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TELt. ME ONCE AOA.IN, ~ "
Toll mo onco again,
With tender, loving voice,
That cheers like sunshine niter rain
Ami makes my soul rejoice;
Toll me ouce again,
When changing years havo flown,
Tliat in my heart a love will reign
Which I may call mino own,
Tell me, oh ! tell mo onco again.
Toll nao once again.
When time's rolentless frown
Has chilled tbo current of my life
A in! changed my locks of brown,
That yet within thlno eyes
Mine own m ty fondly gaz*,
An I sco that still wl* .n them shines
'J'ho light of other days.
Tell mo, oh ! toll mo onco again.
Toll mo onco again,
If on my dying couch
You would bo tliere to sootho my pain
With love's caressing touch,
An 1 kneeling by mo tbon
Would brcntho a lorvent prayer
That He who wntohos over men
Would take mo to His cure.
Toll mo, oh ! toll mo onco again.
Toil mo onco again.
Jf death s unyielding grasp
Should gather me into his fold
And to his bosom clasp,
That you would on my to nb
A loving tribute lay.
An I memory's urn implaut thereon
To mark my dying day.
Toll me, oh ! tell me onoe again.
?Chicago Inter-Ocean.
THE MISSING SIGNET.
/ N IjL riglit. Show
him up, Gcorgo."
ft v V ' ^ r* Hydenseke'a
Vy r, well-known office
W# ^ ^ ! ?' Lou* Acre, and
I c- ' < i * 0 8P?ft^cr WftS
// * m V that estimable
. // tf-'Z Vl gout Ionian h i mK,.
i k o 1 f, addressing
1 8, \ h i h confidential
I 'in \ olork, who hadjuat
I x \ brought in a call's
v or's card to his
(loorgo disappeared, nml noon ro- |
turned with tho visitor, for whom ho
ph;c? vl u chair and thou discreetly retired.
"Mr. Hyndenscke?" ho inquired, in
a quavering voice.
"At your service, sir," replied tho
detective.
"You know mo by name, Mr.
llydeliseke ?"
"Everybody knows Sir Jacob Truelove,"
answered our friend, with his
suavest bow.
"1 have conic to consult you, Mr.
Hydenseko, on a most private and
important matter. I need hardly say
that whatever I may tell you must bo
regarded as strictly and absolutely
confident ial."
"Quite so," nodded Mr. HydonRuke.
"You may trust my discretion,
I assure you."
"Thank you; I feci that I can.
Now, Mr. Ilydenseke, you know, perhaps,
that L am a great collector of
antique gems?"
"I have heard that you possess
about the best private collection in
-SiigliO* Yj*
"Well, I think I do. At leaet, I
am aware of none better, with tho
possible exception of that belonging
to my friend, tho Duke of X , at
I I Castle. His father, you know,
spent fabulous sums in acquiring raro
specimens. Ho was a grtat conunis ,,,
n.if 1.;.,
preeiate.s or values liis splendid collection
sufficiently. However, that
has nothing to do with the present
enso. What I have come to consult
you about is this: I havo just been
robbed of the most valuable gem in
my whole collection."
"Ah!" said Mr. Hydenoko, laconically,
screwing up his oyesaud waiting
to hear more.
"The ge:u in question," continuod
the old man, in aa excitc.l voice, "is
a signet ring of the Unman Emperor
Vespasian, a rare sort of blood-stone,
engraved with a miniature Colosseum,
and round it the letters T. F. V. I.
(Titus Flavins Vespasianus Iuiperator),
in a setting of Africau gold. Tho
workmanship of the ring is beautiful
?beautiful. That alone would render
it valuable. Hut what makes it almost
priceless is its extreme rarity. There
are only two others like it in England,
or, I believe, in Europo." i
"And these are ? a here?"
"The one at the liritish Museum;
the other in the collection of which I
was speaking just now?tho Duke of
X \S at I! Castle."
"When did you lirst miss this ring,
Sir Jacob?"
"Vesterday, when T opened my
jewel safe to arrange and classify some
new purchases."
Aim wli n had you Inst opened it
previous!y ?"
"The day before that. I had a call
from JmisliiU' iV, Hit! great dealer in
ii ti t i 11 ii<> " his, it mi i then opened my
hate iii? his presence to ask his opinion'
about one or two seals which I picked
up last month in lirussels, anil of the
genuineness of which I was not satislieil,"
"Die rine, was not missing then?"
"No; to that I can swear. The fact
is, ^)r. llydeiiseke (ami f may as well
con loss at oik'c), that I li-ivo a suspicion
? amounting almost to a certainly
tliat Janshikoirtook the ring. "
"Hem!'' coughed .Mr. Hydensoko,
pcrforming his favorite operation of
scratching his chin. "You holieve
that, ilo you?''
"I am convinced of it."
"Have you communicated with the
police ?"'
"No; I have expressly refrained
from doing so. I must recover that
ring, Mr. llydenseko (dropping his
voice and speaking very impressively)
without either scandal or publicity.
In fact fund I have heard of your doing
such things), I wish it got away
ftom danshikotV without his knowledge.
There is a secret connected
with it which must never bo divulged."
"A dangerous secret?" inquired Mr.
llydeii soke.
"Yes; dangerous in a sense?tliat
in, if it were known in certain quarters
timt I ]?ossessed the ling I might
be obliged to lmii I it over to its original
owners. You remember the big
jewel scandal at the Vatican liltecn
years ago?"
"1'erfectly."
"Well, a ring eln?c!y resembling
liist which wo are discussing disappeared
from tho Pope's collection at
that time, and could never bo traced.
This one?I mean the one I have just
lost?I picked up at a soedj secondhand
shop iu Paris two years haolc. I
paid a good prico for it, and I asked
no questions. You tako me?"
"I think so, Sir Jacob," auswerod
Mr. Ilydcnseko, with his peculiar
smile.
"You will understand, thon." tho
other continued, "why I am anxious
to have tho matter kept strictly private."
"Of course. And, perhaps, Jansliikoff
took that iuto account?oh?"
"Most probably. He is a very Bharp
fellow. But now, Mr. Hydonsoko
(ho spoko very excitodly, leaning ovor
and plaoiug his hand on tho detective's
sleeve), I must got that signet back
without delay. For if Janshikoffonce
parts with it, good-bvo to our chanco
of over Boeing it again. Will you undertake
tho job, Mr. Hydenaoke?"
"What's tho figure?" asked our
friend, thoughtfully.
"A cool thousaud and all oxpensos."
"Very well, Sir Jacob, I'm your
man."
Mr. Hydenseko now produced his
notebook, and put tho Baronet through
a lengthy catechism, jotting down his
replies in shorthand. At the end of
this process, which occupied about nu
hour, Sir Jacob roso to take his departure.
"You will lose no time?no time,
Mr. Hydousoke, will you?" ho said, in
a voico of absolute entreaty. "if I
fail to recover that signet it will almost
kill mo."
"Make your mind easy," was tho
brisk rejoinder. "I shall start my investigations
at once. You shall hear
from me shortly how I succeed. Good
morning."
As soon as tho Baronet was fairly off
tho premises Mr. flvdenseko sent for
a cab and drove straight across to tho
British Museum. Upon entering that
Bomber edifice he betook himsolf to
the room where the old Roman gems
are on show, and there, with the assistance
of a catalogue and a civil attendant,
ho discovered tho Vespasian
signet. This ho carefully inspected
through the glass by which it was
guarded, finding it answer 3d exactly to
the description which Sir Jacob had
given him. He made a careful drawing
of tho ring, which ho relegated to
his notebook, and then returned to tho
otnco iu l-ioiig Acre to consider his
next step.
After half un hour spent in careful
reflection he tmtuinouetl the most
trustworthy member of his stall*, mi l
instructed hi in to keep a watch on
Jan*hikofT for the next twenty-four
hours.
Ho did not, indeed, think it probable
that the astute dealer in antiques
would attempt to dispose of his spoil
at present. Still li was better to bo
on tlie safe side, and to have him kept
under closo surveillance, while ho
(Mr. Hydeusckc) conducted certain
preliminary investigations in another
direction.
"I heard nothing of a Vespasian
signet at the time, I am sure," soliloquized
Mr. Hydensokc, frowning perplexedly,
"I will go and ask Pinkerton.
Pinkerton is sure to know."
Acting on this resolve, ho had no
sooner given his employe the necessary
instructions about watching
JanskikotT, than ho walked round to
Mr. Pink erton's shop iu Wardour
street. Jeremiah Pinkerton keeps an
emporium for articles of virtu, which
he knows more about than any other
man in England. fie is an oldfashioned
man; old-fashioned 111 his
appearance, his methods, and, more
particularly, in his honesty. Put he
is very shrewd; gifted with a most
capacious memory; and, as an expert
in Greek and Komau geins, without an
equal.
Mr. Hydensokc had often had occasion
to consult him, aud knew him
intimatel\'.
"How lire yon, Piukerton?" said
our friend, shaking hands with the
dealer; "give me five minutes' private
talk. You know the Vespasian signet
at the British Museum, I suppose.
"Hather," answered Piukerton.
"How many are there liko it in existence?"
"Only one other; that is in tho
Duke of X 's collection at II ."
"rio I thought. But I have been
informed to-day, Mr. Piukerton, that
there was a third specimen, which was
stolen from tho Vatican in that great
jewel robbery fifteen years ago."
"I don't believe it," said tho dealer,
decidoilly. "The principal gems missing
wcro all mentioned?in fact, a
list of them was printed and circulated
by tho police among all tho
chief dealers in Europe. 1 had ono
I..,?, i ........ii.?.? i .o..
certain that a Vespasian signet?which
would hiivo been the most precious of
the whole lot ? wus not iuclfided."
On leaving Pinkertou's emporium,
our frieml hailed a cab, drove to his
private house, where ho kept the
vehicle waiting while ho packed a
Oladstono bag, and then ordered the
driver to take him with all speed to
Haddington. He was in time for the
afternoon down mail, by which he proceeded
to 15 -, reaching that ipiaint
country town about 5 o'clock. Having
ascertained at his hotel, the X ??
Arms, that the Duke was in residence
nt, the ensile, lie betinil; liimselt' tliitli.
IT with US little delay as possible.
His Grace, for whom Mr. Ilydeiisoke
had more than once nctcil in <><> 11 li< 1<> 11 tial
mutters, readily saw the detective,
and gave him permission to inspect
tiis collection of rings, being himself
present during the process. The result
of this inspection nml of n long
eonversntion with the Duke, wnsthnt
an urgent telegram was dispatched io
Pinker ton asking him to come down
to 15 ? as early as possible next
morning.
It was two days later, and Mr.
Flydonseke was standing before the
lire in his ofliee, with his hands, in
true British fashion, behind his coattails.
A rather odd smile, suggesting
triumph nnd self-satJsfnction, dickered
about the corners of his month. He
had sent a m-ssoiiger about an hour
previously to request Sir Jacob Truelove's
attendanc at the odioe as so >11
as convenient, and he was now awaiting
that gentleman's arrival.
By and by the street bell rang, and
a minute or two later the Baronet was
ushered in.
[ ,
"Good morning, Mr. Hyilonseko,"
he began, with an eager, anxious look
ou in uuuHiuj{ iaco? you nave goi
the riug ! You told mo in your note
you havo goi the riug!"
44Yes," rojoiii^d Mr. Hydonsoko,
pursing up his lips and spouking incisively,
4,I have got tho ring."
44Thon, for tho lovo of God, givo it
mo at onco," cried Sir Jacob, with
strango oxoitoment. 44Hore?horo
(pulling oat his check book from his
brcast-pockot) I'll pay you your thousand
pounds at ouco. Tho riug, Mr.
Hydcuseko?givo mo the ring.44
44Wait a minute, Sir Jacob," said
tho detective, coldly, waving back tho
othor's outstrotohod hand. 4'I havo a
word or-two to say first. I always deal
square with those who are square with
me. I am not squeamish, not I. 1
take up almost any cases for those
who pay mo well, and 1 carry out my
client's wishes to tho best of my
power, without raising any inconvenient
questions of right and wrong, or
anything of that sort. Hut I uiuko
one stipulation. My clients must be
square with iuo; and they must tell
mo the truth !"
44What do you mean, Mr. Hydonsoko?"
muttered Sir Jacob, beginning
to turn pale.
*4It is nothing to mo," the detoctivo
went on, without heeding the interruption,
44that you have tried to steal
that ring from the Duke of X , or
that, finding yourself forestalled, you
laid a plot to steal it from tho rtiati
who had anticipated yoU. Hut it is a
great deal to me that, instead of telling
mo the truth, yon tried to delude
me iuto your service with a pack of
silly falsehoods and a trumped-up
story about a third Vespasian signet,
stoleu from the Vatican, which lial
never had any existence, either there
or elsewhere."
441?I?don't understand you. Do
?do?you realize whom you're talking
to?" stammered the Baronet, tremhliiM*
linvv??vi?v in iivitv limb 4'\i?ll
must ho mad, Mr. Hydenseko.'*
"I have tracked out the whole affair
from first to Inst," continued the
other. "You had bettor listen, aul
deny any of my statements if you can.
You intended (taking advantage, ?.f
your intimacy at B , anil of tho
Duke's comparative antiquarian ignorance)
to steal tho Vespasian signet
from his collection and substitute a
forged ono in its place. You employed
Janshikoll to make you tho necessary
imitation* Ho gained au inkling of your
plau, an l thinking the idea a goo t one
made a second iinitatiou for his own
use, and paying a visit to 15 just
ono day before you forestalled you in
filchiug the real signet. You went
down and duly effected your theft, but
when you came to examine your spoil
you found it only a sham that
you had got. Knowing that Janshikotf
had been there tho day before
(for the Duke showed you some gems
which Junshikoff had brought down
for his inspection), you easily guessed
what had happened, and being determined
to get tho real signet from that
astute dealer?a thing which your
own skill could never have aoeoav
plished?you enlisted my services.
Now, if you had told mo the truth,
T 111. 1 t. .a r ?
l woiuu nave uono my nest ior yuii,
even as matters stoo l. But a< you
have seen tit to try and impose on
me, and to gain my help by false pretenses,
you must accept the consequences.
The riug has been restored
to the Duke of X , and is now back
in its place at B
"It's a lie?tho whole thing's a lie,"
persisted Kir Jacob, lint, his 1<> ?ks
declared the guilt which his words denied
in vain.
"I have forced a full confession
fromdanshikoll," Mr. llydonsekosaid ;
"in the face of which, and of other
convincing evidence, your denial or
admission is perfectly immaterial.
Now, Sir Jacob, you had better pay
me my thousand pounds aud let tho
affair bo closed?"
"What?" the Baronet almost
shrieked, pay you a thousand pounds
for?for?playing mo false and mnk
ing a fool of inc."
"Those aro my terms" ^rHydeusekc,
quietly ; "you may accept
them, or you may decline them au.l
accept?tho consequences."
"It is scandalous," protested Sir
Jacob, furiously. "I'll not submit to
bo blackmailed in this infernal manner.
"
"Look here, Sir Jacob,'' said the
detective, with his sternest and most
determined air, "you have tried to
fool me, and you must pay for it.
Whether in money or exposure, decide
yourself."
The ilaronet raved, swore, protested,
pleaded, was abject, insolent,
pathetic, hectoring, but to no pur.w.un
Af v II v.,1..,.u..Li. vi. n, ..in. ..I in..
movod by all thoso demonstrations,
and they ended (.?s our wily fri? u 1
foresaw they wonlil) in Sir Jacob drawing
tlio requ ired cheek.
When tin; latter ha l t ikon his departure
ill a perfect storm <>i i 11 potent
oaths ami curses--Mr. IlydenKeke
sat down ut liis writing table, an I,
with a very eoinTort iblo smile, worke I
out a short addition sum upon his
blotting pad.
From t ho Duko of X ....... '.'I.OOO
" Jan <lu!vofT. I,(in I
11 Sir J. Truoiovo I.il.io
i)i?i
"And all earned in throe days,"
chuckle I Mr. Ilydonseke. "It Sir
Jacob hal l>eeu siptare with me 1
should have h i I to be square with
hi in. nut Fin glad ho wasn't 1" ?
.London Truth.
Aew 111 me vtuy or l.iilerlaiiinimnl.
A Western resort hotel tins introduced
Hoinetiiin_c new in the way <>i
entertainment lor the quests. A
channel runs hark of the hotel, mul, us
it is known to nboun I in cir|? un lealtisli,
some genius of the institution hit
ll|)Oll the plllll of H'.'ttill-J I lie quests t ?
fishing, that they might while away
the lagging hours of tin tilleriioi,:is.
tSoinetiiues the e itch is large, ninl sine >
the new pastime was inaugurated some
two hundred pounds of lish I uve heeii
landed on the hunk by the pisentoriiil
prowess of the quests of the hotel,
iienerully there are several small boys
about, who are rewarded bv beiu
given the eateh, an I sometimes the
man who lands a nice bite wauls a
nice lute himself an I has the eiief of
the institution to put it on the pan for
liiiu.---Chicago Ilerald.
(
HISTORY OR BALLOONING.-1
I
THE ART OF AERONAUTICS TOLD
FROM ITS FANCT.
The Latest Inventions In Europo Are
Steered Against the Wind ? Balloons
In Warfare. <
IT is only 111 years sinoo tho Montgolfier
brothers sailed in tho air
a balloon filled with heated air,
d a crude nffair at best; now the
latest developments and investigations
of Langley, Maxim and Holland are
becoming well known to tho public.
But it is only within a few yoars that
any real progress has been made. On
tho 5th of June, 1783, Joseph Montgolfier,
at Annonar, France, assisted
by his brother Stephen, sent up a
balloon made of varnished paper.
They nro credited with being "tho
first that ever burst into that unknown
sea."
Tho first ascension with passongers
was undertaken by tho Marquis d'Arlandc,
and Pilato do Kozior, coming
ilown in tirmitv.tlvn mimifnH at. a ills
tauco of tivo miles from tho starting
point. Dr. John Jefleries, ft graduate
of Harvard, made, in 1785, tho first
passage by balloon from England to
France, with tho aeronaut Blaneliard,
paying him otot $8500 for tho cost of
tho trip. Tho trip occupied two hours
only. A monument was erected at
tho point of debarkation, and Mr.
Jeffries was mnch feted by the municipal
council of tho city of Guinea, in
France, and its Oompte?having descended
in the forests of Guinea. Improvements
were made soon after in
tho safety valve, hanging tho car in a
net, tho method of using ballast, etc.
Gay-Lnssae and Uiot reached an elevation
of 7000 meters, or 21,000 feet.
No further progress was mndo in tho
construction of balloons and tho scientific
development of aerial navigation
for uearly a century.
The employment of balloons in warfare
was found to bo practicable during
the siege of I'aris, in 1870, when
Nadar and others established the balloon
postal service. Gainbetta himself
did not hesitate to ese.-.pu from
Faris in this manner. In Tonquiti, iu
tho late French war, balloons were employed.
Tho balloon roso to a height
of 150 meters, or during battles to 250
meters, and from that height it was
possiblo to inform tho commanding
ofiieer as to tho point where tho projectiles
fell, tho strength of the enemy,
etc., by raising tho voice, or by dropping
writtcucmnmumentions weighted
with stones. It was also through this
means that the Chinese were prevented
from retiring from Ilac-Ninh, and that
place was taken wcthout liriug firing a
shot.
Tho use of tho balloon in tho recent
great military maneuvers in Franco
lias liorfoeted tho science crnatlv. as
shown by M. Dobureuux, an officer of
engineers, in his report. In concluding
his report ho claims that if Napoleon
at Waterloo and Haznino at
Saint Privat had had a balloon service
at their disposal, a dillerent result
might have been expected from both
battles, and thereby the course of history
would have been changed. M.
Debureaux thinks thut at u distanco of
three miles tho balloon would bo beyond
the reach of artillery, and would
command the ground for a distance of
more than six miles; and even at night,
the country is sufficiently illuminated
to be compared with a map. It is difficult,
however, to distinguish tho
movements of troops in a wooded country,
and there are other drawbacks. ]
If tho proposed balloon ventures 1
succeed a new era will have been in- '
augurated in aerostatics. Tho grentest '
of theso is tho navigablo balloon, |
based on the theory of Lieutenant 1
Clement do St. Marcq. It consists in
sending an electric current to a motor (
placed in a casement, which is stis- '
pended by a balloon, thus operating a ^
propeller situated in the anterior part (
of the casement, the current to he-ton- ^
veyed to tho motor by mcuns of a pli- '
able cnblo towed by the balloon, aud '
slidimr aloncr an elevated aeriel wav 1
by means of a trolley. The balloon
is an elongated or cigar-shaped '
form. The central part of the
easement is tlio governing station,
where the motorman has access to all
tlio actuating levers. The anterior
part is reserved for passengers, fitted
up like a saloon steamer, and will accommodate
twenty-five to thirty people
; the posterior part is reserved for
machinery. Hero is locatod a motor
of 14o horse power. The speed of tlio
balloon is estimated at twenty-five
miles an hour. Tlio electric current
is generated by two dynamos of '200
horse power each. Tlio track is to bo
laid from the houso in the city to tho
fair grounds, a distance of about a
mile.
The other venture in aerostatics ?
lo chateau aeriuii?consists, as its
name suggests, in having a castlo suspended
in nud-air by means of a
balloon. The gigantic enterprise is
not expected to be in operation until
late in the summer. The basket or
"chateau" will hold lOi) persons at a
height of loll!) feet; connection between
the chateau and the ground is
to bo established by means of fast
elevators between heavy cables. Tho
onllooii, the chateau ami the elevators
aro t?> l>o equipped with parachutes,
iu case of accident. The moorings of
this aerial monster will consist of
forty steel cables, so arrange! that tho
airahip can l?o drawn to the ground in
a very few moments.
Among tho numerous inventions in
the Hold may ho hriclly mentioned
the aerial balloon of M. Champaguon.
Tho propellers of this aro not screws
or ]inddlo wheels, hut eight oblong
wings, similar to tlioso of a dragon
11 v : and thev are claimed to do
velop u propelling foreo of twice tlio
strength of screw or paddlo wheels.
I aerial velocipede seeks to
bring tlie unaided muscular j?o\ver of
luaii into service for tho working of
the screw flight. Tho ideal of Hying
machines it of course olio that will ennldo
man to simply imitate tho (light
of lords, hut it ia greatly feared that
this maehiiie will fare no bettor than
its predeei s ors. I silent lull's apparatus
has bat-like wings, in which the
Hying person hangs without tho orMst.'iiiei
of any mechanism, using Himl.i
V 11 i M (I'A'tt nuiCiiial.iti ff \a O
I--. ? I"'""""
menus of gn dually anil gracefully ocseemling
from heights ami tlio iuvonlor
Jnis traveled through tlio nil* ft distanco
of nearly 1:ir> feet, tho curved
wings demonstrating ft very respectable
carrying power, J
In Franco balloons havo boon made
within the year tbat can bo stoered
against tho wind whon blowing at
twenty miles nn hour; whilo in Germany
a balloon hns been produood
which can bo atcorod, which is usod
in warfare solely, lionoe the manner of
its construction is not mado known.
Our own country is far behind in this
respect, but in tho making of flying
machines is taking tho load, ns witness
the efforts of Prof. Langley,
Hiram Maxim and John P. Holland.
?Now York Advortisor.
WISE WORDS.
To toll tho truth is to teach it.
Kindness is not always lenient.
No rabblo is eror oonsorvativo.
Boarding house life is oanned homo.
It is oasier to marry than it is to lova.
A groat many wise words are un
BpOKOU.
Tears that como cosy, go oosy.
Ditto, love.
Muu's good opinion of liimsolf is a
great stimulant.
Walking is slow traveling nntil you
overtake a snail.
The present is mado up of tho fragments
of tho pnst.
Don't nurse a good intent; give it
immediate oxerciso.
Man's yesterdays should bo his
proudest monument.
Ignorance is somotimos so donee that
you cannot even stir it up.
It is the man who is "on tho fence,"
who is pierced by the palings.
It takes a philosopher to find any
kiuducss iu effective criticism.
Man's mind to him a kingdom is,
while woman's heart is that to her.
No matter how popular one may bo
ho cannot livo on thanky work alono.
Don't refuse to do good in fractions,
when you can't work in whole numbers.
Tho ambi tious young graduato now
goes forth to huut up some tides to
stem.
A woman has a right to cbr.ugo uc-r
mind often, because she can't cliango
her heart.
After man makes a prediction he
forgets all about it until it happens to
como true.
A patch on tho seat of a poor man's
trousers may bo lionester than tho
crown on a king's head.
Young man, remember that a diamond
stud caunot light up tho dim
corridor of thocouuty jail.
The material for making other poople
happy doesn't cost as much as tho
material for making soft soap.
Woman may not got her rights, but
she will continue to take tho first car
seat in w hich overcoat and bag have
been left.
Do not settle in a community devoid
of public spirit, where there is no attempt
at adornment of the homos or
improvement of tho highways.
A man ought to remember that his
children must and will mix with tho
society which snrrouuds them and
they cannot help being influenced by it.
Some husbands seem to imagine that
their wives are built expressly to sniff
the approaching norther from afar
and run around after them with their
ilannels.
A Pictorial History on Canvas.
Tho "Bay en x Tapestry," called
Bayeux from tho place where it is
preserved, is a pictorial history on
canvas, more minute in some particulars
than written history, of tho invasion
and conquest of England by
tho Normans in 18(?<?. Tradition says
it is tho work of Matilda, wife of
William the Conqueror, and the ladies
:>f her oourt, and that it was presented
i?y the Queen to tho Cathedral of
Bayeux as a token of her appreciation
af the services rendered to her husmuul
by its bishop, Odo, nt tho battlo
cf Hastings. The tapestry iH a web of
-unvns or jincn cioin xii icoi long by
twenty inches wide. There arc 011 it
1512 figures, only threo of which urn
those of women.?Chicago Herald.
The Telegraph in China.
A Chinese engineer, educated in New
Haven, Conn., has nearly completed a
telegraph line, 3000 miles long, across
the Gobi desert, from Pekin to Kashgar,
Chinese Turkestan. It has been
three years under construction, and
poles in places were hauled 000 miles.
French lines connect it with the Kui
man system.?Literary Digest.
9100 Reward. 8100.
The readers of this paper will ho pleased' to
Irani I hat t here is at least one dreaded cl isc/iso
iliat science has been ftldo to euro in all its
-t aires, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh
Pur? is the only positive cure now known to
the imdieal fraternity. Catarrh helm; aeonstitutioiial
disease, requires a coustitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Curo is taken in?.
....... II.- ........ I l.n 1.1 I I
m iiih.j , niik uirvviij u|?.n ii"' ?"'?
mucous surfaces of too nyslcm, thereby destroying
tho foundation of the disease, and
giving t lio patient at rength by building up tho
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith in
its curat ive |M>wers that thoy offer Ono Hundred
Dollars for any case that, it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F. J. t'hknf.y A Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, ?5c.
Assassinations and crimes of all sorts are
of alarming, frequency in Chile.
I'u re ami Wholesome Quality
Commends to public npprovnl tho California
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Kigs. It U
pleasant to tho taste anil by acting gently on
the kidney, liver and Imwels tocleanse the system
effectually, it promo'-.-- tho health and
comfort of nil who use it, and with million* it
is the best and only remedy.
In 177r> hailstonea Haid to weipl
twenty ouncoB foil nt Muroia, 11
Sl'lHIl.
Weak and Weary
Overcome by the hent or extraordinary exertion,
|lie physical syntom, like a machine,
needs to bo renovated and repaired. The
Idood needs tohupuridol and invigorate!
1?[oodvs ??? ??.
1 parilla
and the nerves and ^ ^ |t _ ?
mnseles St relict honed 0 11 r
I ?y Hood s Sarsaparil- t
la. whieh creates an f.s-r
appetite, removes tlint tired feeling and
gives sweet, sound, refreshing sleep.
Mood's Pills cure all liver ills. ".'nr.
/ 1I"T OUT A VP KKKP nook keeping. Iaw. Pen
' liinnslilp, s|i i ilnml. *r., I>v innll or nt
Mi VI I.UN's lit sIM Ssi iil.l.HiK. Knoxvllle. Telill
wii??
M w ^ TIIER]
U-i I I ^ keepers
gj I * BAKIN
ft JIL great qualities
^ making a trial of i
The ROYAL I>/
ft takes the place of
tartar, is more coi
ft nomical, and make
m pudding and dump]
^ more delicious and
ft Those who take
finest food say that
^ sable therefor.
58
ROYAL DAKINQ POWDER C<
The Oldest Mathematical (took.
The oldest mathematical book in tho
world, which dates some 101) years
back, and was written in Egypt, contains
a rule for squaring the circle,
says tho Engineers' Gazette. The rule
given is to shorten tho diameter by a
ninth, and on the line so obtained to
construct a squaro; and this, though
far from being exact, is near enough
for most practical purposes. Since
then the amateur squarer of the circlo
has been a thorn in the side of the
professional mathematician. Learned
societies at last, in pure self-defense,
made a rule that all solut ous of the
problem sent to them should, without
examination, bo consigned to the
flames, in the last century a Frenchman
named Matin* 1 us was so sure he
had succeeded in squaring tho circle
that ho ottered a reward of $1000 to
any one who proved his solution erroneous.
It was shown to be erroneous
if not to his own satisfaction, at
least to that of the court's, and ho
had to pay the money. Mathematicians
have long been convinced that
the solution was impossible; but it is
only a few years since they were able
to demonstruto tins. A iicrmun j>r?*fessor
named Iauidninnn published in
1882 a demonstration, which was accepted
by the scientific world as satisfactory
, so that would-be squarers of
the circle may now rest from their
labors, seeing that it has been mathematically
proved that the Ihiug ouunot
be done.
bicyclists in llic German Ann jr.
The sum of 825,000 is included in
the German Army estimates for the
present your for the supply of bicycles
to tho infantry. Two bicycles are assigned
to each battalion. An instruction
lias been issued dealing with the
bioyelo service. bicycles are to bo
used for communications between
columns on tho march and for communications
between advanced guards.
When troops arc in quarters bicyclists
nre to fnllil the functions of orderlies,
especially where mounted orderlies
nre wanting. They will also relieve
the cavalry from relay and intelligence
duties, in great fortresses tho
whole of the duties now devolving upon
cavalry as message bearers will be
transferred to bicyclists.---Chicago
i norma.
PIERCE * CURE
OR IWONF.V 19 RF.FI'NDLD.
Disease follows a run-down system with
tho liver inactive anil the blood disordered,
l'implus, Boils, Sores, Carbuncles, Ulcers,
and like manifestations of impuro blood,
should be driven out of the system with
Dr. Pierce's Uoldon Medical Discovery.
Mrs. Kuhn, of C18 R.
JR. //" 16tU Street, Arte York
miiiiliik < Citi/, writes as follows:
r jVA'irtiijtJ jftn__dt'" P'ea608 me to
wwjastiAattJ*_ slate that 1 had a run^^
Ml nintf soro upon 1117
Jw *nl neck, and had it opcrCI
-w* - w7t atod upon three times,
\ J I/ and still it was not
V 4.,/ J cured. I was also run
\ ' k down very much.
t 10 Tlii.nl wiKt a decided
\ i oluiiiKU nfU'r iiBiiiB' I?r.
Pierce's tl olden Mctlical
Discovery/ 1 took a
i, I few bottles nod wan
soon cured. I.ntcr oiy
? husband lind n lump
Mas. Kuhn. behind his car; he tried
your medicine, and one bottle cured him. I
shall always recommend your medicines.
b8kEEL338Z!>JBI
|t| Conaomptlvea and people TO
US who have weak lunRSor Asth- HJ
ma, should uso i'iio'r Cure for Kj
K Consumption. It has cored hp!
K tbouaandi. It has not Injur- Hi
RE cd one. It Is not bail to take. Bl
gg It Is the best cough tijrrcp. M
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A Analysis of everything pertaining tot
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\ New I-et it ion. He vise I an I Enlarged w
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1 arc any house- Eg
not using ROYAL
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s warrant them in Sjj:
viv TNrr; pnwnr.? iKs
soda and cream of fjj
ivcnicnt, more ceo- Ti
s the biscuit, cake, f
ing lighter, sweeter, !iSi
wholesome.
jii ldo in 111c\l\.iiithe m
it is quite indispen- pSj
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No one kind of food is perfect.
Even when horses have an abundance
of timothy hay they will also accept
straw and eornstrlks as a change of
diet, as well as keep in better condition
from being allowed a greater
variety.
The largest walnut treo ever known
in this country was felled in Leavenworth
County, Kan., ami taken to thft1
World's Fair, it was seventy-live feet'
high, and two carloads of lumber were'
taken lrom its limbs alone.
Ilerlin claims the record for quickness
in turning out a lire brigade. Al
a local test a company was in readiness
in twenly-tw;: atCouus alter the
alarm was sounded.
A 1l< autifiil Sliin
is one of the chief requisites of an attractive
appearance. Hough, dry,
t-enly patches, little blis'cry eruptions,
red and unsightly ringworms?these
would spoil the beauty of a veritable
Venus. They are completely and
quickly cured by Tctterine. 5b cents
i box at drug stores or postpaid by
J. T. Shnptriue, {Savannah, Ga.
Orf.at damage was <lono In Nebraskn and
Iowa by wind and hail.
Tin- lli'xl )l is. \V a in oil.
"Yes, we want iIn* sirongcsi and best iiu :i
among I In- readers of your paper lo rcprosen.
is in t heir respective ineulii ics, cit her devoting
all or anv pari of llicir linn- lo our business.
U. i, anil women who stand well are olTcred
except ionaI opport unil ies for profitable work."
Thai is what II. ! '. .lohnson <V iRichmond,
Ya., say in reference to ilieir ad\"itiscniont.
i A METF.on, falling in Weston, Mass., lighted
tho town brilliantly.
Karl's < 'lover Root, the great blood purifier,
gives freshness and clearness to the complexion
and cures coustipnt ion. Si cts., .V) ets., $L
, Tns supply of hogs falls bolow that of d
year ago.
IfMtllcted with sore eyes live Dr. Isaac Thomj*.
son's Eye water.Druggists sel I at 25e per bottta
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