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An A tod Bicyclist. WiUiam Adkinson, aged eighty-one ;years, suprised the conrt-duv crowd by riding a bicycle down and then up Main street Monday, while that thor* | ottghfare was crowded with vehicles. |He says that he felt like a bird on tho i wing, and was so pleased by tho sou- , 'aation produced that he will at once i order a wheel. Il" he does he can go i into training and win that 8100 dia- , mond that will be oft'ered next spring ' iin the "Old Man's Race."?Harrods- J burg (Kv.) Democrat. * .?. In Olilrr. Time* People overlooked tlic importance of permanently beneficial effects and were satisfied Willi transient action, tiut now that it is generally known that Syrupot Figs will permanently cure habitual constipation, well-informed j jieoplc will not buy other laxatives. which act I tor a tiuie, but (inaMy injure the systen* FITS stopped free by IlM. lii.ivr.'s ftl<KAT Xritvi ItusToHElt. No tits after first day's u?e. Mitrvelous euros. Treatise and rial bot11.. t...... i *" i * .... ...... i/.. rv iin-, iMi nri'ii >?.. I'liiia.. i"a. . j 1'iMi'n Cure curisl ::? of a Throat and j I.uiik trouble of 114: * ! vo?ir.<" standing. K j t'ADV. Huntington. v. 12. tw?i. It In .tlon- Thnn Wanilri-f ill how patiently p-oplo mi tier with eorn*. Cet , comtort by reuiovins thcmwith iliudurcorus. ll nlllicliil ?il!i sdic 1 ycv uk I)I'. Imuii TIkhmii j mih'p Kvc water. DnifcoistsMdlat ~'oe per In-Ill'.' Gastric Dyspepsia \ trouI e d mo for over a year. I ftrew j K^5T,- 1 worse mid con hi -n /0l hnrillv perform m> i aS&M household ?!liti? ^ y J ' ',at* sevore avail. I reported to lilla, nnd having taken six bottles I am Iron -j* t from all distress 111 mv stoma"! 1 and an. in. I V. louger iroublod witli ilyspopsia." Mub Mai;- i / oauet Fknnki; Indian Falls. N Y Hood's SarsapariSIa 5s the Only True eicod Purifier rroniii;. uii\ .11 ilu- pul<ii.- eye. Si <; iuri5. Seed's Fills:v:: C \\ orW'fi I n r 1 AWAkU. { f jf MPERIAU f ORANUM I: 1 Always WINS HOSTS off f FRIENDS wherever its| fSapcrior Merits become f ? known. it is the Safest^ |F0?? for Convalescents! j i C 5olJ by riHltiOIST.^ F.VFkVWHIIkLI } j C ."olin Cark ?\ r<<.n?". SV'? V??rl'. ; VUtl'ir' ??,??.-? ?. ??-?*** ? Successful ! ! 1 growers of fruits, berries, 1 1 1 I 1 C v # auu an mruis 01 vegeta DIGS, know that the largest yields and l>est (jtiahtv are produced l>v i the ii!>? ral use of fcrtilkciv: J containing !e:ut. io'\, of djpt: A c 1 hi a! 1 11 is n. \\ iihout the hhorai use d' Tolas1! on s.iia!'.' soil-. ii i i :n possible to grow fruit . horrie a:td vegetal ies ej a '.ja;ii;t\* lit: 1 v. :!i command the l.?< l prices. I '>!. ; .- ?.! f. >. I .. . Mr .1, . > r ' m j .11 J* s; < . J.ii ?* ? . ' r - t ?? ..r ? J . \? ,j I idg ).? ? ? mm-. ,# . i ltor * 1:1 ! .1 1; . .?n : t art- it .nl\ .it I; : .1 f, rr.ii!*. . _% a: * ?.. !.? *. r , thv GLKM IN K i I 'A ??!;K?s. I N. ... . . N? w \ . j JOHNSON S <1111,1, AMI M \ I K TONI( Ct'i'lH you .N (' ill" a lioll'r ?{ ji yoiu i n? |? f.< t a ? !!/ e erot uiiin h .| I WiV.il.ct .leu. Hi l-l < hiiJs \ i.?l ever H I 2n?I. hi'u i. ? I Tv 1 ri ii* I*?\ 1 it HI 4mi. 111 n r iff ? l-t m r. H I Ml. h i Km- l rvcr ",c fill mfy itf. N'U nlff'lt ~ w Ht! . ?.14 i. r . M?>fi??y buck it (.?i? l.oti.i ta; * Aili vonr <!?* ''reibnti It- A. It. liiitAid-KAt . Savnnnkl), (?/i , Pu.prtctor OSBORNE'S 0$iM/?/<\}d(3?{p//ir/e j AM' 1/ ScliooJ of Siliorflinrict ^ I 1 I * *-'l. * - 1??ft i l?i.?nif^ from <l.iv of I li.i ! < p.iinrv *t?rr-nov .111 t ' ' ...el* f??r v iiln m i :i< *; # ?:,I"i?ip' ' !! ???. K I; im J i?? Au?u'.?.\. ?*;j ' ; " f9jB#.ysasL.T;^ t ;::r ? ?' ? ' V .'?. .iV.r.'Vi*: r' ': ' WZWtfW* # W > t w J, ,4 . . i %'t'ir |j cut*. in v.oRf;\\ v < i.t % i ! ! :'; M fgl 1 "DAYID aip ABSALOM."| 1>K. TALMAr.K'S SUN DAY SERMON. 1 . I The OI?l Man Concerned About the Safety of Ills Son. Tent: "Is the youns; man Absalom safe?" ?11 Samuel xviii..29. The heart of T);wM. the father, was J wrapped up in his boy Absuiom. Rf wit' a spieudid bov, judged by the rules of worldly I criticism. From the crown of his hendto I the stole of his foot there was not a -single blemish. The Bible says that ho had such a luxuriant shock of hair that when orj'-e a year >t was shorn, what was ctii off welched over inrw* pounus. jstit notwithstanding a>i ] his brilliancy of ar>|>" ?i!"o ho wa- a nad j boy. and broke his father's heart. He was j plotting to get the throne of Israel. He hud marshaled an a?*nivto overthrow his hither'* government. The day of buttle had come. The conflict was begun. David, tit" fa'her. sat b-tween the gates o. the nalnce waiting ! for the tidings of the conflict. Oh, how I rapidly his heart beat with emotion. The ttVO ltre.it <( nest ions X.' re to be ed?the safety of his boy and the continuance <.f the throne of Israel. After n wiiile.u servant, standing on tli" top of the In n.-", looks off and sees sotno one running. He 1> j coining with great speed, and the mil'! mi th? top of the house aunon.n .- th? coming j of the incsseriger. and the tat he- win dies an ! waits, and as soon as tiie mc-v-engor j front the Held of battle comes within oailiag | distance tbe father eries out. Is it a que-- . tion in regard to the establishment or hi- j throne; Dues he say "Have th"ar:ni?s of j Israel been victorious.' Am 1 to continue in my imperial authority? Have I overthrown I my enemies?' oh. no! There is one ijue-- j tion tiiat springs from hi- heart to tie- op, | and springs from the lip into the ear <>." Inliesiv< ateii and bedusteil messenger flying 'rom the bnttlefleld?the unction. "Is tiie young man Absalom safe';' WIcmi was told to David, the king. taaf. though hi* armies had been victorious. his s<m had ?>"-n ! sin in. the fnf tic- turuo I Ids l?a-K n-?.:? tie* congratulation.- > the nation and went up | the stairs < ! his pa!i:-e. his le art i?reaking a- j be went, wringing hi- cards sometimes and j t lien again pr --ing t'.pen against his temple- j as fhi ugh lie would pre-.*- litem in. crying "O Absaloiii' my s"'i! my son! Would t'? I nod I had died for thee. <> Ah-mlon;! :::y j son 1 mv son"' [ My friends, the ? -*? which David, tb*? ; king, asked in regard t" hi- son m tec j tion that resounds to-lay in the hearts of j hundreds of parents. Yea. there urea gr i multitude of voting men who know that the i ,|Uestion of the tcxi is appropriate when ! asked in regard to them. They know the ! temptations hv which tion apt surrounded. I ?n ...?... i i t. ? I i in * ?-o .iniei.i ?viiu Mnn*'it III?- wiin 'I- j fjonrt resolutions as Ihey hnvo who navel fallen in the path. mid they are rendv t "> I hear t:t?' ask the ((nest ion <if mv text. "is the | vounc niun Ah.saloin it:feV'' The 'a. t ?s 11.rtt this life i- full oi peril. He who ttndvrir.itfs | it without the ^rr.ee of God and a pr "per i:ndorstandinjj of -th** eonflie. into which he is j fjohie must certainly tie defeat**:!. :st i i->!: j '"IT ii| it soejcty to-dnv. LonS; s'.iij wre.'k of men f. wh im "a.- thin.*.*- ' promised and who -tnr:?-i !:! whin vi ry ad- j vantage. Look ? tin-'* ui.o have dropped ' trer.: h;_*h social -item ! fi-nii irr -a*. j tti.-.e. itisirr:t'*eii loftiest*. I'isv'ra'*".! for <*; *:- | nit v. All win -acrih *.* tt?*-.r inte*?;aty com ' ' to i vrrthrow Take a disht dol end j . hurv it hi tin* e'er. v of in" ?*,iri an' k ci j llil tile reek- of trie ll)01IUo.:il Oti to OI i".;| thee e. ver tiie.-e r "i*ks With ail t rie diamond.- i of fto'cor.da, ain! ail the silver o: Neva la. ! ' ate all tin* k'oid <.f California ai l A ;sf<*.a5ia. j ami put on tli * t?.t ? the-en's haakitu* and no in-; ? i iti-tit lit ean . and I in-v mi. : k**ep down 'hat niiedi-'e-ii -f ' . That one |i>- | ' hole*, dollar in the e nte. of tunea-tli will j : ke^'iii t'i heave an I ;*i i ant iipticii n.- if 'in- j i t ii ;: i- >111to tlie rest,e./ti.>a o.' it.i'niia!i !i [ < '"As tl:** partridge sltteth ou /a'' ..a I hat in . It tieni; aot. .- ? thtf a" tt 'I .. ?- j and tu t ly rik'a' shall leave them 111 t * ! n.jo-' ' f !us lav.-, ant! a" his end siinii S>*' a fool. ' | Nov.. want are tj.-- .-aiepnaros iv.iiir [ I men'* The lir.-: -ai**ipiar I ol which ! wan; I I to -peak is a love o! home. There are those | who hav no iif**a of tin* po a?int>- that e in- | i ! :.!a runno inn: wor.i "Home IVr- > lei) - your onriy a .ode was ^ln 1'nvr,, with I I vin ?>r i ivri.v. Harsh w-T.is ami pet .i nure I and - ??v-?u?"_c ma.- nave y.*d a;l tin- | t siiiii'tiiv <?i that split L'-ve. Kiio1iir-> an,.' i M'lf Hn r;l?:?iIt their nilur* : | i so mi. 11v alindii Wi rt' ftriitij;er? in yor.r I I fat iter's :i< u-? <mmI pity ..u. y. nut; Mint! , t vi.u ii'vi" iiit'l a in mil- lU.i a mult ..ude in [ ( tins atidii li'-c I'tin !n k hark I i a spot thai t they i-an ti? vet :'orpot I*. hav" lie.-:: a I \ lowly roc i. tin: yon earned tiniiK of it now J i Witllollt li iltisii of emotion. Yi ll have -ee\ ' j nullum; on earl it tri .t so stir-ed yum svui. ! \ struiutei passing ;iloop tha place tni'-jtil ! Lei? tic tliint; roDiarUiJile aboi.'t ii. out, on'it .\v I r much it means to von Kie?--o on eii!u"o j n Willi iiia v not mean so tniiep to y m a.- ile^e . a roujrh tiewn rafters. f'.u i?* iiint bowers ami t , roe s i a fnstiioiiiiole w uteri in; e!a eoiin- , i try ?"at do ii??t tdcitii so much to y.m is that ' '. Uroi k iti.it r.m tit front of tin* plnif fnrn 1 (. lion?e and 'initial.* nmler i .1 ? Wespitn: \viS? It low*. Tlie t arred gut--way swum* open | ? |i irter .11 full dress do?-> not mean as m.i . ., y .11 astiia! swim: itate. y.nir s:dor 01 one | 1 i'ie oi li ami y...i 011 itie o;i|iT, sue ; n ? i"ii years at?-- i 11?.? ymvy . tli:ti * i,uv : 11:14 | : itn-K to.Miit to-day, us \.?n swept oi-.-: ward 1 i' tad iorward 0:1 ti:e jtav. unci p.; t o- ? j if y.ait eiiildlo'iid Ji ;t tii, re aretie-- he.- r A'lio iiave then second dwe'lr::. ; !;i . ! is : 1 four adopted home Tti.it - .11- > ?.*i -red i :i reve;. Tiier - you i'st.a'..;sii? 1 e ei-d | v ilinily ilitill. 'I ill-re Voll! eti.id.-i 11 v.'i-re e Kirn. ! 1 thai r?e>?i- dripped tie- w.111: of !. : :i teali 'tll^e.. t'li'ier thu' r.i wlovi ytnir t IVi.rk is done. VOW expert 111 ll" iS'.WII at; t lie There ,s only ore- wor.l ir ail tin* Ian- j a iiiyr that rati eotivey yotir iclou of that v ala.-e. and t.iat word is "home." j | Now. lei toe say tti.ai I te-ver Knew 1: man 1 ,v!io was luithfu) to iiis early and :o. iptcd s tome who ws?s jflveil oyer at Hie same tit:, " t 0 any ;rrn>- tortn id wickedness. II yon | '.ud more en,oyuieu: in tin* Huh room, in lie literary so -ietv. in tiirt salon, tuar | o .01: do in liieso nnpreien liiii: honi" pleas- ;r ire', von are 011 til to ruin Thoti^it 1 ii on; tuny in- rut off from your eari> itsso- ( tales, and llnor/lt you may lie separated y rom iill your Kindred, you tut .'nan. ts there 1 nd a room somewhere tlint von can eall ooir own? Thouirh it he tlie fourth story e d 1 thinl-eliies bo.urdim; house, into that s ooto Kiitlier books, pietures and a h:irt>. a iiitiy your uud tier's portrait ovet tlie r uantel. Kid unholy tiiirtb -tu.'id iia/s: from luit thresiudd. <'onse T;ite -mine in ' hat room with, the km I j rnv-r. lly tie | '! armory of othc* day;. a father's e a 1 t nolle" love and a -later'.- eolllid '.1 .10 1 home. 1 s An '.he: -iifi ei.ar 1 . o I lie* .' mit 1 >:i .* Industrious habits. Tliei a pr-'at I ; 1.am p" . tryiitt; u 1.. . .i.;;. ! I lire I (fit li - v. rid With : l"i. t- i of I \ iii - ..sir . ! It!* . - ..! | . ,-"J ' I i; ; . . .i:-. . . _" (>.? v i'.ii , n..i: i !.. 1??: !.i 11 - ir ili\; n !- .vi-1 i . if. \:i -r ;r.viiil?' : . j i. . : t" I:i.ji! VI 1;- ?*lirsI 5i |? si-;. ! > " : li't h it i:..:.I It* ;i v - i .;i:i! ii! '' i.i - A ' ?W. ?!! !? lilt-; * -1 : : or him t<> i" m .'! t1. ' .lit ' ' '!< :. *?! ' i" ii . i . . !. .S ' i: ; in ;i w .i v. ,i: \ fi*Si ir. . i, . In.'-. (Ilia rill . fcnf.l vVt. 1 I i" . i: . - i." ffllu'V t ii nWyi'lll] I ; nil! libl IKti'l . I : .? .. . I' ' ! ' ! ' - * ''. . I l . -. . . I! 1 . I| ' ' ' .. I . .til : . a shame. I should nol wonr??r if that man died n dishonorable death and were tumbled into a dishonorable crave and then went into the gnashing cr teeth. The way of the ungodly shall nerisb. O young man. you must have industry of h???i or bund or foot, or perish. Do not have the idea that you can get along in the world by genius. The curse of this ooijntry to-day is geniuses?mut. with largo se'f . conceit and nothing else. The man who proooses to make his living bv his wits probably has not any. I should rathe- be an ox, plain and clodding aud useful, than to be an eagle, high flving auil good for nothing but to pick out the eves of carcasses. Even in the Gar !en of E len it was not safe for Adam to l?e Idle, so God made him a horticulturist, and if tho married pair had kept busy dressing the vines they would not have been sauntering under the trees, hnnkeringafter fruit that ruined them and their posterity! Proof positive of the fact that when people do not attend to their nusiness thev get into mischief. "'Go to the nut. thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise, which. having 111 overseer or guide. provideth herfnod tn the mimiiT and gatbereth her meat in the harvest." Satan is u roaring lion, and you oa? nevor destroy him by gun or pistol or sward. Th" woanons with whieh you arc to heat him ha**k ar? pen and tvpe and hammer and ad/, and saw and pickax and yardstick and the weapon of honest toil. Work. work, or die. Another safeguard that I wan' to p"?s?nt 10 young men is a nigh ideal of life. Sometimes soldiers going into battle shoo* into the ground instead of into the hearts of their enemies. Thev are ant to take niro to > low. and it is very often that the canta i.. going into conflict with his rneti. will < ry out. "Now. men. aim high!" The fact is that in life a great many men tak * no aim ;tt all. The artist plans out hi< entire thought before he nuts it unott canvas, before he rhk " up th? crayon or the ed'sel. Ati architectthinks out the entire building before the workmen begin. Althotigh everv hing nitty seem to be unorganized, that architect has in t:is mind ev try Corinthian column, every Gothic arch, every Ilyzantin.e capital. A pre", thinks ouf the entire plot of hi- po?m h??fore he begins to chime the canto- of tinkling rhythms. An I vet there nn1 a great manv men who start the important structure of life without knowing whether it is going to be a rude Tartar's Inn a St. Mark's cathedral. and bcgii { > write out the intricate poem of thei: life without knowing wh"ther it is to lie a II inter'j fldvssev" or a rhymester's botch. Out of 1000. {'!)!> have no life plot. Hooted and sptirre ! and caparisoned. :h?y hasten abuig. and 1 ran out and say "Hello, man! Wiiithnraway?" ' Nowhere'" r'nev sliv Oil vnillie nein tr.ak'o pvcry day's duty a flilinc; up of the itrent life plot. Ainw. that tnero should ho 0:1 this sea of life so many shifts that seem hound for no nor!! They art* swept every whither hy wind and wave, up by the mountains and down by the valleys. They sail with 110 chart. They par.e on no star. They lout; for no iinrn >r. Oh. votin; man. have a hitfh ideal and press to i:. and it will he a miuhtv safeguard. There never wore yran 'er opportunities opening before younp men thae are opening now. Youatt nieti of the s!r >:ur arm ant I of the stout h-art and of the hound'.UK s!"ft. 1 marshal you to-tiny for a yreat .".'"iifevement. Another t-.ife^uar I i.?- a re.-pe"; 'or the SttihaSii. TeP ine how a vonne man spends i;l.? SaVi.-.tii. am! I will teil you what are his prospects in hip-itp's*-. and I wii! tel' y at want are hi- pro-*.pe"t"? for tli eternal w >rld. tfoil hits thrust into our busy life a sseret day when we 11 re to PvV. nfter our souls. i? it e\ -'i;tati'. ah"* yivitr.; six dav.~ to the feed-.! ; and e! ithim; of these perishao'.e hctli"s. that G j 1 should di-man I ??i?" day lor th" foedint: au 1 rlo.hin^ of the Immortal - ul* There is another -afe^.itrd that I wmtto present. I h*iv * save.I it until the last P. .Use i want it to 'ir the more npnatie. The trroat ?-'ir 'unar 1 for ev : > yo ins man e :i.e Christian reliyion. Nothiny - an take thx pliK'H of it. You may have urawfulnw l'I: MKh to put l'? Plush l.ord Ciiosterll-Ti. you may have fur dirts I an ir 1ajje.-, droppinc from yourtoniM.you mav <i.-.mss laws and literature. you may have a pea of tine* ppileti polish !i:. 1 power, you ;nay hav*so u;i -It lais'iues" tact that you. can cot the arrest salary in a hankiny house, you may >? a- sharo as lferod an 1 as strons ie bimson. and vritii a- I'-nir lock- a* those iVhieh hunt; Absalom, ami yet you have in afetv attains, temptation. Sotn of you 00k forward t life with irrat despondency. I know it. 1 s"o it in your fu- 's from time otime. You say. "All the >>" lpatior..- anil trofessions ar* faii. ami there's no chance or tne." On. yonu^ man. ehe-r up' will tell you how you e in make your ortune. Seek first the kingdom ol >od and His righteousness, and ail other hi 11 its will he added. I know you do not vunt to Pc mean til this matter. You will lot drink the brimming eup t>f life ami toon tour the dre.'? on God's alinr. To a gctierill-f Saviour v*?>i! veil! i\o? n?*t v.m save not the n-ir. to net Iik*.* that. That is lot mnnlv. That is not honorable. Thai ilot lirav.?. Your {.?r?at want i? h :i"w heart. ,?d in int- name o* the Lor I Je.-us Const J II yon so to- lay. nn:l the blessed Spirit .riv-s -v tlir niyii th" solemnities. <> thi? hour > pat iheeupo. life t.? vour thirsty litis. )!;. thrnsr it not hacic. Metvy presents it ? >!"?'.li?ii; tn-r.-y. imit: ntff-*riut; ti?t-y. l)a ?! all orlii-: ; rieudships, pr ivo recreant to il "th?*r liarciiti- >'.K despise Goti's love or yoar d.Viinr son ? lo o do runt. There 'mi s a ?'ri?d?in a man's life. and the trouble In* <1 ihs n,,; ij'i.nv i- the eri?i-. 1 to it a etter in wtiirh n man say.-. t ? nit* "! sinrl nil*, i.o-.v i rott'tit tin* g isp-': >' i.":t an ! t tiltn-r.-iiii'f* to tin* people. ? yon .o-iimiaiiiT tne/ f an th<" ti.HP wao ii|ioar*oJ at tin* elos" of theserviee when you ' re wondsipitn: in the chitted attor yon itiin-iroai Phil . lelpliia. 1>,? you remember ; the ei<><eot tiie s Tviee a man eornint: up ? yon all :i-tremlde with conviction. and ryitit: out for ne-rcy, and teliinit you tie had , wry liti'l ti;;siivss. and lie thoitsrli*. lie , lomld I'hatiL'e. it'/ Th.it was the turniiu: ! iat in in\ history. I tfnve up my im I bus- 1 ties-. I itave tny heart to Ood. and the de- j ire to serve Him lias j/rown upon me a)' hese year.-, until ito?v woo i*-uut tne it i 1 ireaeii not the a* sp !." That S:ni l;iy nii;lit was the tr.rniuK point i it that ; oiiin; nian's tnsi ? >-. This very Sat*- , at!i hour will lie the turning point in the ! iist rv ol Jth) yo'.nu; men in this lioiise. ' on help us! 1 ones stood on tin miniver- I ary platform with a clergyman who told his marvelous story. He said: "Thirty years r.i/o two yount; men started >ut to attend Par!, Theatre, New York, to i oe a play which mad" religion ridiculous i ,nd hypocritical. They ha I been brought ip in Christian latnilies. Thev started for ; ne theatre to see that vile play, and their t arl.v eonvielious came tiaek upon them. > i:ev lelt it \v:i- not richf to Imt lI , 11 I hey went. Thoy to tin- door of tin hoatro. Ori" ? f tin- yoimc me*: p.oojic.I an 1 1 Mr ' >r home. ??ut returned and an:'1 up 'lii* <!' .r. i a: ??i? had tn>! tin* eoiirn.'e to r?> in. ii ;;o.iia frr:< ! for homo nr.! wont |. I'ho < ;h??r y>-itnii'in iv -n: In. !! ' voi ii ?:.i on-- de-re >>; temptation to j . ; . iMt in frivoiify ' ' in, :s * -1 : i n:ni ! . I) !< I if i-.'. Ho hi r rail ; .1 ...... ?... : III.. imuisi'.. ...a < that . {\v "lily ;:< i - i m.ve . '-r .-.t ? r- ; :: the ... ;. ? am ! " CUT Volli i; Milll. j'OU HO a til lit WIIS ;ilO ti|-!iin.* point? I ii" wotit . : '. ! ii <.}h?T V. el" li. T!'* 1 " . *.vor; ' I -Ii; will in yon. ynuaJI Ition, Svill l&u i !i*l i. il >ii i. i. lit" ?:; j i limit .. n:i an Ml <vt . . oi j ! -ami tljo t . . \ oil n 0 I - thlftg 1 ?'ilor than tia- rl1 *nn tfivo < a. i hoiit i:- in a ... : . VII . > :..;?.: vt< at ntul iinttttl rli ' i I i ; . r, < . Losing: Her Lakes. Minnesota may lose its claim to the titlo of the Lake state. A purvey tea years ago showed withiu its borders over 7000 pouds nod lakes, but that characteristic and beautiful feature of the landscape has changed wonderfully since that time. A large proportion of these lakes?at loast oue-tbird? have driod up entirely, and in many 'ases cultivated Holds now occupy the | riob bottoms formerly covered by from ten to twenty feet of water. 1 Nenrly all the rest have greatly shrunk in area. Only the larger lakes remain. Like changes, but ol? a more marked degreo, have been observed in the Dakotns. There were inuuy large lakes in those States ten years ago, some of tbem miles in extent. But nearly all of them have now disappeared, their ancient beds turned into fields, and such us remain are sunk to sloughs or pools in great wastes of reedy mud. The causes lor this falling of the waters are the dimiuished rainfall of the past decade and the more extend" ed cultivation of the soil, which has al)sorbed the moisture which would otherwise have been drained into tUe lases.?St. Fuul Pioneer-Press. The Katrdiu Orchestra, j An article in a recent number of i Science ou the katydid orchestra is | extremely interesting. The writer i states that this is one instauce in naj lure of concerted aud continued efforts i of narmony. The katydids keep time. and are the oniy members of the in- | | sect kingdom that do this on any ex- j I tended scale, lie says: "So soon as ; 1 i the sun iiaa set and twilight is ad; vancing,the katydids in the trees begin to 'tune up.' The first notes are I blattered, awkward and without rhytho ; but, if no wind is blowing, i thousands soon join in, and from that ; time until daylight breaks there is no ; intermission. it is martelous that : the organs can withstand this con- j tinual rubbing for eight hours. By choosing out au insect close by and ' i listening to it alone, I have convinced I myself that the same insect keeps at ; it at least for hours at a time. These ! raspings are seldom three at a time, as ; the popular name would imply, but are the resull of usanllv four or five, j eomt'tiaiea six, distinct but closely joined movements." Wheu a large number ot katydids are engaged in ; this musical exercise, there are those i with louder .ones who seem to occupy the position as leaders, or first violinists. They hold the time measure ' olten in spite of the wind, which 1 usually stop: the performance o, tae more timid, and soon draw out tae l lost notes of the others once more in 1 ' regular measure or beat. A MARVEL. KElHr.Klia.E AM> ASTONISHING ClIICK or A*-. KXTltKUt-: ?MSh. OI' *T. VITlV* * l?AN t'K. Row a Ynn?{* T.mlv lt?-;nineil ll-e l'?c o Her Arm?. l.imSs imtl Sjiceoli in 'I'lirrn IVrrVi, Fn ,"n I'/uon. V. V I 1 Too much liar t si inly at school brought. on | ) St. Vitus' dance. Such was the common ox- j peri cue? o! Miss filoudora Rivers. daughter ; oi Mrs. Amelia Rivers. of (if) Ry- i erson sireel, ltni'itilyu. The disease grew worse ?very month, until the young lady's | entire right side became paralysed; but, now ' that a mnrvotous and |> ?e-inent cure has | I beonwrouglit.it will be in: creating to rea l i ' her own version of th" offl -aey of T>r. Will- I ' iams' Tint Pitts I "For more than a year. ' said Miss Rivers, ! 1 "doctors attended me without effecting the j ; slightest change in my condition. If anv- ! i filing, 1 grew worse under their treatment. ! until February of tills year, when my eondi; Hon became critical. *'I hnM Iria# tl??? / .tmnlnto nun o( mo nxmn and liml>-'and speech. 1 eon I! only swallow < ! liquids, aii<l these only tus th \v fed me with a | spoon. when t hey eon hi got ray mouth open. ] 1 wantoi to sloop nil the time. The stupor f ! ; laid in wa*> something like a trance, ami no | doubt 1 weiil.l have die.I if they ha<) not j waked me up at interval*. J "The first tveoi; in March my mother, who j ! is a -k nurse, was advise | by a neighbor to j try Pi. Williams Pink Pills in my ease. She "ol s-'i-ne ol :no pilh?a box from Xeilson s j i'ri: r - (<?re. ::i the cornet of Mvrtle avenue an 1 Mill si reel. lief ore I had taken one half tii" content- of the hox ii reinarknhle ehntigo was noticed in my condition. "Ccraditallv I regained the use of rav | nrmsaiiil liuhs and soooch, and hv the time ! the pills were gone I was up and about th<> . hou?? almost veil. Hut nyv mother thought J it wise to set another hox of the pills, and j tiiis she did. and here you see me stand tie- ' fore yon wi'ii iii..re strength and more am- I bit ion than 1 ever hud "Son"* of out near ue.fiio.irs at!rihute my regained bod> a mi health to some miraculous or supernatural agency. hut my mother and most iii'imale friends know that the curs was effected h\ !>r. William?' Pink 1'i'Is. " l'hrec weeks irom the day I swaltowc 1 the tirst dose of tho pills 1 was a* well as you see me to-day." Dr. Williams PiuU Pills for Pale People are a specific tor trouble; peculiar to fe muier. sum as suppressions. irregularities and all lorms of weuicness. They build up, tho blood and restore the glow of health to pn!e and sallow obeeks. In matt they effect n radical euro in all cases arising from inon? tnl worry, overwork or excesses of whatever nature They are manufactured by the Pr. WiIIintns* Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. V.. nn . ar <Id i?y ail druggists at 00 cents a box or six boxes for !?ii..r?0 An n't!- d-W' >r? mi l?>r opt a* i I r? >: j.i. \i ! i i p. o -u.i.li- ? <! '\\ t.i. r- i Ma : , i 1 V- Vori: ?'it?. v.-.ri. ia i vi' ii 'ill i 4...i.in 'imiiu J. 1 m ] ni n*0 "In* Mi t* N<m fin *.|f I!<*?n in nV? jet I'a-i:cr's Dialer Tonic Im- att dried 11 in j many < osc.. r.a -aery weakness.mil distress. [ Sfre:i1 h to *?p.;re. n ult* of jio'.v, foj . 1 << . rlhiuu of I t 'a . 1 n 1; :-i01 . 'fin \ .in . '?i.- ir "1 i v.adit 1 -11 \ u.ti. I nsuiuptSor. yt iji, piii'Tmonla. fevers nnd I km;.-, disease. To ot.ti. Mr. Ul',1. l?*;k to 1 tninii.. sj... , :... ... w? 1-.!. I % ' V v :_y Mff "V : loW . v,.... . .. , 1 ...fn I . . / Highest of all in Leavening Pow AB&OWT Dogs as .Military Aids. There was a trial of German war* j dogs at Dresden recently, in which the dogs came oft' creditably an military aids, They kept up rapid and regular communication between troops and outposts a mile away, carrying tho dispatches to and fro. They also served ammunition, passing from man to man, tho number of ball cartridges they carried being 250, and blank 350. ?Inter-Ocean. ? New Cure lor Alcoholism. The Buffalo (N. Y.) Courior announces a now euro for alcoholism which is simply "a bowl of ice-water and a raw potato peeled. I3v dipping tho potato into thu ice-water and auck- | iug it whenever tho desire for duuk becouieB uncontrollable, a perfect euro is said to bo efTectod." The testimony of a prominent citizen who was entirely cured of the craving for drink by this treatment is given to encourago othere to trv it. ? ^ ^ II ! !! ! ! ?I ' The Greatest riedica! Discovery of the Age. KENNEDY'S Medical Discovery, OONftin KENNEDY, OF ROXBURY, MASS., Hn? discovered in one of our eommou pasture weeds a remedy that cures every kind of lluinor, from the worst Scrofula down to a common pimple. He has tried it in over oleven hundred cases, and never failed except in two cases (both thunder humor). He has now in his possession over two hundred certificates of its value, ail within twenty miles of Boston. Send postal card for book. A l-ene.'lt is always experienced from tho first bottle, and a perfect e.ire is warranted when the right quantity is taken. When the lungs are affected it onuses shooting pains, like needles passim; through them ; the same with the I.iwr or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts being stopped, and always disappears in u nn?L- ntlnr tiL-ln.. I, l(*.,n<t tin. <nlu>l It the stomach is (out or bilious it will cause squeamish feelings ut tirst. No change <?f dint ever neccssury. rlat the bast you cm: get. and enough of It. Dos<\ one tablespoonful in water at bodtime. hold by all Druggists. THE AEltMOTOrt CO. does hair tlin World's witihuilll business, bec-uso It has i educed tlisest of U'LaC power to 1 t. v bat It was. It lias many lira I. oh fho:.M-s. tun! supplies Us goods and repairs j^atjuu" aoor. It csn and nnes tiirmsiia ti' unsj. Stoeg ii.ilvaiueotl alu p. Jf'^^" ivmiplidlnii Windmills, Tilting r and FTsmt Steel Towers, steel I?ntz Saw ! i allies, steel Joe<; Cutters ami Feed grinders. On application ti v.-ill name one ot these nrtieles that It Will furtiish until I January 1st at l/;t the iiMial pre*. lr also makes Tanks and l-umiisot all kinns. Send tor oa'aiocu^. j Factory: I2tb, Rockwell cod I'dltcort Streets, CbicAi> j Timely S C*~7i The great success of pri the house of Waiter ^ in 1780) has led 1 many misleading of their name, lal Baker 8i Co. are t rp! %i$\ faoturers of pure M 1 Chocolates on this rfl '! 1 ' f t5sec' 'n f^eir nnanul Kjfl i i. .1 ! j Consumers shou they get, the genuin WALTER BAKER DORCHESTE Money in MOSEY IN CHICKENS ^ ?IP V(.._ N?v KNOW HOW To k?-< ji ll.i m. lull il im [1 JL ^f?li * wronj: lo :? ! ilit poor iliii'irs i a f Suiitr and Die <> tin - ;i- ?vV. t'v'jW I / r,ou? >!:i:iulio u Iik li uillloi Jo v v, e\ vy~\ I b tin in i lion in u iniiior.i > of BL s \ ' /ff * JIM - .1 t'l.rr rOMJl l,:nc IWiX V.v . .j;8 Iktii 'Ncrtod IsmI ilit* owner y^KTa.,./ v>livA'> po-M ? -, (I a nil v kuOM.- t a! . mii Ii ar im. I>f pro(urt'il 11 t'lii i InONE HUNDRED xXLd*. PAGE BOOK JO W<- oflor. onilirr.oin? iho I'Bacti'.m rtrr.nirNTF.h of jfnothir Scott's Emulsion make tiling to a pleasure. You 11. . . 1 1 aen Ki'.'.ws noming anonr r- . N.V '.j :oel it ii -t in ;. 1.1 i!:c " >i* < >i i.agic > ?. i. ;..e<>iiiing * ; 1! It is cod-liver < ?il digestec into the hi o< (t and losing* it themselves in the ocean. What a satisfactory thinj t; . tc ??J cod-liver oil. evad i. he h aith l>y surprise. 1 !k re is no secret o| wlia last is lost, hat nothing* is /*? riv/r ./: . /; t- . . tt: . .I , Hi is / 5>i cc-!* ,-;r.J ''i.no SCOTT & C'.onii. is cr.-?-Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking . Powder ELY PURE At tho unveiling at Hartford. Coun.. of tho statue to Colouel Thomas Knowlton. tho Revolutionary hero, addresses were made by Charles Dudley Warner, Governor O. Vineent Coflflu and P. H. Woodward. At n sessiou of the National convention In Baltimore, Md., of the United Garment' Workers n resolution wits passed favoring the establishment of Rti eight-hour work-duy in all branches of the United (larment Workers of America, to be affected gradually. llciiure of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, as raorcury will surely destroy the sense of tiueli and completely derange tho wholest stein a-lion entering it through t lie mucous surfaced, such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as tho tauiage they will do is ten fold to thegood yon :;iu possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Jure, manufactured by F.J. Cheney A Co., roledn. p., contains no mercury and is taken llternallv. nnlinn ,li,..~.?l. ? ?> T* ? , ? ? vuiij ujrun villi DIOOU ailli I?U.c.?n2. "f the system. lu l>iivine iliiil h( ntarrh Curt* bo sure l.>uet the genuine. ' It is taken internally, and is iuiuIm in Toledo. . )bin, by 1?. J . Cheney <V. Co. Testimonials tree. .Sold by Druggists, price '.5c. jar bottle. mammmm mm?wmom wmmnmmmmmwmmmmmmmmm* if iii visiting ATLANTA you do not find in the Manufactures Building that large portion <>! the CX POSIT liO FN DCVOTCO TO tfw piano ..pic- m:nlni in axtis:;j ;v.vc quality.. Or nnywav, if you think of buying a piano, write to either The John Church Co. CHICAGO. NEW YORK. CINCINNATI. OR the everett piano co. BOSTON. An.l you will get valuable information. TO \V? If. THIS XT SI 13 j f),. tetterine S|l| Tht* oM \ i ; ilt.o*s nn?l litruibn# p ?r* ftn l.n \\ .'? ')!?? of I'.t'l'.tinil, | C T. ttrr. K i.jjo. in,,uyly r ?tiic!? p.vcli' V J 8 l? ??|i III* I.TO*. U A (iioupil rii.i i??m?4 TT I t**? i .iiN'li f Mm tyor prti oiiuiK, I p In Mioif a I.! 'UIIKK. Kmi'l fXk . ID I, % | -I .*? i?. |i" Ot ? !? |u T. StilUiiinitt, W Sivanu;i!i. (??., im i?uu bo*. u you# * elitltgl>l fl ll'l k* f|i II. 9 H/dR BALSAM sua slfffiS P.- i-'a- n-rn llf.iv/ -,.u Mi* ?,. I nn?u rn?? ti A)m. Kti..inra? Wiv| PlmtlV, Cuflei1 liultf ? A( M .i lilftflurr-l bi SALEM IRON WORKS,SALEM,N. C..U.S.A. >>. N. {.--is. y Yarning. the chocolate preparations of Baker & Co. (established to the placing on the market and unscrupulous imitations oels, arcl wrappers. Walter he oldest and largest manuand high-grade Ccccas and continent. Nc chemicals are factures. ild ask for, and bo sure that e Walter Baker &; Co.'c goods. & CO., Limited, :r. mass. ? . . .1 ! Chickens. r a ina'i who ?! *??i"cl rj.'i year* As r.?^ <* life inroNIH'rTlNG v>. A l ol l/riiV VAUI) AS A , v, HTsJXKss. no; us ? pa*li? r. As the living ol liiin^ wt\ p y? m :l nml family depended WV 7n 11 i "" ''' l;,!vr \1f 11 fl !l' ' ' null ni tent ion it* univ a jL; rhi",''1 vvi" ' 'orat C/ I 1 .Iji I | I nuiliil. and the result unsa Wily I 111 i < frniiitl am i ess. after he had | 'ItK I '[ I ' 1 ^r- spent tutu It mono;, and lost h' -* hundreds oi vidiinhie i luck* ' en* :tt experiment inif. Wlwt " 'if 1,1 "" I hoc (ears '.mhodied in Hiis hook, b({^*s5^v\i^\Cy\ " tdcli wc send postpaid lor aL \ 25 cents it. stumps. It too lies ((,11 how lo Detect i lteSfcrl-' and ( lire Disease., how to ~ > Feed lor Kgtrs and also for ' *' 7/7 W -- ' -- l-'allcniiip. wTiieli Fowls to W^Wl ' .? *- Stive tor ItreediliK I'urpnsm ?*/y ffj ('^_- and evervthiiiL'. Indeed, yon \ thoilld kiiow on this snhi'ec.L HOOK I'l'D. 1IOIIMK. ?? 1?H Is onard St.. N. Y.CIty. Ig lost is o xl -11 v(" i" (?)! taking noxt hiinllv Iris11* it. I ho stomit i! docs i.i-t" trouble von i lie* si ' . :t it 1 >r: ngx : . \ r <>! the? ; i * % i .:. J .: v , 1 i<>r you. s!ij>j?intc as easily s< ll tliei'v as ram-drops lose LT this is ? to lade tlio odious e i!h- tax on iho stomach, 1 it is m.ule of - the iish-fat lost hut tin taste. >;/a;f, ; Si. II' I'y. ihion. t i: ' /;. ? >/ t ,.c .7 h bitj? f A'! Prsi 5:'-** : BOVv'X" law York