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*? ~ 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
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.. 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.
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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
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% '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
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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
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