- Thls'tlold Paint la the ? most brilliant In the marO^EMki u/tia'sJ?<" he,: "le Enamel projPfMg it duces a washable, poreelnlu tlnlsh. If your storekeeper docs not >UBf, T.niMtf.'A handle mine enclose 50c. iHM'JAy^tuF mid we will express, [ Wjfls. y rti iu> charges prepaid, 1 Box (.-.WJIbninPA DT Japanese Gold Paint and viW3 1 1 Can Wll,,e Enamel, or mtjffh u.rfd At* ,,f either. These goods nr<' not mallnblc and exfcBBJsfs's?msi ttfli rl press charges too high to send less than 2 packages l j, IN i "IK' Gerstendorft r Bros. BMCie ir nugg^mji i; parclavt-t ,N. V. City, ^ This Cut IS ?t hire oi Box. fi7 I.ike St.. Chicago, IH. ^ fiSfUVER PILLS DO NOT URirE NOR SICKEN. Sure runt for SICK ITEAOACHK, Impaired digestion, conatt. patton,torpid glnnds. They arousa vital organ*, remove nauaea, dlc55 alncaa. Magical effect on JKirtj \J neve and bladder. Conquer 3 billons nervnna dift^ |Mj".:. i .. Eatahfrh Mn[|Beautlfy complexion by purifylnff blood. PtTHLT VKOETAIIIK. The dote I* nicely adpratrd tor ult case, as one pill can never ue*uu mum. r^cn vim cgnwma t?, ctwnci in vrn pocket, like lead pencil. Illinium,* utnti'H (treat conrenlence. Taken ea?icr than rnjtar. Hold every, where. All genuine Rood, bear "Crescent." Bend 2-cent atainp. You (ret .12 page Itcok with ramr ?e DR. HARTER VEOICINE CO., S! Louis, Mft y ^ u 4) IF YOU OWN CHICKENS YOU WANT \ -\y- THBIB THEM TOA X WAY tcd If you merely keep them u a diversion. te ep? ler to handle Yowls judiciously, you meet koat sometblna about tliem. To meet this want we are selling a book riving the experlenoa Sflaelw fRa of a practical poultry raiser foe I Will J SRfi tweotyflro year*. It was written by a man who pwt all his mind, and time, and money to aaakba# n an*eeaaof Chicken raising?not as a pastime, but no bualneae?and If you will profit by hie tweatydre years' wurt, y< u can sa?s maay Chicks asanally. " Italstng Chickenc." and make your Fowl* earn dollar* for yon. Tlr>. point U, that rou must he able to detect troobtat* the I'oultry \ ard aa aooa aa It api>eur*, and know bow to reine lr It. Thla look will tea* h yon. It tell* bow to detert au<t tare dl'raae; to feed fa* egg* ami iilw fur fattening; which fowla to aar* foe brerilma puri-oae*; and everything. ludeed, yon should know on thla aut'ject to mako It profitable. Bent poetpalil for twenty Bi* canla In lc. or Sat atom pa. Book Publishing House, 133 Leonard St . N. T. OHy. tf. L. DOUGLAS IJ^SS jap? nnSnro&iptf^tiiOTon theedejf??dwh2222 KBk P**lllS?J>lyiPPfrtr!?D?c to rommraii Ites r I^THE SM