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w V >' ' ?i. \ WHENTHE HEART'S IN ITS PRIME. Tbo Sun's jpu- his throne, mid the Wind on .. , ' his tour Like wandering minstrel o'er mendottr anil moor; Th > day ami the season are both in their prime. And youth's at Us sweetest and tenderest time. Tho buds are in bloom, and tao birds sing their beet ; Ths trees are In loaf, and tho orchard Is dressed With clustering fruits fur tlin nnr'u In lie r> ? ? ? J prime. An I youth's at its rip st an 1 tcndcrcst time. Too soon Hiinll tho clou Is cover sunshiny sky. The voice of the minstrel bo hushed to a sigh ; Too soon shall tho day and tho season decline* And clustering fruits shall bo molted to urine. The petals shall fall, and tho songsters depart, Tho foliage fade llko tho youth of tho heart , For swift runs tho current of pitiless time. And alwwys tho swlftoc when llfo's In Its prime. The birds and tho blossoms and .fruit shall appear, dVitli summer's return and tho turn of tho year, Tho breo/.s shall bo sweot, and tho suu bo as fnir; Alas ! but tho prime of my youth is not there. JEuch month of tho year has its jfflmo, but In truth Thoro's only ono prlrao In tho season ot youth, Though hearts lovo again, and shall lovo for all time, Thoro's only ono lovo when tho heart's In Its prime. ! ?Mary lierrl Chapman, in tho Century. QVISTGARI), THE BIG DANE. t . tjy n. santford smith. . two weeks the iT* "Plunging Petrel,** \f '' ft big, three-masted Ljr schooner, had plow /I . cd its way throngli ftf,"> placid Waters ol sZrAWlv^3'' tlio Pacific with a I v sameness that was exasperating. Since leaving port noth\ - ing?not ovou a threatened storm or n "ively gftlc?had broken tho monoto.yy. The ship was bound for Rio, Brazil, \vitk a cargo af wheat, and I was her only passenger ? seeking health in this manner according to my physician's urgent request, blio was commanded by a sturdy old uavigator, Captain Collins, a man who on lirst acquantaucc might appear to be cold, distant and reserved, but who proved, in my ease, at least, to bo exactly ho opposite, for I soon foirud "him a genial, hearty good fellow. Ho. was strict with his-men, lu^t not tyrannical. and he was a good sjiofcy-joiler. But monotony was not to last us all v through the voyage. There was soou u singular and. sinister change.. , , ; One day, about noon, at the begin: uing of the third week, a sailor named ?-.,w : < -- -i-o-J ..... ...... | .1 111 ni'un I'" slllltlllg n messmate i0> a inarlinspiko ami breaking his arm. The punishment was undoubtedly deserved, but there" were angry muttcfings ami luorq thai* one sullen face anions tin* crow iu coii?s pequeuce; for bates, whose only fault was an uncontrollable temper, was a general favorite. but when the unfortunate man wras found dead tin next morning, tilings began to look black for the ollicers. There was no sign of wound or struggle upon the body of the dead man, but the atmosphere of the forecastle where lie luul been confined was odorous with the fumes of chloroform. 1 called tho captain's attention to this, but ho thought 1 must l>o mistaken nnd would not beeoiivineed, even when the boatswain and one of the mates argued on my side.. , He declared that there was none of the drug on board and never had been. And so it happened tliat poor Hates was buried in the deep so a at the very hour at which he was to have been lihciwtcd. At tight bells the following night, when the first mate went on deck to relieve his fellow-ofliccr, the latter had disappeared and i could not bo found. 1 liaimeiied to I be leaning against the mizzeuumst, smoking, when tlie alarm was given, ami con hi have sworn that I hail been smelling chloroform for half an hour, Although I iliil not call the fact to mind until the dreadful cry of "Man \ overboard !" was sounded and all hand? piped on deck. A boat containing the lirst mate and tour men was lowered at once, the ship was brought about, and two hours were spent in fruitless search. In the mean time every accessible nook in the ship, which was tacking back and forth in the locality, was inspected with iiko results. At last tin* searching party was taken on board, and the ship resumed its ourse. The captain now took turns at the watch with the mate, and everythiug rail smoothly tdl the followiug night, , or rather .the next morning?four bells of the first watch. Then, when lie turned out to relieve the iiialej that ollicer could not bo found. The same efforts were made t > find the missing BP man,'and with the same result lis on Y tin- pr? vious night, ami the captain was nearly frantic lie was not only ?h cplv grieved at the death of his two bilicers, l>wt greatly: .shocked ami mystified at the strange manner of their disappearance. On both occasionsthe water, aside from a heavy swell, was "comparatively smooth, the wind only brisk enough to till the sails, and the stars were shining. This, together \ with the fact that both tlie mates Were miuwu iu in* c.\|jrri r?\> ihiiii< m> iiiai tliey should,"Snider ordinary eiroumhtanees, have l?erh nolo to keep nllo.it for hour?, deepened the mystery. The captain would not adinit that the presence of chloroform, if it existed at nil, had anything to do with tin mystery. ' On the afternoon following tin second disnpponmiico t he captain called rno into his eaoin, shut and J locked the door, itlidheekone I me to a chair at a small talile. I saw nothing remarkiilde about this, hcliuviii.; that ho unlv wished to talk over his (roubles; but when he took a seat opJ'OSltC uit*v 1 noted viiat his face was deadly ]>ale and that his lips wero tightly compressed. "My two officers have been murdered, Mr. Viucent," ho fairly gasped. "Murdered?" I exclaimed. "I have suspected foul play from the first. Have you any evidence?" "The best in the world. You have noticed the big Dane, Qvistgard?" "That mild-looking fellow with the red beard?" "Yes." "Why, certainly; but you don't suspect him, I hope." "Of course not. On iho contrary, there is a mutiny on foot, and he?but bore is a note ho Hlipped into my hand n moment ago. Head it for yourself.' Unless you and I and this faithful fellow ran outfight or outwit'fifteen hellhounds, wo are dooraod." With a face that must have been as white as the ono before rue, and ahuhd that was auythiug but steady, I picked up a sheet of paper which the captain had thrown ou the table and read the following; 'Captain?I havo just discovered a horrible plot. All the creW, except myself, have mutinied. Tho mates wore knocked on the bond an i thrown ov?rboar?l? You will share the same fair when you come on deck to relieve the watch to-night, unless you hoed this warning. Meet the ten minutes boforo tlioe'o-juol the second dog-watch, just aft the main hatchway, and I will tell you everything. In the mean time do not speak to mo or send for me, for wo are closely watched. I am suppose I to side with the crew. Too least mistake would l?o fatal. Don't toll tho passenger. U may be all right, but I doubt it. For Oo l's sake, captain, don't go near tho rail." "Don't tell tho passenger," I muttered as I looked at tho captain, not only horror-stricken at the contents of tho note, but surprised and hurt at tho uncomplimentary reference to myself. But tho captain, who must havo divined my thoughts, relieved my mind 011 this point by saving: "That's all right, my dear Vincent. The follow is only a trillo over-cautious. Don't mind him. I would trust you with tho ship, and my lifo too, for that matter. Yon. see I have shown my contideuce by allowing you to read the note. Now, I want your advice. Your assistance I shall count 011 without askiug, wlieu the time comes." "Thank you, captain," I answorod. "To start with, I should certaiuly not go 011 deck till it is time to meet the Dane, if 1 wore you." my companion imn now rogaineu his composure to u certain extent, and snt for a moment drumming the table with liis lingers. '"Who litis tho watch now?" 1 continued presently. "Uutton, tlie tall seaman with the red scar on the hack of his hand," was the answer, "ile is acting as first mate, and 1 had decided to give Jones, the little Welshman, the position of sccoud to-morrow. Until are fairly goo I navigators, ami, by all the gods, 1 can't understand it ! I could have sworn that these two men were as true as the dead mates ever were, until I got this w ruing from (^vistgard. Hut lie is right, my hov, lie is right. All this conies from that unfortunate Dates ulhiir. I wonder who is the loader? If lie could ho shot or placotl in irons, it might quell the others. Have you a pistol ?" "A small pocket alTair," Ianswered. "I have two large ones ami a repeating rille in my chest," continued the captuiu. "How would it do to batten down the luitcliwuy of the forecastle "when part of the dogs are below at 1 supper and pump lead into the rest of them? 1 don't believe tliey are armed, unless they have a few knives. We could then make for the nearest port." "Hotter wait till you see the D me," T replied. "He may he ablo to give Von tilt: liaiile of tile lender " i'\?r an lioitr or more wo continuo<l to plan, but without being -able to doeiilo on anything iletinite. At Inst it was agreed that I should go on deck ami sco what could lie learned there. In haif-un-hour 1 returned with anything but favorable news. The men were talking guardedly in groups, ami when 1 passed near them they quickly dispersed. The big Dane was leaning over the rail near the log, silent, and apparently watching with absorbed attention the receding, foam-capped waves in the ship's wake. ]>efore sundown, all our weapons had been oiled, examined, and loaded, tin? captain and myself secreting tlio revolvers about our persons, and leaving the rillo for the Dane. The sky had clouded over late iu the afternoon, and night, gloomy and foreboding, settled down on tho schooner. "The very elements seem to bo in sympathy with this cursed business," said the captain, when it began to mow so uura in me cnoiu tuai wo could hardly nuiko out each other's faces, "ami I feci as if tho jig was aliout up with inc." As soon as tho last streak of day had disappeared, the captain, revolver in hand, mounted tho companion-ladder and stole softly on deck. I followed him part way, but stoppod, according to his directions, and stood with inv head and shoulder abovo tho companion-way, ready, in case of emergency, to lend asistance that might lie in my power. I never looked into a blacker night. The air was soft and mild, and fitful gusts of wind dashed a fow cooling rain-drops against mv face, ns I hold on to my revolver and triod to keep the receding form of tho captain in view, lint ho disappeared almost instantly, and, owing to tho wliistlo of the wind in the rigging, the groaning of the masts and tho creaking of tho yard-arms, I could not hear his footsteps after ho had gone half a dozen paces. Ho carried no lantern, but unvoral livlitu olimmarAil turn ?mi aft, dancing and shifting unsteadily about, 11k?* veritable will-o'-tho-wisps. Noiir, however, wore near tho main hatchway, the place of meeting. Anxiously I waited five, ten, fifteen minutes, a- nearly as I could reckon time, but neither sight nor sound brought intelligence of tho captain. At last I could bear tho suspense no longer, and 1 began to walk slowly along toward tho bow. When I thought I had reached tho location of the hatchway, and was on tho point of coming to a halt, 1 struck my foot against something and fell--the planks of the deck seeming to open and engulf inc. While still ileseendingthrongh space I realized what had happened ?tho unveiiway had boon oponod And 1 had fallen into the hold. A second later I found myself lying between two bags of wheat, more frightoued than hurt and with the fumes of chloroform almost suftioating me. Before trying to rise Idiscovered- that I was not in t6tal darkness, and that a dim light came from somotirhoro. but not from ' above* I was sure. Prosontly a muffled groan reached mo from tho direo- 3 tion of the stern, and on looking ovor my shoulder I Raw the stooping form j ?r ? k. r .. ui ? m?u uuiiiuuii UJ IHU IJIJH ui it J lantern in front of him, about twenty feet away. I gained my foot with februo difficulty and WAR About .to step forward, when the ship gave a lurch and I was thrown lengthwise against tho hull. Before I could stand up again, the bent form assumed an Upright posture and I recognised the big Dane. Muttering incoherently, he picked up the lantern and started toward the place where I had first fallen, ofT to my left. Whether it was fear, tho shock causod by striking tho hull, or tho effects of tho ohloroform that kopt mo from trying to got up, I am not prepared to say, but I did not attempt to movo hand or foot. As the light drew near, I discovered rope dangling from the deck. When tho Dane drew near this rope, ho doposited his lantern besido him, rubbed his big hard hands together with a ioud, rasping noise, and laughed a low, fiendish sort of chuokle, whioh fairly chilled my blood. A moment later his merriment subsided, and taking hold of the ropo with ono hand, ho picked up tho lantern with the other. I expoctod to soo him run his arm through tho handlo of tho lau- 1 tern and go, hand over hand, through v the hatchway, but ho was in 110 hurry 0 and began to talk in a harsh under- 8 tone. "So far so good, King QviHtgard," 0 ho said. "A million pounds of dia- v monds sowed up in Racks of silk, and I all my own. Oh, what a royal prcs- l eut for my ebony princess. Fifteen days more and I shall reign su- n promo. Tho two mates and 4 tho captain aro now my royal y subjects, and to-morrow night the 0 passenger will join them. Then comes iiio hearties, Hutton and tho littlo r] Welshman, and so on down tho list. ^ Ha, ha, ha, lia!" Never until that awful moment had I heard tho blood-curdling laugh of a maniac, but I recognized it as quickly as if I had passed all my days inside ^ tho walls of a madhouse. Before I ^ kuew it, my strength, or courage, or ^ both, suddenly returned, and I arose cautiously to niy foot, discovering at the same tinio tho revolver which had v fallen from my hand when I stumbled * on tne uecK. it was lying minos? hi tlio feet of tho Dane. Advancing l slowly, I stooped and was about to pick np tlio weapon; but before I 1: could get hold of it the ship lurched I again, I collided with the madman, n and wo both went down together. I The revolver escaped me, the light in the lanteru was extinguished, and t thoie was a scream, a piercing cry of > fright and anguish, suoli as only a tcrj > ror-stricken madman can utter. And Ij then, with that awful shriek ringing in 1113- cars and the strong fingers of tho r demented Dane clutching my throat, I |, became insensible. C When coneiousnoss returned I was lying in my berth; it was daylight, v and Hutton was standing beside me. As soon as I was able to talk, ho told me that just after ^ dark, on tho previous evening, a hor- ^ rilde cry was heard coming from tho j direction of tlio main hatchway, and ^ that when tho littlo Welshman and several other sailors rushed to tlio spot, tho raving Dane was seen to ^ climb up a rope from tho hold. As ^ a 0011 as I10 gained the deck, I10 ran t screaming to tho rail and threw him- / self into the sea. 1 was fouud, moro dead ?>?*n alive, and taken to my j cabin, noon after the captain and tho (] two mates were discovered, gagged r and bound near the spot whero I bad t tirst seon the Dane. Tho captain re- ( covered from tho effects of tho ohloroform which had boon administered to him, and was removed with the } l it; 1. . i!li .1; \ a V iwo oiueurs, wuo wuru sun inivo, Dill ^ tno weak mid exhausted to stand on 1 their feet for many hours. In two days all had recovered, and 1 the "Plunging Petrol" was manned and officered as before, savo for tlio < absence of Bates and the big Dane. c All went well to the end of tho voyago. f The mutiny was only a myth in the d mind of the madman.?Romance. If Sew Fad in Diet. ^ t Vegetarians are ontdono by a now c diet-reform prophet, who advocates n tho eating of natural uncookod foods. [ His name is Macdonald, and ho seems ^ to hnvo gained a small number of ad- ^ heronts in Paris. It is n part of tho system he advocates never to cat or drink anything but vegetable foods j and natural liquids, precisely in tho ., state in which thoy aro found in nature. Ilot drinks of nil kinds are 0 specially eondeinnod, although it is not quite easy to soo how tho uso of water from natural hot springs would run counter to the principle laid down. Carrots and turnips, bonus and pota- 0 toes, wo must oat raw, it seoins, if wo value our hoalth, and fruit wo must ' eat just as nature givos it to us. c Whether this means that wo must not li pool an applo is not stated. Mr. Mac- e donald himself catB raw oatmeal (not c oats), which, as a Scotchman, ho thinks not only extremely nourishing, p but palatable as well.?London News* p Tough Rocky .Mountain Burros. n Next to a cat there is nothing so * tough and tenacious of lifo as a Rocky ^ Mountain burro, and some of the tales j lorn aootii mis nine animal are marvelous. One day, an the express train was running into Santa Fe, New Mex- J' iro, the engineer spied a burro walk- I ing the track. He whistled and slowed ( up, but the burro ignored all signals, ' and in conRequence wan knocked about ^ thirty feet ahead of the train. One ( hoof still lay on the track, and the 11 engineer, coming to a stop, got out ^ with his fireman to push tho carcass into the ditch. Each seized a leg, but a before they could heave the burro 1 scrambled to his feet, planted a couple i of kicks on the two men, jumped the 1' ditch and was oil'. On the next trip L irm wns him>ii, a lime hiiii in oii? i l?ut other win*; uuiujuruil. Atlan- | fi ta Journal, i b B KEW8 Aim. ROTES FOR TfOMEIf; zircon denim is a now fabric. ? \ Ivy is much in vogno this yoar.' \!* Small drop earrings aro again to be (Torn. Tlio use of laccs this season is ntiimited. A silk ddst oloak imported from Paris has a frill collarette or deep lace. Araolie Rivos Chanlor, tho Virginia uxthor, is planning a trip to tho Holy Laud. ?'r?. Ast/1* fjia rinli Amnrimn wa_ man, who now lives iu England, has a 500,000 dinnor sot. Silk waists have, tn all shades and jolors never bofore boon so partiouarly successful as this yonr. A sistor of Thomas Carlylo Is living n Toronto, Canada, tho widow of a rain dispatcher natnod Manning. "Health, recreation and lovely inipiration" aro tho chief benoflts of idiug a bioyolo, according to Miss Francis Willar-d. Tho will of Elizabeth Anthony 3rayton Ilitohoock boqnoaths $1500 o tho Union Theological Seminary, lohouectady, N. Y. Airs. Rebecca T. Robinson, of West fowton, Mass., is to defray tho ?x>onses of tho eroction of a now soieniflo building at Tufts Collogo, Alasachusotts. A granddanghtor of John C. Callouu has just mndo a success in France, ilaying in Frouch with a French coiu>auy tho rolo of Ilermiono in Racine's 'Audromaquo." A new bathing suit is a blouse rodngoto of bluo sorgo, held at tho waist rith a sash of whito serge, anil rovers J whito openiug over a plastron tripod with blue. Airs. Cnthnrino Salisbury, a sister 'f tho Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith, lr.ll.,,3 1... .. ,nn|, ,,f nnrH.orro ' ??? " ivuiiHi ll iiiwi* i?v v/iii 11., Juno 27, 1844, is still living near i'otmtniu Green, 111. A school for women students of nodicino lias been founded in Russia. L ukase lias been issued allowing I'omou to net ns assistants to physiinns in the railroad districts. Mrs. Frederick Duppou, of Cinointnti, Ohio, has just learuod that scvoneen years ago Frederick Miller mado romurk derogatory to her character, ml has entered a suit for slander. Iinrgo and very rich buttons are oming into favor. Some of tho butous are set with jewels, others are of tamped metal oxidized and burnished ud others are riveted jot on steel. The Woodford prize in oratory, diich is given annually at Cornell Jiiiversitv, Ithaca, N. Y., was a war till this year to a wonufn,; for the llr.st imo in the history of tfh?* university. It appears that out of 80!) yoiiug adies employed in tho Savings Dank )cpurtmcnt of the English 1'ostofiim mly about a dozen, or 1? per oeut. eavo during tho year to get marriud. Miss Mello S. Titus, tho first woman o apply for admission to tho bar in lew York City during tho last twenty ears, passed a successful examination icfore the Supremo Court of that city. Miss Auuio Thomson Nettloton bus esignod her position in Vassar Colego to bocomo presiding ollicor of luilford cottage at tho Woman's Colego of tho Western Reserve Uniersity. Miss Helon Gould is living very [iiietly at Irvington 011 Hudson. Lato 11 the sonsou alio will spend a week or wo at Roxbury, N. Y\, wlioro she is milding a ohurch, as it memor iul for ler parents. The Civil Service Commission at Vashington 1ms admitted women to ho examination to till tlio position of .ssistant in the department of vogoftblo pathology in the Department of igriculturo. The most fashionable way of treatng diamonds now is what is called the loublc-cnt brilliant. It is also the nost expensive. The old stylo of eating was in single-cut brilliants of hirty-oiglit facets. One of tho cleverest conductors of a leriodical in tho world is Lady Jlomontina Hay, daughter of tho ilarqniso of Twcodahs, wlio publishes tud edits a magazine called City Sparows. She is lifteen years cf ago. Marie Antoinette fichus of cliilFon, lotted and plain muslin, not or lace, other black or white, are one of the ashionablo accessories of summer Iross, and the very chick ones are :uotted in thft back with falling ends. Miss Anne Whitnoy, tho sculptor, ias completed a bust of Keats in mar* do, which is to be placed in the parish lmroh of Hnmpstoud, Loudon, as a oemorial from the American and Enginli Invnps nf tlin i>r?et. This bust is ironoiiQCOil a triumph of artistic :onius. Tlmro aro aomo 30") young women n attoudanoo on Cornell College, tliaoa, N. Y., but it appears that hcso 'co-eds," as tboy avo callod, are xtromely uupopnlar with the mule tudonta, who do not recognize thoin h their social oqnnl, end ignore Ihom a much us possible. A movement has boon organized rocutly in Chicago to build a station ,ouso for women end ohildrcn where boy may bo detained until their cnnea nn bo hoard in court, whore they may e tried without association with lualo luminals, and where they may have ompetont female care. Lillian Toinu, a Cornish giri, has aken a first, in the law tripos at Cam>ridgo, England. Sho had studied hroo years on tlio continent, where he ontorod Oirton in 1890, and in tho uteroollogiato oxamiuations she wiv. irst in tho first olass on each occasion, lie is pretty, vivacious and particularly fine in her dross. Marguerite McDonald, a nineteen oar-old girl who was given tho posiion of station agent at Warrior linn, >? the Lehigh Valley Road, when lier rother vacntod it a year ago, fiuds lersclf a heroine in tho Willtesharre 1*01111.) district. Ry her quickwitted ction ulie prevented a sen oils collision ictwecn passenger trains. Mabel l'orcy Haskell, a beautiful ml accomplished young woman ol Joston, made a ehariuing impression n her recent lecture before the (ail L-go Club, of tlint city. Slu> <lcHeribe.1 tor trip last ainmncr to Icolaml from ^linburgl), via tho Furoo lalauds, mul iivo many intcrcuting detail* of the ociiory ami vegetation, aa Well aa the ociul iifo of tlic iiirroQ NoriLeca i?le. Crazed Engineers. j The strange antics of a crazy engineer at Alton, 11!., suggest tholact that insanity in vorj frequent amoug railway employes. Two dramatic illustrations can bo mentioned. There is liviug in New Jersey, not far from Philadelphia, a inau who for many years was tho foremost passenger eugineor between New York and Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania ltailroad. tie .ran all tho specials an I host trains, and in ten years never had an accident. One night in tho glearu of tho headlight he saw n woman. He had only time to see her hands raised aud to hear her cry, aud before ho could put his hand upou tho lever ho felt a jerk under the wheels and knew that all was over. Since that night ho has never been on an engine. For months he did not sloop, and later became practically insane, but only ou the oue point of seeing and bearing the woman his engine killed. Now he goes abo.it harmlessly aud aimlessly, but bo lias to be kept away from rail- j roads, and in his fretful sleep he , awakens with cries and paroxysms of ] horror. Tho other ease is that of a man who was conductor of a train on tbe Camden and Amboy, whoso train , had an accident. Ho came out all ? right himself, but it proyo-l so upon his luiud that one night lie left hip home, and going to the point where the accident occurred, threw himself in front of a passing train, receiving injuries from which ho died.?Philadelphia Times. Aluminum Watches. The latest fad of the Parisian swells is the aluminum timepiece. They are very light in weight-, but a trillo more than the works. The cases aro in n dull black color?very effective. Some aro open faced, some are open iu a small threo-quartor-iuch disk iu tbe center, with small gilt bauds on the black face of the watch, but they are iu all sorts of inlaid decoration in colorings, and the best of it is they aro very reasonable in price. It iu the custom at the gay capital for tlio gentry to carry this timepiece in the right hand trousers pockol along with the keys, coin, matchbox and oilier paraphornaliu of the masculine pocket. It is, moroovor, the wont of the owners to rush the hand down iu the pocket- with groat- show of imperturbability and bring forth the watch, of which tho material is nilBcralcluible, from among tho other articles, glance at t-lio t-imo and carelessly replace it with an air of cortai.ily iu its infallibility.?Clothier and. i'hiruisher. i Tin: TRUST AFTE!t_l*O.TO.HA<\ J ?l mill <'il I'll tit llnll n Million Tiiliiireit 1 I M'i'i Will lie Curi-il In 'JM by ilie I'm. ( ol No-To-llur, I'liieini; n I.on* ill !>liiny IMIIIIoin ol llullitr* lo Tobacco .llanoIni'l n rei-N. 1 euirino.AiK'UHl 11 ? [Special. 1?It was reported to- lay that a large sum of money 1ms been offered the proprietors of the cure lor t lie tobacco lmhlt calle.l "No-To-IIae," which is famous all over the country for its won lerfiil elTeet. This offer, it was salil, was maile l.y par'.ies who desire to take It oil'the market am! stop its sale, because of its injury to the tohaeco business. Mr. If. L. Kramer, general manager of tho No-To-Mae business, was interviewoil at his < nice. -15 Randolph street, and when questioned promptly saiil ' No, sir ; No-To-liue is not for saloto the tobacco trust. Wo just refused a half million from other parties for our business, < 'erlainly No-To-11 e* a ITocts the tobacco bus!tioss. It will cure ov->r a half million peoido in i-'.'i, ;ii an avi'iim'i! saving ui .t.VI, \va11*fi lacti wmil.l oilier wis'* expend for tolnto.-o, ;1111<i 1111 iag in rotni'l llguros to 1<25,00(1,00(1. (). I'oiirso, tulmiTo niiiniifu M uri-rs* ainl dealers' loss is the gain of tli * party taking N"I'.-Mae. I'oi's No-'l'o-liii" I'.'iiollt physically'/ Vi-s, sir. Tin* majority of our patients report an liniiioiliato gatu in flesh, ami lli**ir iiii'odui* saturated systems ar<* oleansed ami uia'li* vigoi mis. Uo\v is No-'L'o-fin a sold/ IVim-ipally tluourli oi.r traveling agents. Wo employ over n thousand. Jt is also sold hy druggists, wholesale ami retail, throughont I In- United States ami Canada. How art) patients assure.I that Xo-To-llae will atTuct a euro in their ease/ We absolutely guarantee throe i o.xe.s, eosting *2.50, to iMiri* any ease. I'ailiir** to eur<* means tlio money hack. Of course there are failures, Imt they are few, ami we on ii hotter alTor*l to have lh<> good will of mi o easiomil failure than h is money. We publish a little hook calloil 'Jlon't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life A way,'that tells all about No-'l'o-Kae, whieh will ho niailo't free to any omi desiring it hy addressing tins Sterling Itemoily Co., -10-lit itauilolpti street, Chicane." <' nai'i tli a ilon'i 1. II tin* pi rson wlio in kethem. Tli 'y merely lia tea Ins din h. l'ortcr'n lltisines* College of Macon, (in., h ails tin-south in hitsiliess education. A department of hitstuc ? practice unci practical hanking lias lately been opened, under the management of K. S. Curtis, late president *>f tlio Atlanta Business University. A circular giving special summer rates will bo mailed to any address. Assassinations and crimes of all sorts nro ot alarming frequency In Chile. flntf ? fills ! Wo offer One lliin-lrcil Dollars Howard for any case of Calarrb ilial cannot bocurnl 1 >> Hull's ('alni-rli ( 'iiiv. K. .I.Cmpnkv ?v Co., 1'rnjw., Tab ilo, O. AW, I iio uniSi'1 vj^iK'il, Inn< ki.own ! '. .1. ( Iwv. dry for I li'> last, la year-, ami believe liiin per frri I . honorable in all business tran.-arlions Hiul llnaiic ally nbl-> l<? carry out any noli^aI ion m ule by t In*.r firm. N'hst.V Tkuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, I >liio. WAI.HIWI, KINvan A- M\uvin, Wholesale 1 >riua:Wl s, Toledo, (Moo. Ila I s ( atarrii i *uro i lakui internally, nctl'i j <11 reel ly ii pan t'mbloot an I in mis .us mi ri.iro of I lii'iiy .tria. I'ri- o, 7*11'. |??-r boltic. f-.ohi liv/ill Druip. o is. 'IV iinuiiials {rcc. Of 3fi7 parsons in tho Oregon Stnto Trlgoa roccntly only ouo was a woman. ('oiiifori Costs f><) Cents. frrila1 ing, aggravating, agonizing 'JVltor, Ke/en?r, Itingworm and nil otln r itcliiiig skin discuses arc quickly curnl Iiv tin* 11ho of Tettcrine. Costa "Ml pi nts a lio\ poi-t paid?brings comtoil ai once. Address .1. I1. Sliu|itriii", Savivo11m 11, < in. The eholern situation In Russia has grown moro serious. Knot's 1'iover Hoot, the great Idooil purifier, rive* f re -h noss it ml clear ness to the complexIon ami euros constipation, ots.. M < ts., $t. Tnp. RwIps ontclnoors havo reported 1? favor o( tunneling tli" Simplon Mountain. Weak ASi Over Hot weather always has a weakening, ilehilitnlin*; olToot. especially when tho hloo'l is thiii an I impure an-1 tho system poorly nourished, lit taking I loo I s Sarsaparilla T~f ood s Sarsa~ * & fir ilia In tnrlli toill t o 1.. |.:irl. l nil T t wli. ! ? 7 fl U I n.|yinv;?r..rnt.- I. IV..- ft J ^kJ I ! \%l.o i:ikc II... IS;i r~:i|.-iri 11:1 ir<- ; 11. i < > -1 aI way* surprised at I In* W"N'I<TI.I I <,l|..||fj 11 .-iT'-fts. Hood's Pills arc s.fv, harmless, mro. / > 1833d358S!589ge35j9i 1A Marvellous K The U. S. Governmc cultural Department, h S the baking powders fc ?} forming the public wl most economical and Tj The published repc Baking Powder to 1 1* preparation, absolutely adulterant, and that it ^ leavening power than ftj Consumers should information, official a unheeded. ^ ROYAL RAKING TOWOCR CO., Fishing hjr Eloclrlc Light* A now style of fishing is the latest nvolition of M. Tronvo, of Paris, a < nan oliiolly known hitherto for his ] ngeuioiis achievements in tho matter 1 >f stage lightning and other offects. j rhe plan is a simple one, aid saves i rouble. He attaches a number of ] Meetrie lamps to h particular iorm 01 iRguct, some on tho surface of tjhe .vntor, Homo nt at at ml depths. ile hen stretches the net across a harbor mouth or other convenient spot, twitches on the lights and waits. Fish >f every aizc ami shape are attracted ;o the unusual glare; at tho proper ^ moment tho net is automatically dosed, and thoto iH a miraculous lrauglit all ready for tho market. Why, asks M. Trouvc, go out into the leep waters tt> seek fish? Let them I'tinin to y??n. It is a fact weil known to every salmon poacher that llsli can ! l>o attracted liy a light, and on a small scale, no doubt, they might be netted in such a way, but whether fish will ho likely to crowd in from tho North Sea and tho Mediterranean in such ipiautitics as to render their pursuit uiiueeeRHnry may be doubted.?Chicago Times. A Ilnro Mineral. Rpangolite, a very rare mineral, hat been found in some .British Museum specimens of copper ore from the St. Bay mines of lied ruth, Cornwall. It [iccurs in deep emerald green translucent crystals of a hexagonal form, ending in truncated pyramids, and is in reality a hydratcd sulphate and chloride of copper and aluminum, i ttnlv one other sainolo of siiancolito ! is known, namely, Hint discovered in tho district around Tombstone, Aiizona. ? New York Telegram. Japan lm<i OJ.dOO physician*, 112S of whom nro graduates of the Univc.sitv of Tokio. Bring* comfort and Improvement and tend* to personal enjoyment when rightly need. The many, who live bettor than others and enjoy life more, with lees expenditure, by mor? promptly adapting the world'* best product* to the laeeof* of physical being, will attest j the value to health of the pure liquid . laxative principles embraced in the > rented*, fivrnn nf Pint i Its excellence is due to its presenting | In the form most acceptable and plea*- ' ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly ? beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system, , dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weakening them and it is perfectly tree from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Fin is for sale by ail druggists in fiOo ana fl bottles, but It is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Oo. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the nsmo, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not aooopt any substitute if ofterod. 0 Makes ' n ?Pcarline. / / what that m< f \j,\\ \\\ I / is so di t \\\ v\V i / Marline red iW^yf^-ft - hail your labor, l!> u^h. \V< ironi time to time. I' ep your I'cddlcrs and ? ? . '.nscrupulou vjClxU or " the same * 'Varlinc." Ufi 1 and it vor.r erncrr send Back honest?.-'a ^ I AAft Itiiiioiii'vi IwM.I.*. ..inor . .nln.-i If MB I IBII ll l'r,,,n ;roo<l nil--< rs. Iliiif It.ill l( out fi >. i.iifii oil. Sri1 olli-r 111 no UK * \l? I'll! NTn I i|\<;\. /.I N li I'l If '. ' ! >ii' i In N.inii.lt* >1.1,; |/ i r i*;,., In* h i* i ii <>| fun i>iiriifu nr.nlii.iin .1 hi in *. niiii-i*. All Ni h Mli ili r... i.r ' ; I .i-l l?i? 'i sirrrl Nnv Y r k i'lf. IiTJlSm YOUR lr.i ln.MMl MUai.l UICTIORIBT ABHL\ |>i mini, >1 UH HHSVIWI7 K?W pm? M ^MTV/Mil ^ ai only Ok.00, poatpaM Thl* (look oon f far f 1M% >11. ?.Ji OmlY p. in toil |<^m of r.Inar I inn |5 i/1 r uii airaflaul papar will la turn I- ly Tjiii. iy td aarrliaably Uoun l in oioth. \ mm a* ijtw l >||<w KtikiUIi worila with lh? Carman Vi^JA tNjulvalaDta wnl pronunciation. u.i \ J uci hiaii worita with Kngllah ilaf'.niltloiuL \ M It la Inraluablo to Oarmana who ore not 1 T t thoroughly familiar with Kngllah. or to V A marl nam who wlah to laaru carman j9 Adilrcm, with ft.00, ^tUlSF MOOt rCM. HOI'S, lit Iwaaart St., Saw Tark City. " ' TJPii Showing. 1 :nt, through the Agri- ii|J as been investigating yjj >r the purpose of in- Sj lich was the purest, wholesome. w ?rt shows the Royal * jTC )e a pure, healthful yj free from alum or any Sj is greatly stronger in any other brand. not let this valuable nd unprejudiced, go y? ire WALL ST., NEW-YORK. A VAW ^nnot'nc A( A now species of octopus, lately diajovered in Lower California by M. Diguot, hatches its eggs, like the hen, try sitting on tlioin. The oggs are laid in au ompty valve shell, which the inimal itself continues to occupypossibly as a permanent homo instead if simply during incubation. This iiBCOvory has reeallod tho oven moro surious fact that Aristotlo mentioned sitting on its eggs as a habit of tho DCtopus.?Atlanta Constitution. Tho natives of Madagascar uso tho silk of tho great spider in tho mnnufaoturo of clothing and bed covering. It is strong and clastic. Tho spider is fed 011 honey and llies, and is then caused to spin tho silk by having a tiny Jol oi water thrown on him. SAVE DOCTOR'S BILLS by paying attention to proporly regulating the bowels thereby preventing a thousand and one derangements of the system which follow neglect of this precaution. Once used for this purpose. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are always in favor. They're purely vegetable and fur totter, as a liver pill, than blue pills or calomel. Their secondary elTeet is to keop tho bowels open and regular?not to constipate. Miss Ma 11 y Anouisii. of Glr.11 Enston, .Marshall Co., (P. Pa., writes: "Two years ago I was pule and cuiiicitttcd. food fermented in tiny stomach. A physician pronounced my cuse 'f'uturrh of Hie Stomach,' but he could not help mo. 1 lived a month without solid final and when 1 tried to cat 1 would vomit. At tliis time I begun tuMng Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pallets, and in two weeks 1 was decidedly bettor. I am now 1,1 "eium, nun never felt lietter in my Mist Anhimbi- ,lfe' 1 l,avo 11 lAOttoi* ANOtneil. co|or< oat more, nn.l bare no dlatrcwi after eating? having gained thirteen pounds since 1 began taking thcin. ED A Mlf I IU ?'D I.I.Kti i:. Now Athens. o, I 11M 31\ LI II cost $ I t". |ier I r. s enurse*. ('at ntng r ivo. "1 / trw A*<i I oil ei'?, your name ninl a lit res* only l''o. X V/V* v/ Thk lit. ha 1.1>, No. It'.'A. Luui St., I'III la.. I'a. W. L. Douglas 18 THE BIST, > QO V flW E? NO SCUEAKINGk *5. CORDOVAN, jOT FRENCH& ENAMELLED CALF 8gK ? *4-*3.5-P FlNECAlf&KAN6ARQI $ 3.5P POLICE,3 Soles. M WORKINGMfjjo WtfT\lV l EXTRA FINE. *2.*I7.?BOY&CHOOLSHQE3L I X SEND FOR CATALOGUE W* I.* DOUGLAS, BROCKTON, MA33L Too enn tire money by wenrlng tho XV. I.. Douglas 83.OO hhoe. Tlernuae, we nro the largest manufacturer* ot thla grade of shoes In t!io world, nn.l guarantee thels value by clamping tho namo and price on the bottom, which protect you against high prices anil the middleman's profit*. our time* e.iual custom work In style, easy lilting and wearing qualities. We have them sold everywhere at lower prices for (he value glreC than any other make. Takn no substitute. ) t your dealer cannot supply you *v" e?"V f***'McMLREES"*"! fwiNE OF CARDUI.X | . \5pl?l! j[ For Female Diseases, j if i ) . ' A i hard water soft Every woman knows jur.t ?ans to her. Washing in hartl ilficult, ami the results so poor! luces the labor, whether you ater or hard. But use Pearle, and it's just as easy to wash h hard water as with soft water ml tht; results art; just as gootl. Pearlinc saves more things SW tell you of these savings eye 011 Pearlinc "ads." is grocers >vi!l till you " t'.is is as good ns" IT'S 1AI.SK?lVarlinc ii never jkmUIIci], '.you something in plan", of Pearlinc, lu * Mill's l'VI.K, New York. ? ft^THE PROGRFSS^aA o r 1 r- an ni no 55Tfrfttt.r, h?? otur-1 nMmrinu \YS52ft /cotton press. \llTVff*77l "<|ni?'k. ii'.iiik, <lntu?>lc <% yli-1 ^ - MH.'f n ll?l>lf. SuM'S vraiiipi11k to V^r.-3F^tMwt 1,111 ''?**""* ?* <!>* one mini reXfc"??illi Pre*. Pucker hut cyA[_..aB1 /o'11v iii r um- haniP.c lostnri and fi'lii>?c block Is automatically - Hopped .\Im>m>Ic M l'r'u s| Iht eleel hni-il Ideal liny 1'rr.i, Pragrew Nfg.Co., f 0 Bus f, Met lillna, !VIm, 4 6u?t SWHTKI "A IL1 IS {MILS. Fj Best CouKb byrup. Tmim Uood. 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