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ROVAL Baking Powder is absolutely pure and healthful, composed of the best ingredients, and of the highest strength. It is impossible to make a purer or stronger baking powder. San Francisco Board of Health. ACUTE DYSPEPSIA SYMPATHETIC HEART DISEASE OFTEN ATTENDS IT. Mm. V. Curley, of lure". low. T""1 n Interesting Story of Her K perlenca With rink HIU. From the Republican, Cedar Rapldi, Iowa Mrs. V. Curluy who baa resided lu Clarence, Iowa, for the past tweuty-two yeras, tolls an Interesting story of what Hhe considers rescue from premature death. Her narrative is as follows: "For ton years prior to 1894, I wasa constant sufTeror from acuto awmaui trouble. I had all tho manifold symp toms of acute dyspepsia, and at times other troubles were present in complica tion I did not know what it was to enjoy a meal. No matter how careful I might be as to the quality, quantity and preparation of my food, distress always followed eating. I was des poudent and blue. Almost to the point of insanity at times, aud would have been glad to die. Often and often I could no sleep. Sympahetio heart trouble set in aud time and again I was obliged to call a doctor in the night to relieve sudden stacks of suff( cation which would come on without a moment's wanting. My troubles iueroased as time wore on aud I spent large sums in doctor bills, being compelled to have medical attendants almost constantly. During 1892 and 1898, it was impossible for me to retain food, aud water brashes plagued mo. I was reduced to a skele ton. A consultation of physicians was unable to determine just what did ail me. The doctors gave us as their opin ion that the probablo trouble was ulcer ation of the coats of the stomach and held out no hope of recovery. One doctor said, 'All I can do to relieve yonr suffering is by the use of opium." About this time a frioud of mine, Mrs. Symantha Smith, of Gliddeu, Iowa, told me about the case of Mrs. Thurston, of Oxford Junction, Iowa. This lady said she had been afflicted much the same as I had. She had consulted local physicians without re lief, and had gone to Davenport for treatment Giving up all hope of re covery, she was persuaded by a friend to take Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. The result was almost magical. I was led to try them from her exper ience, and before many mouths I felt better than I had for a dozen years. I am now almost free from trouble, and if through some error of diet I feel badly, this splendid remedy sets me right again I have regained my strength and am once more in my usual flesh. I sleep well and can eat without distress. I have no doubt that I owe my recovery to Dr. William' Pink Pills. I nnlv vinh til lit, I had heard of them years ago thereby saving myself the years of suffering and much innnnr " - j Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all the elements uecessary to givo new life and richness to the blood aud reitire shattered nerves. They are for sale by all druggists, or may be had by mat from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company Scheneotady, N. Y., for 50o per box, or six boxes for $3.60. AN UNEXPECTED OIL STRIKE. A Banter Ran a Fox Into a Cave, and Sub sequent Proceeding! Were Startling. Three prominent residents of Bing hamton, N. Y., indulged in a foxhunt recently. As they were retnrning home the hounds struck the trail of a fox. They followed it and came upon their hounds barking under a ledge of rocks on the western slope of the old Baker farm. One of them felt around tbe ledges for any other hole by which the fox could escape, using a small crow bar. He climbed to the top of the ledge of rocks, striking all around with bis bar. Suddenly it slipped through his fingers and went down a small fissure. In en deavoring to get it out he lighted a match and dropped it into the fissure. A flash and sudden explosion occurred. A jet of flame shot upward higher than the surrounding tree tops and illuminated the surrounding country. About 100 feet below the place where the well was burning they discovered a flow of oil is suing from a crevice. Tbe stream was large enough to fill a two inch pipe. The village is in excitement over the find, aud prospectors are flocking there in num bers. The crowbar was found again and bore unmistakable signs of the "third send" upon it. The Sultan'a Library. The sultan of Turkey has issued an imperial decree to the effect that three copies of every book and pamphlet on any subject whatsoever that has been printed or published in any language in any part of bis dominion, from the time lie ascended the throne to the present day, are to be sent to the imperial palace and one copy to the new library at the Sublime Porte, which is now being built by his majesty's orders. It is stated in well informed circles that his majesty has three objects in view. First, it is an economic way of furnishing two libraries. The second is that it will encourage native authors (whose lot under the circumstances can hardly be regarded as a happy one) in ' writing and publishing new works, and I the third and most important object of I all is that bis majesty's specially em- ployed censors and secretaries will be ' better able to control and check any pub lication containing anything to which the sultan and bis advisers may object St Louis Globe-Democrat Log Preserted In Water. Some magnificent logs of spruce and yellow pine, which have made their way down from the sources of the Delaware to the Kensington mills, are now float ing in tbe Aramingo canal just below tbe Girard avenue bridge. Excellent material for tall masts and flagpoles and bnge beams over 70 feet long and 3 feet square on the end are noticeable among tbe mass of floating timber. Contrary to the popular belief, timber is best pre served when submerged in water, and what appears to be a mass of refuse clog ging portions of the canal is in reality valuable lumber stored there for reasons of economy. Such economy can be over done, however, and many a noble piece of timber, which has become water logged daring a long period of time, now lie along tbe bottom of the canal. Philadelphia Record. GEORGE IV NO GENTLEMAN. Be laid So Once, aud at Another Tlma Be ProTed It. When Lord Livorpool was forming bis ministry in 1823, ho thought it ab solutely uooossary to have Canning at the foreign office, although aware that the appointment would be obnoxious to Georgu IV. The Duke of Wellington nndortook the unpleasant task of com munioating Lord Liverpool's determi nation. I As soon as the king know what was wanted of him he broke out: "Arthur, I It la Imnniwililn. I Blllll. on I11V llOHOr US a gentleman, he should never be one of my ministers again. I am sure yon will agree with me Hint I cannot do whut I laid on my honor as a gentleman I would not do." Anothor man would have been si lenced, but tho great soldier, always equal to an emorgency, replied: 'Pardon mo, sir. bnt I don't agroe with you at i all. Your innjonty is not a gontloman Tho bold assertion startled the king, but the duke went on, "Your majosty is not a gentleman, but tho sovereign of England, with duties to your people far above any to yourself, and these dntios rondor it Imperative that you should employ the abilitios of Mr. Canning. " "Woll, Arthur," said the king, draw ing a long breath, "if I must, I must." Although be did not like being told he was not a gentleman, George IV bad once, at least, while regont forgotten he was ciio. This was when he flung a glass of wino iuColouol Hamlyn's face, with "Hnnilyn, you are a blackguard I" . The. iusultod officer could not roturn tbe compliment without committing something like troason it was out of tbe question to challenge the prince, while to lot tho insult pass unnoticed was equally impossible. Tbe colonel tilled his glass and throw the contents in tho face of bis noigbbor, saying, "His majesty's toast, pass it on I" "Hanilyn, " oried tbe regont, "you're a capital fellow I Here's your health." Aud they wero fast friends from that evening. Now York Advertisor. SWALLOWED THE JUMPING BEANS. Thought The; Were Capsules and Took the Done In the Dark. A good citizen in the northwestern section of the city has been through an exciting exporiouco. Boing a dyspeptic tbe gontleumn visited bis physician. A prescription was written for him which the druggist filled. Tbe result was a small box of capsules, which he took borne aud placed upon the sideboard, with the remembrance of the instruc tions to take two evory hour in the even ing after eating until bedtime. These were obeyed impliuity. It was dark in tbe dining room, and the gontloman went for bis medicine the first evening without a precaution of a lamp and administered to himself three doses of two capsules each before retiring. He was awakenod some hours afterward by a strange sensation. For aught tbo man con Id toll be scorned within to be a mammoth ponuohlo board on which a million little objeots were dancing. He oould distinguish kicks aud jumps so vividly that it was in vain for his wife to try to convince hiro that be was dreaming. She suggestod the dootor, and the servant was dispatched in hot haste. Before he arrived tbe sick man asked for more of the onpsules, which were brought to his bedside. When the cover was removed, thore were Moxioan beans instead of capsulos, the kernels bouncing as morrily as spring lambs. Tbe box of capsules bad been misplaced accidentally by the young sou and heir and the beans put in its plaoe. Tbe doo tor does not say what kind of medicine he finds useful in suoh casos. Wash ington Post I'aeaing an Examination. The story of a well known bishop which reached me the other day seoms good enough for publication. The bishop was one day examining a batch of dea cons for priests' orders. After tbe the oretical part of tbe examination, ho said to them: "Geutlomeu, you have passed a most excellent examination in theory. I should now like to see yon do some thing practical. I shall go into tbe next room and porsonate a siok man. You will come in, one by one, addross me as a siok parisbionor, and say something comforting. " When his lordship had re tired, the candidates wore in some con fusion, and nobody oured to begin, but at lust a mud Irisbmnn voluutered to bo the first He entered tbe study and ap proached the bishop, who was lying with a woebegone air on the sofa, and thus addressed him: "Oh, Anthony, Anthony I The drink again I Shure it will be thodoathof yel Turn from your evil ways before it's too late and be a ninnl" This is said to be the last time that the bishop held a practical exami nation. London Truth. What and Where Is HeaveoT Algor says that "heaven" is not dis tinctively a world situated somowhere in immensity, but that it is "a state of pure spiritual existonco, having nothing to do with uny special tlmo or place. Ho further says that "heaven is a state of tbe soul or a state of socioty under tbe rule of God's will, oitbor in this life or in a future state of existence." From the above it is clear that the great au thority therein quoted considered that "heaven" does not mean a bounded place of abode, but simply unlimited existence in a state of joy for the souls of virtuous respooters of God's laws. St Louis Republic A Bar to Bigamy. "Boys, " said a teacher in a Sunday school, "can any of you quote a verse from Scripture to prove that it is wrong for a man to have two wives?" He paused, and after a moment or two a bright boy raised his hand. "Well, Thomas, " said the teacher encouraging ly. Tbomas stood up and said, "No man can serve two masters. " Tbe question ended there. Boston Home Journal. Knife Blade. Pocketknife blades are very unevenly tempered. Evou in so called standard cutlery some Hades are hard aud some are soft For the latter there is no rem edy, but the temper of hard blades can easily be drawn slightly. Take a kitchen , poker and beat it redhot, have the blade ! that is to be drawn bright and bold it on tbe poker for a moment When tbe color runs down to viniet blue, stick tbe blade into a piece of tallow or beef suet until cold. New York Ledger. II; y.J-j "" "-if. . u sJ'k - ""j1 1' Mj rrw. cJj; n." p- rjiijij; v . Vifa' wtMM k r "j J'14JU' 'w", J'-.'v rvt ut W,M ww uVlM '-Ilj j jwt aVt"" v"' " v-ti'to n'JrH K-. jJViT W' - W . ii aw n. Mtviwt TV V.. 1 T. feck V ' Wi" " r H 'i . iV . rtl4I IN iwlcll. ewi.Tf ohi , L,'t:V'l Tl 0" fwtn v biffl iMf tv tN hmmt rH 5Wf7.', Dove. At Uft, 'tit vel t4 wljn Wm, ft. fcrukit) raci t JtH' H4 chkottf hi Wlrrtf MW ny- ,f' lJ i If H HI wtW t MMrq.- . ,J 4UttJw(wue!ffn)fT)plrt'f(t.(, .Y HI rttieJn 9 ik. v to m tctf. O- Ro U4 h'tfl-fDMrM. JT . . . DECORATION DAY. UV WIM.IAM HOMSKK tOIIHK. Out from the long past comes the memory of a nnmeless soldier grave ind of a heart that broke because hor love was not. Out from the past come the shadows of numberless unknown .ind named heroes, who gave their all of life to perpetuate tho union. In the trying times of strife and carnage, when cannons belched and muskets Hashed death everywhere, little mounds of earth sprung up in rows here mid there In the southland. The memory of these known and unknown dead sug gested the beautiful custom of deco rating the graves with the choicest (lowers of spring, the practice pro laiming to the children and children's .hihlren forever that the deeds of these men who died for (ind and country shall be memorialized as long us cour ngu rates as a virtue. As time passed members of the array of veterans who returned to their homes dropped out of life, so that now. besides the groat national buriul places in tho south, evory cemetery of tho north is hallowed by tho presence of sleeping soldiers. Wherever those heroes lie flowers uro taken at each re curring anniversary and placed as vo tive gifts upon every sacred altar ffnive of liberty. History tolls of sky piercing monoliths, of colossal statues and artistic mausoleums erected to the memory of groat captains of conquering armies, while thought if thought there was at all of tho hosts of com mon soldiers who poured out their life blood for the glory of these chieftains, wasas a Hitting fancy at eventide, ban ished with its birth. It remained for tbo American people, who govern for themselves and are alone supremo, lo declare that tho humblest life sacri liced in the cause of freedom is us sacred as tho pc nates of tho household us priceless as that of tho general ..ho bared his breast to death-deuliug luiHets. The problem of human government must lie sought to bo solved by each successive generation. Illossod is that one which throws such added light that the next one may discern with clearer vision tho working of the still-to-bo-solvod question. Tho errors of a peo ple their discontent and mistakes, may sorely try the safety as well as tho perpetuity of n government. I he labors, the pains ard the sorrowsof the soldier army must ever servo as warning, as entreaty, us encouragement and as strength to the living and their succes sors. Hach returning Decoration day teaches the lesson of the pricelossiioss of liberty and union. For the soldiers who sleep and tbo cause for which they died the wooded dolls are searched, the broad fields are scanned and cultivated gardens nro stripped of their choicest gifts. Hail the nation that honors its defenders, dead and living, anil let Decoration day bo and abide forever, a holy day in tho nation. I line lias softened the asperi ties of other days; the opposing pas sions of men, whoso differences wore based u win honest conclusions, have been suiKlnod into re. poot and admira tion for the courage that stamped tho notion of each in the trying times of infinite peril, and a common country is the heritage of all. Tho custom of decorating the graves is in no sense an awakener of strife, but a sublime trib ute to exalted worth. Tho onee ensanguined fields of the south are now being turned over by bright plowshares, and will presently yield fair harvests to tho peaceful workers; the voice, of tho mockingbird and brown thrush fill with melody the groves through which onee passed hostile armies. The sound of war is heard no more in the Innd. and may tbe memories and lessons of Decoration day preserve an everlasting peace to the nation. The one gloat baptism of IiIikmI should be efficient to the per petual sealing of the republic in peace and harmony throughout the length and breadth of the land. The T.-rriire of W ar. Mrs. Ilcnpcck (visiting her first hus band's grave) Yes; hen' lies a hero. You would not In; my husband to-day had he not Ix-ru killed in the war. Mr. HeniK-ck (fiercely) Yes; what curs war is! l'uek. V LeSfl- . ' UU hattjfuMla) UMM tha mi. tST''., AN AVERTED CATASTROPHE. UV EI.ISA allMMTHUNM. It was mldaftornoon of the 2IMli of May, and lohaunu Yoho was gathering flowers for I'rlvatr Tom t take to town for the Decoration day ceremonies. "Lucky Tom don't fuss about tali In 'em along ni'v," she said, standing on tiptoe to reach a lofty lira noli of syrlngui "guess he's gittin' kind o' less pornlckolty 'bout toting things as he gits older. I do like tub know that my flowers Is in the procession If I kaln't wo Vm." Trusting Johanna! True, Private Tom of late years meekly ucceptod bis floral burden as, while the stars still mounted guard in the sky, he set off on his fifteen-mile wiilk to town. The flowers, however, never graced tho pro cession. Well, well! Fence corners ,ind old comrades told no tales of gleefully-deserted buskets, ami so peace folded her wings over the home of one old soldier. ''llanny, llanny," called Private Tom, from the house, "whore's th' key tub tli cedar chlstV 1 want tub get my best close out." "In th' little blue bag in tb' purple bandbox on tho right band o' th' top shelf o' th' cupboard in th' spare room, Key tub spare room's on th' elock shelf. Tom. these roses is th' purtlost yit; mobile they'll trim up th' goddess o' liberty's wagon with Vin." "I.iitees not," replied Private Tom. adding, under his breath, "of they git em." "Hain't board nothin' o' Jim, have ye?" culled Johanna, happily uncon clous. "Not yit; inebbe some o' his folks'll bo along to-day. I hain't seen Jim since he had th' quinsy, 'n' I was laid up same time with rheuinaliz." "As ye would bo now. 'loss I'd n made ye lake that patent medicine yo was so sot against. Must a tasted pretty had though of ye wouldn't have mo in th' room while ye took it 'twas good, though." "Humph, it didn't hurt them luylo.-k bushes under th' window none," chuckled Private Tom, laboriously punting up the stairs to tho spare room. "It'll be good tub see ole .Mm to-morrow, sunt. Wo stood shoulder tub shoulder four years 'n' not u inch difference between us. ,N ot ll Decora tion day have we missed together, either. Land o' liberty, I wish Johan na wouldn't lock up a body's close es of thoy was golo V precious stones. Ain't seen 'em even sonce ole Sorgt Jenks was berried las' full." Fifteen minutes later Johanna dis covered hor brother dancing about the room and raving like a madman while ho vainly strove to got into his eoat. "Iiiin.1, Tom, 'tain't ingy rubber, don't trout it so; ye'll never got into it thatawny." "Nor any other," groaned Private Tom, "senco I'vogot so fut sol tin' round th' house. Johanna, ! hain't go t' th' exercises to-inorrow!" He sank down, his face in his hands. Not once had ho failed to place a Hag on the grave of his old commander; not once bad he missed marching through the town to the old tunes, his heart beating suv- THESE HOSRS IS TH I'l'HTIKST YIT. agely and blithely as that of a boy. And to-morrow Private Jim must go ulono! "There's yer ole close." "D'ye think I'd weur thim, patched 'n' threadbare? 'Twouldu't show re spect tub dead ci liviu'. I'm gittin' old, too, 'n' mobbe it's the last." "Anybody homo?" called a cheery voice below. "It's Jim's niece you go V toll her, I hain't," V. ivate Tom faltered. "How do," said tho visitor; "dreadful hot, ain't it? I come over with a mes sage from I'nclo Jim." "Tom ain't goin'; he" "No move's I'nclo Jim. lie knin't wear his best closcjyo see, he ain't wore 'cm sonce Susy's weddin', and now he's got that thin over the quinsy un' Lucy's troubles that they hang on him like a shirt on a beanpole an' la, Private Tom, are yo crazy?" For Tom had almost rolled down stairs, a coat over one arm, a vest in tho other hand and a pair of trousers trailing after him. "No, 1 hain't I'm goin' over tuh Jim's tuh swap of he's got thin, I've got fat, an' "the rest was a distant wheeze. And so it happened that Privates Tom anil Jim changed their coats, though not their views, and walked side by side in the Decoration day parade, ns usual. BARNEY JKNN'INGS' CHARGE. Harney Jennings lived a very un eventful life in his Carolina home until the breaking out of the late civil war. His opportunities wero very few, and ho had not availed himself of those he might have seized. He was a shift less, harmless, happy-go-lucky fellow, with abundance of leisure and little or no cash. When ho offered his services as a sol dier in the southern army the captain was averse to accepting him because of his nnsnvorv reputation, and only yielded aftermost urgent entreaty on the part of tho no'er-do-wecl. Harney served in the army of the Potomac, or James, participating in the leading battles and winning an enviable name as a tighter. Had he been able o read or write ho would have been given a commission. Ala'.! nt Ohaneollorsville poor Jen nings had bis loft leg shot uway. and his soldier days ended, much to his dis gust and discomfiture. Returning home, he hobbled about on a "peg-leg." surrendering himself to whisky drink ing and fighting over again his battles, under the "stoops" of the village stores or before the tall burs of the salisms. Whatever scruples he may have had lH'fore the war as to accepting charity. he now felt himself a proper ward ofi llie community. I xr fellow: lus ap petite for liquor grew stronger every day, and he soon passed into a state of nearly continuous inebriety. His heart nearly broke when tidings came from ApiMiniattos: but. like a brave so!, liir, he ac-epted the issues of batt'e. say ing: "The feller wot lams yer is jester lied in hol'in' on siting's his hilt do'n slip." Itcfore ltarney fought at Chanecllors villu there had Wen a battle n.'ar hli o native village, ami lathe Utile come tery were graves of union as well at confederate soldiers who had fallen lu that contest. Thoseof the former were in a group in a deserted and neglected corner of the burial ground, and when I hu beautiful custom was inaugurated of deeorutlng with Howers the sleeping pliiccftof the heroes llarnoy was great4 y distressed because the programme did not Include those of former foomen. "They mought or been wrong," be persisted, "In pllln' down outer us, but they lit p'Inteiliy, 'n' I reckon they'd wives 'n' mammies that cried over Vin," Hut Harney was a trlllc ahead of his neighbors In spirit of amity J lie nuy i nioe. when a wealth of flowers was 7r5V WW 1 M. . i, iv. l ... I r, HIS LAST Tllllll TK. spread over each southern soldier's grave, while no thought was bestowed upon those that wore concealed by woods, beneath the scraggy oaks and elms. When the speeches and hymm wore over a party of young pooph strayed down in the union quarter. and their astonishment was great when I hoy saw that every grave was covered generously with wild flowers. Near by they saw Harney extended upon woods his bloated body hud broken by its weight. Tho touching tribute was Harney's lust not upon earth; for he never awoke from the sleep Intowhich he had fallen, lie died beside the graves of former enemies, whose oouragu had inspired his praiseworthy uction. When tho next anniversary day came loving hearts recalled Harney's charge over in the deserted corner, and since that time no distinction has been made in that little cemetery between the union and the confederate dead. DECORATION DAY POEM iH.. i r- ' Forward!" was lae woru wncn Uuy Dun ne I upon tbe armed urr;iy. " Fallen!" was llm word whon nlKht l lOHeU upon the ileld of flwlit. " Hurt, my boy V "Oh. no! Not much! Only trot u llitlo touch!" " Wonder what the folks would suy, If they Knew the news to-dny!" Forward!" wus the word that flashed Homeward, when the cannon crushed. " Mlssim!" w;-.s tho word sent home. When the shades of night had come. "Fallen" Yes: he fell, they suy, In the tlerccst of the iray!" " Died hist nijrlit!" tho message said, Thus tho morrow's papers read. One youtitr heart that heard the word, Fluttered like u wounded bird! One was broken! Bowed her head! "Mother! Mother! Mother's dead!" Two trreen crnves we'll deck to-day, Sons and m6thers side by side. None will dure to tell us "Nay!" Iloth for Right u:ul Freedom died. While we honor him who fell In the iiereest of the fray, We will honor her as woll Lying by his side to-dny. Let the flowers forever fair Bloom above oar fallen braves, While the untfels jfunrd them there, tilery lingers oVr their graves. Longapo one sweet young soul Kntercd her (lOlhseniune, De Uh to her tho Kreatcst goal, As it must to many be ! But lire Haters O! so lorn! And the yours so weary growl Tears have choked her heart's sweet son? Dimmed those oyes that used to glow! k O! the bleeding, bro'con hearts, Livliw long tholr lingering death, Pierced by counilesss cruel darts, Smothered sobs beneath each breath Comrades! Call the roll again ! Write their iiamo on glory h pagel Those who bore tho grief and pain, Fiercer far than battle's ruge! When th :y lie there by his side, Dearer to htm tlr;n his life, Mother. Sister, Sweeihcirt. Bride, Or his denr devoted Wife, And you deck his grave ngain. Write her name but not beneath 1 lly her ugony and pain, Cruwn her gr.ive with fairest wreatl Angels called the roll again, Wrote her name nbove the stars For her patient faith in pain. Deeper far than battle scars. Three green graves we deek to-day, This is tho third, where lies his hrldv None will daro to tell us "Nay !' For these three for freedom died! H. H. Van Meter, in N. Y. Kvenlng Post TO MEMORY DEAR. Some members of the (irand Army of the Kopublic have recently expressed their disapprobation of Decoration day beliiir turned into a regular holiday a day for hig baseball mutches and sport ing meetings instead of beinp solely regarded as a day, us intended by con gress, for the decoration of the graves of those who fought for the union, and for the keeping in lusting memory the deeds of those who saved it. The rising generation, snys the Illustrated Amer ican, knew not those troublous times. It cannot, therefore, be blamed if it does not fool the same personal interest in the dead that do the men and women who lived amidst the tragic scenes en acted in this country from lstll to lstws. Jtut, at the same time, it must not lie supposed that the rising generation is Kvis grateful to the heroes of the civil war than the momlH-rs of the grand urniy are to those of tho revolution. It may lie that it can no longer say with Longfellow: Your lent trot of srecr. Wo deck wltb. Irwraut ttowern" but it can fnisb the verse with the words: "Your has the sulTe'lns btn. The mcmorv hU be oun." R inemhrr the Homier. Reaiembcr the jMicr. i h Wren. Kememher Ihecl all with fl wer: Theirs w;is the tattle and theirs the paio. Our l the pearc an i otir the irain; Their was the wv in.:, the hurveM ours And 11 e cun five ibea to-Uar Is flowers! C towd. la Yutiih's CompinlOB. wa rn. TONY'S PKKTTY FLOWERS. The spring bad been so late In com lug that the good and loyal people ol Teokerdsvllle scarcely knew what they should do about flower for Decoration day. Tho hitherto never-falling snow balls and lilacs wore in embryo, while of the wllil Mowers not even a spring beauty or a wood violet was to be seen. The' ladles got together lind talked over the situation; the committee ol arrangements solemnly doeided that something surely hud to be done, and that without delay. Then the ladles met the committee, when there was much more talking than ever, which Una lly culminated in a wrathful out burst from Old Mrs. Malllncr, a soldier's widow: "See yore, now, all there Is we'se gutter have flowers tor put onto the graves V nil tho snlvelin' 'n' tulkln' back in the woiT hain't ergoin' tor hurry up spring one bit. What's more, we Jist kaln't put olT deuurutin'i so we'll hiifter take up or collection for buyln u v 'em. Hero goes my quarter." This innovation wus u startling one tothoTockerilsvillians.who, if patriotic, were nlso economical, and their con tributions wore not umdcwlth startling ihierity. Still, lifter much persistence 'lid a thorough canvass of the town, in amount was ruined that, in theopln Vin of everybody, was ample for the end Iciirod. There being no hothouse or lower store in Teckerdsville, Tony Alalllnor, only sou of the widow, .v.is instructed to proceed to Detroit and tiiuke the pnrchuse. Decoration day opened warm, but with evory promise of nil nll-to-be-do-sired occasion. The villagers, decked themselves in their best attire, the farm wagons came lumbering into town, filled with happy creatures, glad to get a way for a day from the arduous toil of the home. Itluojuys chattered 'J AI".A8! THE fl.OWKKS 1)11) NOT MATERI ALIZE. in the apple trees, robins sang soft love notes to their mutes, and sparrows twittered upon every hand. Presently, however, us the crowds gathered, so did the clouds. Patriot ism, however, is strong, and tho people like to jjot together in the country. Hence, while thoy gossiped and spoon lutod upon the possible events of the day, they gave little heed to the fall ing smoUo from the chimneys or the fitful whilllng of the winds, those sure precursors of u rainfall. The speaker, the preacher, the church choir and the chairman hud gathered upon the stage that stood on the outer edge of the cemetery, while two or three thousand people wore gathered in front. Then a raindrop fell sputtering bore and there upon the new bonnets or dresses of the women, and the derbys of the men. Neighbor regarded neighbor nervously, but no one flinched as a slow, drizzling, but de cidedly wetting rain set in. Cliuirman, preacher, speaker, choir all did their part without abatement of one jot or tittle of the programme. Loyally the people stood at their posts, uttering no complaints, if they did fail to cheer. Then, after the benediction was pro nounced, the cliuirman called up the committee to distribute the flowers. Alas! the flowers did not materialize. In their stead, in the paper boxes once containing them, were wretched masses of pulpy, vari-colored paper, tangles of wrapped wire, etc. Tony had pur ehuseil a lot of miserably made paper flowers instead of nature's own dear gifts. "They was so much cheaper," he was careful to explain. Still there was no end to small flags, so that two of them were placed upon each soldier's grave and thus amends were made in part for Tony's blunder. Hut Teckerdsville never did and never will forgive him the sorry trick lie played. Grant's Tomb In New York. Work on (Irant's tomb at New York has been resumed, and will be contin ued until the monument is completed which will be in March, 1SIM1. Gen. l'orter said about the work: "There has boon a groat deal of care bestowed upon the construction of the tomb. The granite is faultless. It is quarried in North .lay, Me., and all tho large stones are linished nt the quarry und sent to Now York iu boxes. Tho small est imperfection is enough to cause the rejection of a stone. When the stone3 are laid you could not got the point of a knife between 4hom. They lit ex actly, and tbe contractors, as well as the architect, are inexorable in their demand that the work shall be above criticism." I.iirgest Kpfflme.itul Loss. The largest regimental loss on either side during tho late civil war was sus tained by tho Twenty-sixth North Carolina l'ottigrow's brigade, Ileth's division. Thoy had a full quota of 800 men on July 1. 18, but iu the single battle of (jettysburg lost 588 men, 80 killed and 503 wounded, not including the "missing," of whom there were 140. According to Col. W. F. Fox, in one company, 815 strong, every man washit, and the orderly who made out the list did so while suffering from a wound in each leg Surely those were -times which not onlv "tried men's souls," but made heroes of those who survived and martyrs of the dead. New I'se for the Cycle. Still another novelty in cycledom the chimney swoop's tricycle. Resi dents in llrixton, a suburb of London, have boon somewhat startled by the spectacle of an individual of sable and somber appearance careering around on a tricycle, to which his brushes and other apparatus are attached, and utter ing the well-known sweep's cry. I?eorntlon Vajt. A china decorator M ly Is named. And pretty cupt she p-iinti, though all un turned. Asked little Flo: "What shall you paint, to il y; ' " Nothing at all. my darting." answered May: " 1 thought you'd p.iint lot. to-day." said Flo " because It's Drcorution iy. you know!" Youth's Companion. Oh, l:e Joyful! Willy Say, pop, I'm glad you wasn't killed in the war. Father (pleased) Are, you, Willy? Why? Willy Itecause I'd be going to the cemetery to-day, instead of the ball game. I 'tick. The Old Guard Dwindle. There are morV soldiers' graves to decorate to-day than ever before. The old guard dwindles. I.IKK A HIKVK. The chief function of Iheildiiojs It Inwp tsie (nun the blood, III lit iMtwife through lliein. of I'uruln liniuirllli'saiiif wal.'iy psrllcUit whluli make their flnitl exit lliroimh tlx ulad ler. The retention of these, la 0 iiieiuencieof InaMlvliy of Ihu aldneit, It pn ductile of llrlglit'i illwue, drnptv, dlnlielet, albuminuria nit other nmladiei Willi a falsi tendency. II m letter's stomach llll era, a highly saiiiitloiied dluruilu and blond dupureut, Impels the kid neys when iiiHt'llve lo ,euew tl sir sifting func tion, and strain Iroin the vital current Impuri ties which Infest II slid thrualeii their own ex lteiics as organs ol the body. Ca'urrli of the bladder, gravel and retell Hull of ihe urine ate sl.o inmailles arretted or averted by I lilt health r rounder and reaiorallve of organic action. Ma rla, rheuniHllNiii, eniistliiat on, blllinitiieti ami ilyH'plaalto yield lo the itinera, which It alto ipceJIly Imjiicdi lal lu the weak and uer Tout, Dayboy fat party) Mitt Wool It flnoly formed. Mlaa tVoolfwio overheard the remark) Yet, and Ihe (oral la all wool. Jack f ptopnted to Afar latt night. Tom How did you come oulf Jack-Head first. HOW'S TIIIHt We Oder On Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that oaunol be cured by uau a i;tsrrn uurei F. J. CI1KNKY A CO., Props,, Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known V. 1 Cheney fur the last 16 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions anil nnancialiy nine to carry out any obligations made by their firm WsT A TatiAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Wammnu. Kinmah & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure it taken Internally. acting directly upon the blood and niuoous surfaces of tbe system. Price, 7,ro. per bot tle. Hold by all Druggists. Testimonials iree. I believe Pisu's Cure for Consumption saved my boy's l ie last summer Mrs. At. is Djuo..as, be Hoy, .Mich., Oct. 20. MM. MUHIU flTOKK-Wllev H. Allen Co., ti e ildett, the lnrgntt, VII First HI., I'urllnnd. Cub tiering, llHrdiuan, Fischer Pianos, Kitey O gaus liw prlcee, easy terms. 10-CKNT Mt-lC-S nd tor catalogues. Guard yo'iraelf tor tummer malurls, t rid Iccling, b lining now Oregon Blood I'unfU'r. Try Gibmia for breakfast PROSPECTIVE MOTHERS and those soon to become mothers, should know that Dr. Pierce's Kavorite Pre scription robs child birth of its tortures and terrors, as well as of its dangers to both mother and child, by aiding nature in pre paring the system for parturition. There by "labor" and the period of confine ment are greatly shortened. 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