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fHt LAST OF THE HOUSEHOLD, 1 My Stater la Hmn laet, darling! Vw, I m Um Isst Of all our hotuwholdi ta h happy past I Ind k lh elos eompantoasiitp Vr wale I leaf. My lonely footsteps tlt Atoeg lb dtmeutt, Ih MUtrleO. way, And Um ta aobody who lrs tu say t " eanhil, dsul t would not ls.se thai road," Ori "I! it hla ytt bear w heavy leml" t k ltal eav darttn ! Ye, t ant II last Ot all ny owa. Lore's iky In overvsst, And Iktwifk Ik eoatlrn! Umn o vole t heat Ttteteell: "B brav to brvul Uis bluk oil WU- ttlf U Bitted with bitterness lMs there's rat la Mil It "r , Aed Ifeeuji my frimts r sorry I'm slou, Mj Ht 1 all ny , b U Biy ew, Tlslsst, ny dsrllas;l 7m, t aiath last Ot tl Ik family on rt thou east. Kl yslry thou wstrt e ebis to tu And mi Iky ptetnred toe It all 1 ee. Thy krlkd book, thy Sower, thy hoi4 shrla, I h mi bear, my dear, to eU thtn mttt tUm room. tfcM plelur, Vhoe wt Utnft tfeatfraw, Oos mt, now mow, IIuw c I ksrt It to) Tt last, n; darling! Why hat I th lutl Thy kvrlsg hand 1 held M Arm, o tut Th nam I lout the. CM It, deer, b right, That I mint u with empty head ta-ilgtilt Hmtm U so full nmtnnBuUiM To Vev eh other, Why could ftot ny pray, ThM w wlitht ira tngtiber, awrd hi, Or m b Ml to llv ny IU with nl Th lest, my darting! Tm.1 am lh lut. But 01 th futur Moa shell touch th 1V And. somaltta, wha or how 1 do hot ku, Th o that's left unto her owe shall go, My darting I w shsll bar to ante to y Ot whl h hpWMd lum you wul swsy In Heave d earth, Ol union, blessed, Mreet, Whh ell out family together etl -Jull U. My, In Uuod Housekesuutg. i A TEST OF COURAGE, Wht Wa Found In th Cfcaaowl ot the Ohurob. ID I Tfr U you a UtU lr cuuiUn thkt hhppouod In Ui yr HT'uikod Hugh Monfr fomry. A p h rly ot young tun woro n tsambltd round a blulnf fir. A torrtblo totm b4 eanght them wbilo thejwara bunting In tu wood, and but for their great good fortune In finding a dscrted boute In which to ahelUtr theiu ale they might all have perUbod. Ai It waa, they were glad enough to arall themwUe ot tbl rather doaottte place, and a thoy found wood enough to keep a fire they determined to ill up all nlgbt and amuse thewaeWe with telling atortes. The great fir roared np the rough chimney, the wind aurteked and moaned about the bouae and Hugh wa the first to volunteer but Utile ttory. "Tula fire puts me la mind ot It be aid, u the three young men, bit oont' paniona, their face all aglow, aat en loving the genial warmth. "I waa In vited to a church featlrw about ten nit lea from home. The elergyman nettled over the church waa my faltier'l brother, a Jolly, good-natured man, ot whom we were all very fond. It aeems a good many via I torn wore ex pected, and the people were taxed to give them uwonimodation for the night My unele'a house waa more than full, aorertof hla wife's relatives hav ing taken advantage of the chance to come on, and among them were aeveral young people. " '1 hope you won't object to sharing your room with two other bora,' my uncle said. They are good fellows, and quite near your own age.' 'Of course I thought the more the merrier, as boya usually do. My room, or the den,' as it was called, vu some little way from tbe house, and adjoin ing the pastor's study. It had originally belonged to the old rectory, before the more costly building, in which the pres ent rector lived, waa built. "Assuring my uncle that I did not mind It in the least, rather liked it than not, I went over to inspect the quarters that had been assigned to us. I found the room large and low celled. Several old-fashioned pictures hung upon the walls, among them that ot a former clergyman, in old-fashioned oassock and bands. The place had been newly papered, and tbe furniture, what little j "THIS WW PUTS ME IK MIND 0 lTl" there was, though much the worse tor : wear, was gcod enough for occasional use. "Tbe crowning glory of the room, however, was the wide, deep chimney, very much like this one, Jutting out from the wall Great loga ot hickory irere burning with a cheery sound in ' the immense fireplace ot the grand, yellow flames giving an air ot comfort and pic turesq uoness to tbe apartment. 1 "Regular story style, Isn't it, Ned?' aid one of the boys. "Of course it is; you wouldn't bsve me tell It any other way, would you?" laughed Hugh. "Well, after staying a short time with the folks at the rectory, we three lads went over to the den, 1 in the meantime having made the acquaintance of my two compan ions. t "Tbe weather bad turned bad, a regu lar snow-storm, as It came on to-nlgbt, and we were glad to get under sheltea As the gas waa out oft from the church, for the reason that new pipes were be ing laid, we were furnished with can dles, but the cheery light of the Are was all that we really needed, so ws put our candlesticks on the shelf. "It was only halt-past ten, and we de cided It was too early to go to bad, so seated round the fire, as we are to-night, we proceeded to make ourselves aa com fortable as possible. Tbe storm began to rage and all the windows rattled. We could bear the ball strike against the panes, but that was rather a pleasant sound, bearing it under shelter in front of a good fire. "Jack Hale Was the oldest of our party. He bad been dwelling upon his adventures, and I thought him very strong and brave, He . volunteered to toll a story. . f i ' , " 'When I was sixteen,' be com menced, 'I was visiting a friend wboae house was said to be haunted.' "This was a delightful beginning, but It was as far as we ever got. We gath ered close together : and watched tbe erawling shadows on the whitewashed walls. W were patiently watting In the pause which be probably mad as long as possible, In prder to wbot our i AMI eurvoetcy, wkett'fc singular soiThJ, pYi eeedlng from tbe Inside ot the ehnruh, tell on our ears, startling us wore than we eared to say, "'What's that? asked the itory-tellsr, helf-rUtng, his face as pale a death. Urwtt oottl what can it bef "Raoh ot til looked at the other as the Ominous sound rattled and rolled again. Louder and louder, clatter, thump, thump, elatter, as though a doann horse were tramping overhead, 1 had sever heard any thing quite like It, "I'll not stay here.' said Jack Hals, as the noise, after subsiding tor t mo ment, broke out again. "'It's the wind, perhaps,' I laid, though I didn't believe It 'Sit dews end go on with your story.' " 'As it I could, with that horrible clatter going onl I never heard suck an Infernal noUe In my Ufo-and In tbl churvh, too, Jual the place to give one the horror! I Just believe it's eld Parson Jenka.1 " 'Who's old Parson Jenkar asked Fred dray, a slight young follow, very Doyisn-iooKiug, " That's him,' said Jack, pol'Ung to tne picture of the man In a clerical dress. 'Did n't you ever bear ot hlmr lie was found dead In one.ol tbe rooms ot this old rectory) bad been living alone lor some time, and as several hundred dot lare ot churvh money waa tulaalng, It waa thought by some that he bad been foully dealt by, though the coroner's verdict was death from natural oauaes. I hate these old churches, anyhow that is, at night' " 'We're sot exactly in the church,1 eld Fred dray. 'Hut I should like to know what that noise Is. " 'Suppose we Investigate1 I said, Hind aee It w can find out My father taught me to prove thing. There must be some reason, cf course, for tbe aulas, end I don't believe In ghosts.' "I dared not My bow much the story of Parson Jenka had affeoted me. u'Iahould think it waa a hundred something,' Jack said, aa the thunder ing sounds began again. 'It's mules. and they are racing.' " 'Mules!' laughed Fred, 'Fancy males In o church. Kven nine-ptn would be tunny.' Who will carry tbe candle and go with me?' I aaked. " 'Not I,' ssld Jack. 'You may count me out 'I will,' Fred Gray said, in a resolute voice, that gave the lie to his slight figure and delicate feature. '1 should like to go.' " Well. I its here, tbank you,' said Jack. 'No money would tempi me to go into that poky old church to-night' " There Is some reason for the noise, 1 said, and I'm going to find what It is. Come on, Cray,' " Oh, come, don't leave a fellow alone, end Its storming cats and dogs, too. I think we hsd all better leave and take our chance.' "He looked 10 miserable that for a moment I wavered. It was, may be, a foolish experiment There was no chance ot lighting the churvh, hut the romance ot the thing had got hold ot me, and I hated to give It up. I alwaya did hate to give up thing I had once tackled you know that hoy. The harder my lessons, the more determined I was to master them. I suppose there must be a certain bull-dog obstinacy In my character. Well, 1 thought for a moment and looked over at the picture of the poor old clergyman. I declare, it snenicd to smile at my indecision. That settled It ' 'Nothing will hurt you here. Hale,' I said. wlth the fire on one side and the door on the other. I'm going.' "Fred dray bad lighted the candle at the Ore, and b followed me Into the study. The glaring light showed books everywhere, an open closet In which bung two or throe ghoally-look ing, white surplices, a stove, a small cabinet organ, and the large desk st whlah tbe minister wrote his sermons every Saturday. I remember noting for tbe first time a small statuette that stood on th back ot the desk, aud thinking thst I bad never seen it there be torn. The door ot the study opened directly on the chancel, but s we were passing through, a puff ot wind blew tbe candle out Thoroughly excited by this time, and not a little Mghtuned, we groped our way back to the den, clinging to each other. After knocking down chairs, stumbling against th stove, and giving tourselve several light bruises, we came at length to the room we hsd Just loft Jack hsd been piling light wood on the fire, end the interior wss one grand illumination. Mover was sight mure welcome. " 'Ah, bal knocked out were youT Jeered Jack Hulo. 'I thought your courage would ooao out at your finger ends. As for me I'm off to the recto ry.' lie was already pulling h Is over coat on. 'I don't care If they put me In the barn to simp,' he resumed, as he took down bis csp from a peg. 'I'm not going to stay in this racket to night You'd hotter come, too, you fel lows. If It Isn't ghosts, It may be burg lars.' " "Gray, shall we go back again? 1 asked, roused by Jack's mooking vole. "Certainly,' laid Oray, 'and, by the way, there is s lantern hanging up over there a dark lantern, too.' He point ed to tbe door of a closet opposite the fire-place. That's Just the thing,' be went on, taking it down. 'Yes, of course we'll go back. It won t do to give np now. I'm going to see the thing through.' " 'All right I'm off,' said Jack, and away be went leaving us to ourselves. The room lookoJ very Inviting now, for the blazing sticks made it as light as day. After seeing that the fire wai safe, Gray fixed th candle In the lan tern, and la a few minutes we started off again, throwing, I won't dony, a lingering, longing glance behind, and "I FUM.KD TUB CU1ITAW A8IDB." moving forward stealthily and with caution. 'The ghostly disturbance, If it was that seemed to have reached it height aa we gained th chancel. Gray threw tbe light on the church, but all that could be seen was here and there a dim pillar, and shadowy outlines) every thing was indistinct and uncertain, ex cept the darkness beyond, which wrapped the interior as in a mighty shroud. Still with stealthy steps, I ellmbed Into the pulpit, which wa one of tbe old fashioned kind. Tbe noise seemed now to be everywhere, over head, underfoot on all sides) cutter, thump, thump, clutter, mingled with strange vibrations that sounded almost like e roans. Th oholr saata, la lb middle Ofwhloh itood the bis orgs, were ranged on the left ot the ehanoeL, and curtains that ooiild V reached from. th pulpit hid l'i organist trout th eye ot the congregation during service, I motioned to Oray to turn on tbe light nd sure thai all th ndt' earn from that part ot th chancel; I made one supreme effort trembling all over, and pulled th curtala aside. I think I wss ever more scared In my Ufa than when I did so. My hsnds shook, my bean thumped Ilk anvil-beats, and whn, a th curtain-ring rattled aside, 1 heard a wild exclamation, and saw by th bull's eye, alowly turning towards me, two lack-luster eye and the pallid face ot a man, 1 osin very near tailing frotk tha platform on which. I atood, Th seeming mytlury was aeon solved, Th organist who hsd been practising that afternoon lor the coming Service, had probably fallen saloon, and Ilia mind atlll on th muaio had, In a aomnambullstl itat. gone on with hi practice. There being no one to blow the bellow, ot course there wa a terrlbl ortluk. ftntt in Hittaln. " 'What 1 It? whit hat happoiieJ?' what doe It mean? How eauie 1 barer h asked all In oue breath. 'Why, It'i pitch dark! What time la U7 he contin ued, Mear me, dsar met' v. "1 looked at ny watch. It wanted, ten minute to twelve. " 'Never wa so frightened In my life a when I saw you,' he aald, getting down from hi high psreh. 'Never did such a thing before, though I bsve'' trick ot walking la my sleep, sometime.) hut bow did you know I wa beref h 'I guess It you could have heard the clatter ot those pedals underneath, you. wouldn't ask. It sounded for all the world a If a dosen kicking mute had been let loose. That and th wind eu side were enough to shske tb stoutest nerve. Hut w war bound to get at the mystery, If w wore frightened.' "Tbsl's right boy,' ld a heart voice. We turned round, and there stood my acta. " That wai th only thing to do, and I congratulate you en your bravery. Jack Hale burst Into th rectory, awhlU ago, la such state ot excitement thai 1 came over at one to investigate. 1 think he must have a eon Brined ballet la ghosts. The wildest sort of terte might have been In circulation round town to-morrow, If you had not had the oourag to see what the matter was. How did it happen, Willi?' ho asked, turning to the organist "'Well, I was very anxious, as you know, about th mualc,' wa the man's answer, and after along practice I wen. Into tbe atudy. It rained so very hard I thought I would wall lor a lull In tbl storm, a I hsd ao umbrella. I suppot I I must have fallen asleep, and the othi .' followed, I'm heartily provoked wtu myself.' "'I'd advise you after this to keep awake In church, young man, said my uncle, laughing. 'Otherwise there's no knowing what you might da' "We boys went back to the den quite lsted with our share In the matter, and presently, when Jack Hale came creep ing bank, orestfsUo enough, we bad the Isugh on our aide." . 'That' a pretty good story," said on Ot th boya. -. "And the best of it Is," said Hugh, "It's a true one." Msry A. Dcnlaon.ln Watchman. A fanatlo a ma who la deter mined to do what we do not wish done. An egotist a mas who feels his own Importance more than he feels our. A bigot a man who is firm In a belief different from ours, A prejudiced man one wbo I not convinced by our argu ments. Loulsvlll Western Recorder, Women are not vain. They are In terested so much in their own appear ance only because they understand thai ether people are Interested In the Sam thing. isomer vlll Journal ' SAVEO A FAKIR. Oeslestaaee la Vt blrh th Ton tve Ml-lillr The th !. On day, after the editor of tb Week ly ilanner and Home Journal had re turned te the office from a trip around tha village, be announced to ma that the paper wuuld suspend with thst issue, t was sn apprentice at two dollars per week snd "found," and' he was in debt to me snd everybody else, snd could rstae no more subscrip tion or advertising. We were discuss ing tbe gloomy outlook when a young man with a hawk eye and a thin nose came bustling In. Thst be was down on bis lurk could easily b told st a glance. but that he was discouraged was not so. clear. ""., "1 want two or three day'a credit for a little printing," he promptly announc ed. "You can't have It," growled tbe edi tor. Tbe young man wa turning away, seeming not st all discouraged, w hen th editor asked: "Who are your "A fakir." "What's that?" . "A man wbo travail and lives by hli wits." 'Well, you've bit the wrong tows You couldn't rslse a quarter here In a week's talking. I've worked like s Jack ass for a year to establish tbl paper, and she busts this week." 'My friend," says the itranger, aa be sst down, "let's go tarda." "How?" "You print me some lalieli and dodg rs snd 1 11 do th selling and wl 11 whack up." ... "What have you gotr "A liver tonic." " "No good." "Heat thing In the world. How many people you got here?" ' ,v 'lwelve hundred.". ' Then I'll sell twelve hundred bottle! of my Houtb American Liver Invigorator at a dollar a bottle." i' After some furthsr talk the editor agreed to the partnership. I wont to the drug stores snd found 100 bottles Of s cortaln slzo. One thousand more were ' telegraphed for at Pittsburgh to come C. 0. 1). We got up a label, got out (100 dodgers, and the "luvlgurator" was made at the editor's bouse. It was a mixture ot water, molasses, ginger and whisky, J ana cost about lour cents a bottle, When all was ready th fakir 'went out on the stroot, I circulated the dodgers, and tbe editor gave him a page adver tisement In what we thought would be the last Issue. Can you guoss what that chap did In seventeen days? He made,' bottled and sold 8,000 bottle of, that 'Invigorator," working two othar vil lage besides our own. In th making and bottling ho had three or four to help, but he did all the selling alone. Children cried for it snd old ohaps who bad forgotten thst they ever bad a liver bought two bottles and then came back for a third one. I saw 11,450 counted down on the Imposing atone for our ed itor, and be very kindly handed me my back salary and a present of ino. It wa a godsend W hi in, for be squared up, the paper went on, and to-day it Is one ot the liveliest small dallies In the Btste ef Ohlo.-N. Y. Bun. 1 i i 'i 1 1 Preolons stones are much mora widely distributed thsn formerly. Ther are many families who own jewels to th value of half a million, while fow wealthy people had even 8100,000 invest ed In diamond tea yean ago. v -.V 4 vi SILL NYC V . FARMER. k RoUlM Sum of III KlparleiMo M ' Tlllel of (he halt , " 'The escrotery of 'the Ashfleld Farmer1 enih, Ot AriihVhl, Mr, & p. Church, lafoflus me by United Huuaj mall (hst upon rerwt)t of my favoratue reply 1 will Inctim an honorary inmutw of that club,1i1g with Ooorge William Curtis, 1'rofwdr 'Nts-ton, IVirfawsr BUuivy Hall, 'ot Harvard, and Other wet browed hillvni In ti' ostulp in tested ikxtmiu of agriculture, I take this method ot thanking th Ash field Farmers' dub, through tMrtery, fiar the honor thus ill so unworthily bestowed, and Joyfully accept th honorary memlier Ship, with tb understanding, however, thst during u o-rnuty fair the 0miii duty ot delivering the annual eddrae) rum the Jud' sUM.Iin toiwa that will not only ring along dnwu' the rarrtdis-s of time, but go tbuiubuiiig throe tense around a belt mile track .snd be heard etove the rhylluulo plunk of th hired man who Is trying to as certain, by means of a large mUl ami a thumping inaehliM, how hard he can strllto, hall fail upon Mr, Curtis ur other honorary members u( Um club. Ihave a voice that dia very well to siprqa eudesrnwnl or etbor aulsluwl emotions, but It la not etfwtlv si a county fair. Hpsetetors sue the wonder ful play of my failures, hut thoy only hear the low refrain ot the haughty Clydmtal steed,' who has a nelgbsal voice aud wears his tell In a Orw'lsn coiL I received 11.10 one tor ssldrsasiug a raw track em mil in length UO..V.TIW Use and Abuse ot Knolls a Narcotic," 1 nuitht th gestures, but tbe awitlmeliU Wttreth of Hie four km l'r cbemH' charger, Utile Medicine, dam Kio quout --..'-! I ke omler a low shod and rather ad verse elrcuuislsmn, la talking with the committee afterward, sa I wrapi! up my gesture anil put them hack In Um shawl strap, 1 asutl test 1 fell slmost asliamed te receive such a pries for the sentliiMits of outers, but thy said that wa all right No Wis expected to hear eu agricultural addmsi, Thoy eJnUiiod teal it wa most generally purely qwteeuiar, aud i they regarded my spew as a arret success, 1 mnl the asms esturo afterward in strkiug of "Tb Ureal Ksllmg Off AiiKiig liar Hock Kidor in the t, ireiuw of the frwsMit ley, Mr. Church writes that U club has taken op, discussed and settled ail puttitaof timur Unco Issuing upon agriculture, from the tari If up to tu quetUoa ot whether or not turpi u u purd in a oow ear auteHoratet th pang ol hollow horn, 11 dsalre sug gestion end questions fur discussion. That shows the club to b teoroughly ctlr. It will soon be spring, sod we cauutot then dis cus Utose matters, K resuoosiblliue will b added day by dsy in te way of stock, and we will bsve to think of aaiuss fur them. Wuuld it not be wU before the Um comes fur eutive farm work to think out long list of naiiwa holts the illU stnuigor arrlvol Nothing servos to lower u In tee smuuaUua of our fellow farmers or lb world mure than tb frequent altercations between own er and tbolr hired holpover whsl nama they shall give to a weary, wobbly oalt who lis lust eulortal tit groat annus of life, full of hope and astrtluu porbsp, but oUierwIai ateululely oinpiy. lot us consider this bo fur spring fairly opens, su teal w may ho pretwreil nar suytoiug or this klnO. One more point may properly rmo before th club at IU next meeting, and 1 mention it here lexis ua I may b so busy al Washing ton look lug alter our other interest that I cannot gel to th club meeting, I refer te the evident ehaug in cliiueto here (ruiu year to year, and It eltevt apua aeods purchased w norlsi aud seeUxuee genoraUy. Tweuty years ago you could plant a sasd according te directions ami It wuuld produce a plant whk-h waned te resemble In general way tee phturo on tu ouuioo of te pack ag. Nuw, under lb ductus ting luflueooa of irreepoustlilo isotherms, phlegmatic Sariuga, rare Juu woaUtr and ovarduoo weather lo August, I Hud It almost iuiioaai. U to prudu a plank ur vegotebl which la any way, resemble IU inrtratl, I it my fault or tit fault of tes cbiusUt I wish th club would tek hold ot Utt at iu next regu lar moetuig, 1 first noticed tb change In the summer of T3, 1 think. I purchased a small parkacoot early ttouteb plaid curled kale with a beauti ful picture ea th outside. It was a g'xxi a picture of ttcolch kal as I svsr saw. J could Imagine bow gay and llgblhearted It wa tho day It went up to tb Medio aud had Its picture tekoo for this purpu, A short uterul aragrh under th picture stated thai I should plant lu quick, rich soil, te tows four lucbso aisu't to a depth of one Incb, cover lightly sua then ruU. Idhi su, No farmer of iy yean enjoys, rolling any better man 4 ao, ; In e tew weeks th kale came up but turned out te b a canard. 1 then waited two weeks mure and other furius of vegetation mad tbalr apiwaratico. rioueof teem were kale. A small delegstUsa of bug which deal mostly with kalo cams Into tee ganleu on day. looked st th picture on 111 discarded paper, then exanilued what bad crawtnl out through th ground and went away, I lw gau to fear then that ciluutlc inlluenc had bean at work ou teoweds, but 1 bad uot fully given up all honev . At first the plant seemed to wsver and hesitate over wiulherthey hnd better be wild pasutp or Lima beans, , Then 1 concluded that thoy had decided te be foliage pbuiU or rhulevlv Jlut teey did wot try te live up to their portiim, I'retty noon 1 discovered that they had no Vi which ammed to ro witn tliein, aiul theu I knew they were weeds. Thing Hint sre good to. cut alwsys hav bug and worm ou thetu, while tansy and caster oil go through Hie unmolested. 1 hav had other similar experiences, and I think we ought te do something about it if we can, 1 bnv planted the seed ol th morning glory ami th moou flower and dreamed at night that my honi looked like a florist' advertisement, but, wbott leafy juii come a liuiicbot xtorway onu and i hill of com war trying to climb tb string nailed up for tb us of my non-resident Vines. 1 have plnntc.1, with song snd Inugb tor, tbe seeds of (he osleuslUc suisy and car nation, only in teem to rtsip the tswhulori button and tb glistening foliage of th sorghum plant 1 hav planted in ftdth and adeem warm soil, with phsuiiig how in my heart nnd adnt'k red picture ou tbeouuld of the parkuge, only to harvest th tow, viU- Ssr . Jlmson wl'l aud the night bl jomlug ul'i thistle. Doe the mean temperature or the average rainfall have sjiythlng to do with ltf if sta tistics are working these rhanges they ought to be Itopped. "For my own jiart, however, I iim led to lielicvs that our seedsmen put so much money into their catalogues that thoy k not have anything left to use In th pur Ihase of sunila. Hood religion and very fair lookiu may be produced without the aid ol inraway seed, but you cannot gather nice, trosh train uVs of thistle or exect much of li seedsman wlioso plants niake no ofTort whut evor to reaembl tholr pictures, '' ' Hoping that you will examine Into this matter, and that the club will always hart after look carefully in this column. for lu farm Information, I remain, in a kitting posture, yours truly. 1)111 Nye lu New York World. . ' , Down on Agrloultur. t TIia tuouuit fraud, nn e.rf.h I ntrrt. oulture. The duaxlliost Ignis fiitum that aver gllttored, fyi . beguile and dimlo to betray, is. ugriuultura.' .We spouk with tooling on this subject, and we've boon, glittered and bopullod and dazzlod and deoolvod by tlie' nuno Itruli dopnlyor.. She had Dromlsed uibbtand thoy flow raway kftor ptit.tiiig a howl on tjaj protu- isou us eany poMittxts, ana tno urtmglit ha withered thorn'; ' She has pWimlsod cherries; the odrflullir has stuiig (lioiu; tliey oo.ituJti living things nnoomoly ti the eye and irhsnvViry to th ttisto. - She has promised lis straWberrlisi and the young chickens Imve-deviour! them, We were lu the . shocpi-businoHS Ancl hard winter olosed dowti:an os; aid the Utrub died, ri tl)o,;.loi,' No wondor tint pain klllod hkbrojiur,.,..llo!was a ller, of the gr9qnd,i,;The.,wpndei' is lja did not kill his tiiOyr, und ,t,hop , weep . boatwe'he.dld not! Jvivo a i grandfather, Old Man (oii route for th races) Pleasant ride, this, to the foes course. Yooug.Man lhemuslyp.Yesj but think ot . tb long walk ibTinik:ujjfJj?,ilja LlMON IN ORESS-MAKINQ. aarsaooU ', rittetf an4 Itenaod la a f orlnlnfljr shnrl Time. Tb atyl of a woman' gown be be eome a matter of such importanoe that not only 1 th country flooded with fashion magaslncs, but th staid ncwi and literary Journals succumb to th ruling demand, snd publish every week one or two column ot fashion articles, Ladle read thsm with anxious Interest and spend hours and day of preolout tloi In constructing garments In accord ance with them. I wish to draw a con trasting picture. Last spring I received an Invitation from a friend, the wife of an army offi cer, to spend the summer with her at a poat la Now Mexico. Ot course I ac cepted, and rich vision filled my mind, msklng a ksloidosonpeof noble red men, eowboy, bronchos, bra button and military bands as only a young girl like myself can Imaiflne. I wa going on th war path and must put on my war pa nt, t e pretty clothes, 1 hadn't a great deal of money and that went for material) tha making wa to be dun st horn. Fort fled with fashion plate Innumerable, mother, slaters, friend and mysotf, began a month'! siege of cutting, basting, trying on, etc., till when th day came fur my departure, with my well tilled Haratoga, 1 wa worn to a shadow of my former self. Hut there was consolation in the Oontenta ot the trunk, which were to array mo with splendor that neither Holomnn la all his glory, nor the lilie of the Held, could approach. The long ride over the plain was nothing, ao tilled wore my though w with pictures of my new lifts, pick nick ing In the canyons by day, with a gal lant I.leuUitiunt by my sldn, and danc ing or ftlrtlntf to my heart's content with the same or another Lieutenant it night, with a medley of Ind an and cowboy thrown In. 1 confess my most anxious consldcrstlun waa which of the many pretty (own should I don first te make tb deepest Impression. Two of equal beauty lay conveniently near th top ot tbe trunk to be decided on st a moment's notice, Wall, I arrived snd saw th Indians, the eowboy, th canyons, the bras button and other wonder, and wa duly amused and awed by them. Hut It remained for sn Indian squaw te give me my greatest surprise. (me dsy a I wa wandering about the ground t saw a squaw, wearing an ex ceedingly rsgired snd dirty calico dross, go into the post-trader' store. In few minute she emerged from the store carrying a roll of gaudy cslloo in her hand. Keating herself upon the steps, she produced from some region shout her person, a noodle, thrvad and a pair of rusty scissors. With these she pro ceeded to manufacture a dross, and In an amaslngly abort time It wa finished Then with a dexterous flirt. In full view ot tha disregarded spectators, she slipped It over her head, and after sum mysterious tlclght of hand Inside of it, hearoso, dropping and leaing the old garment on tha ground a a snake dis cards last year' skin, fully equipped with clothes for at least six month' wear, she walked sway unconcernedly back to ber quarters. Detroit Free I'ress. THE ART OF MENDING. eery (llri Nh'd Aequlre II as Karly as . I'osslblo. There 1 nothing mow Important In th Instruction of the children of the household than systematic lessons in mending. As Soon as little girl is ibte to handle a needle she ahould be teugbl to darn her stocking and sew on shoe buttons. As soon as she bss mastered the arts, she should be taught how to lay patches; not In s bsir baaard fashion, but neatly and flatly, matching the fa I tern ot th good and laying the patch the proper way of the sloth. A paU'h, put on properly and pressed after it Is nut on, can hardly be recognised a ps'oh. Tbe darning of cloth Is an art by itself which even ex pert seamstresses do not always under stand, The edgea of the rent should lie brought together, and the needle run through th cloth between tbe Inside and the outside In auch a way as te con seal the stitches. When the darn la dampened and pressed, !t becomes al most Inv. slide, snd can only lie found after the closest Inspection. It will bo a long time before a little girl can do such neat work as this, but she ahould be encouraged in every way to try. Lessons la mending should be g ven ss a stimulus to economy as well aa good needle-work. ' A girl who has been prop erly brought up, and I compelled to do her own mending, will be more careful of her olothea than one who Is at no pains to mend rents. For this reason It It la considerable more trouble to over see mending than to do it yourself the child should do It, not only for the sske of the Instruction, but In order that she may suffer from her carelessness if the rent 1 th result of carelessness. An Important part of all mending la the ripping snd preparing the work for mending. If the garment need re lining It is often desirable to make It over entirely, In which case It should be ripped thoroughly. Tbe thread should be brushed off snd the garment cleaned. There are many ways ot cleaning ma terials thst csn not be washed. Iioil- oate silk rlbhoni and other silk may b ponged with a little alcohol diluted With water, htalni caused by souls may usually be taken out by a woak solution of ammonia and water. Woolen goods, tbst are too muoh faded t i be made over, may often be dyed and combined w.th a little new silk and may give as much wear as they did before. There Is always special sat afantlon In making over a new dress that had seemed to be past its usefulness and in finding It able to serve sgaln and perhaps look bettor than It did when It was now. The se cret of tbe proverbially economical and well-dressed r'romdi-woman's success lies not Only In her taste, but In ber Ingenuity In msklng over and repairing her olothea However old her dress It Is mended so neatly that It never ap pears shabby. The most careful and economical women aro usually the best dressed, bnnausfl they know how to take care of their clothes, while women who spend money lavishly on tbolrattlre ars often slovenly to tbe end. N. Y. Tribune. A Glimpse. of Walter Damrosch. Mr. Walter Diuiirosah undoubtedly stands near the head of American con ductors; If not In exporkmco, tt all events In musical culture. Ho is 28 years old, rather Blight, but with well squared shoulders mid straight as an arrow. " Ho has none of the foppery ol long hair and outre ' dross that lesser inukloliUis affect, A keen faced, Intel lectual American, with deep sot hazel eye and fine manners that Is Mr. Damrosah Perhaps lit 1 manner Is hardly American. There Is a hint of European suavity In It that I uot na tive to a young and bustling country. This, oouioi naturally enough, Mr, Paiurgseji wai born in Breslau, When 9 years old, however( he wont to New YgrkKtuid New York has since been hi hpuio;,-7CiiIcago Trlbuno. , . ' a new electrlo lantern has been de signed In Vienna for the use of leoturen 'mid thdlcal dlassoa.' Hy a combination of lenses the magnified linage of an ob ject lt! projected oil a white screen In ltat Battiral oolors. ... if-.i. ;'! .. . . A SirrBHBR MKMVK AFTKH IMII1TOHINU rilK TBN VAJ- kfaar 8. U. Manuaetunm oj fAs (Irtat Sitrra AW tu? and Uvr Cars, aNTi.niN! Tlw uraUlud I fool to ward you I rannot pre In III few words, I have been troubled In th past Un year with kidney disorder. I did not know In that tl'ni what It wa to en joy a full nlnht's rest. I started In to try your Urat rllarra Kidney and Liver Cure I have given It a Ur trial; my rest ha re turned; I am much Improved In vri way. Your remedy I Juste ou repre sent It -a drUyhtfvl and (jfteHv en Vry truly yours, C. II. Nonroar, CrpnUr and Rudder, 010 C.llfornl Ht, Han FraiicUeo, Cat. Nlie flniitt herself st Ml head, aud yet h married her emeriti." " Oh, well, a Woman rsii'l threw slislshl, Jruu know." just in Tim hick or Tlt. Mr. Lydla A. Nslson, Luther, Uk county, Ml h., writes: "l.(!tiiH, Mm h.. Match 6. WW. "The Allcjck' I'orou I'lastirs you nl m ram Just In th nick of Um. We hav all had th 'gnpp,' and, of enur., we all had te have a piaster ove -the Inngs. I verily believe U v kept me from having IlilUinmatmn of I Ik juii, or aoniethinw eise.when I hat in grlypo."iid ptrhap sav.d mi lifo, "I never luirnd te b without thrm as Ioiik s they st made. I'leas send in ano her dosen. a the Is' ar al gone leu on. I gave noreral if them aeay. but they all aid good In every t as, so far a i run Id learn. U.tr I waul sir!. Keeper nt Intetllxenrv lifhil hsie till! lu.t lupiirled. Ijel) -Yes, but I siitdiieealfr. Whsl loll seh lev Is due to pluck, Hill menu s sucreis u siws) s luck." TAKKCAKKI TMKUa Is UANtiKR In sllewlut Inai tlvliy at the kidneys In grow Hi em l iii-iilnl. The.lraair shoals ol Hrlatit ills Btld tlllailn will wiei'k Ui Snslll W nt tioslth II It Is sllooed lu drill rwlderleM ii-iu litem. Ihe hlsdiler, tun, If Insetlv and I lull, dim, MMllesiiuu does a4 spnnllly direct th ImIih tour aril Hi purl id Mlety, will be w helmed ll ilieilekuiul ol dlseam In avlerilus diu retic 11 troor rholro 111 upas Hnetetter'i sunn ch Hitters, which tluiulnlr, ihe rensl ortsos wlthuut Irrltstlii slid esi'lllnxthem, Iwaetfm ts 5o be sppiehstehsl lrim thetiume11estet slliniill r..j nwtitud in, 1 He hsv teadvuey la hmci prrjinllri.il).. IheHllleni lels'"i the kider) nd bl.tder, In nium with the nerves snd III dlswilv ornw, nd su srTi.rd lullu ld. II 1mi rturls dusl ulitaue In praveor Ins and rurlus lulermlllrui aud remittent lever. Hlhuiisness, cvttl-aili-u an rheunisiUie It 1 suti)ules. 'Pitt v.m iltauk aim. Nsrsir when she sv yen plei lit eske, HeuleT" " Nil, ruHiin, II lu the latt piece uu Ihe plele, slid I knew liter ss I'listtee of wty gglllii siiy taiire " Thi-o coinpl tilting of sor throat or hnaraeitesa ahould use "rVws'i HroH rAiW Trwh0. ' The effect la exumordi i.sry, portlrutarly when u-d by slope r and eie-akers I t clearing lh voir. Hold onfyi'iiooiM. t'lty Vtellm--where U th rn.il, fregh brers riHi ilitollil, iikl risiiT Jersey fsrmer Us ue uuw. Vihi w, I dter.led lu ytbntsry, I'm pi donit discover It until loo hit that the ao-ralled ahng powder not only ta'. up their eloibe, but ruin their skirt and cause rheuinailsm. I s nothing hut IMiblii' Klectric Soap. Hav your gr. cor keep ll. 'Hrett! It nalit nutiteT to live." "Whydna'l ynudlellteiif" Ihietors sud uttderikrs sre Um Mstned expensive," AM KI.KUANT fACKAUl or nn CARDS. Including 111 rare novel ilea, shapes and artist lo Itn ported oleoctnehie and ehro- niatie cam, l ma iarn ana neauuiui ml lectins sent hy mall to any on who will do this: liny a boa ol the an-nuln Ur. O. Mrlne' Celebrated Liver rllla from an) druKirist, price so rents, and mall u the outaiite wrapper with youraddreaa, plain Iv written, and 4 eenta lu stamp. The aenuliie MrLsne's I'llls are prepared only by Klemlna time., Iltuknrith, 1' ami hv been In ponalent us lsr over siity years. They ate urtor to all other In nurliy and elTecUveuea. A certain run for Indltfesllon and airk headache. Ad firms, Klenilnst Hro.. I'lttbiimh, Ha. Vlolel Ms, ho do a-ople knew It's man III the nnionf Mother (Millyr-Keeause It's sissy. ten niguis. Th Whl.tllef Nolsaaoo. A cluutfro In tiavlyatloo In Mew Tort burbor has dniiioralUed real estate In Hrooklytl lieitthta, Notwltbtaiidlii( tlie looation ooiiiiuiutds a splendid pros pect of New York liny and tins th finest air a gtMieral effort 1 being mad to dlsMo of house there, Tlie trouble I that steam wlilstllntt prevent sleep, and Is destroying Uio nerve of all th nearby rosldoiita. The East river once waa occupied by the largest shipping, but this hn now gone over to Ui North river, and It place Is Oiled by tugs and small stoiuu vraft, which ply at all hours of tlie day and night, and their whistle are ' continually piercing the ear. Kiti'hange. He was a good man a nan whose word nobody doubted whose Integrity and veracity were as (rood as a bond. And a friend said to hi in, "I' saw you speeding your horse tbe other day." "Yes." "He's a fine mover." "V. "Uot lot of speed." "Yea" "As near l 1 could oaU-h him that day he was msklng a 1:40 clip." "Yes, 1 think so." And that horse could not go a mile in live minutes, and the owner knew It, and the other man knew It, and he was limply baiting a hook to tempt the good man to He. And he naught him, Free l'res. . ' ' Lively Spring Trad, Omaha Jobber John, have you got that oar lend of pnlm leaf fans ready for Blank ft iUiuik, of Dukotavillef John Ye, lir; last box just loaded. "All right; now attend to loading that ear f snow shovels for Lnnk St Lank, of Now York. "-Oiuuba World. 100 Doses One Dollar Is True Only of Hood's Sarsaparilla OH! MY HEART! Well, try Dr. Rogers' Heart Tonle: aa a heap renieilv It has no txjnsl. Not a stnul esse when It hits lieen tried ami lias not given relief. Yon limy Ihi needing It Just now and searee!? be swsre of tt. Asa blood eleanser and itnrlSMt. It slamla at the head of the list. Hedlugtmi A Co., wlioWMiletait, lrice l. For sale by Nmllh's Citsli r4tnT4IN Iron I N,, M. F., OhI., suit sll deiilers In mtxtlolnos, Hend for trial noil ie sun Tesiitnonmis. LADIES. Send Stamp for Our Pamphlets. We have somethlug new which will save , you trouble. KIRKWOOD HARD RUBBER COMPANY, Cor. Market A Jones SU., Ith ftuor, room 1M, RAN FSANUISOO, Prioe, ft. My Agents Wanted. N. 1. N. U, Ho. 300-8. V, N. U. No. 427 - mi!iiii riiJM." sm mm t blind. of and llehlat riles, i casxef fc ri ii,flW Roonsessst nnV, leu nlnok-s alt US. OOB0 WOBIWSI teiours, llsl U Itch I us. sets a B JMMtlllea. Sowllef Pf. Klrl tietna Ptl OItsl rro7ele-i ely tor Piss o4 llrhln ol lh i iri.fc Main rn inoiioenB 11 pnvaie pen, Of prle, 11.00 per ten. i. 1, Mck A t)e.,whel tali Asonts, yjielse . ' mrrvai amu mlm txutn. W pnslllvelr euro midlife sod sll retl dls imsi wllhinil psliei or delanltiMS Iru IMisines, Huenre.eiipsri snd M W "'"" ",, dress lot psuipW l. Porleroeld A Useif, rkt street. S rmietseo. ( Tn Oawhi tor bumklm. ' ewaes ol Iwltsilens of lh eUiWt4 sl of ten ( sioUbs Ha V TrHsVwo. Both tha method" and rosulto wben Byrup of Fig la taken; it ia plewant and re&eahinjr to tlie tttste, and joto treDtl yt prompt! on the Kidney, Liver and llowols, clene the aya tera etToctually, dUprlg colds, head tchea and Avert and cure babitu.il constipation jH'rmanenUy. For aa! in doc ami ll bottu ijr ail aruggista C ALIFORM HO SYRUP CO. tn mmmco. eu lowiviut, it. Htm rout, t.i. PENSIONS OLD CLAIMS SKTII.KII under new Law Sukllera, W Idims, I'sirnu, rud lor hUuk sp illia'ions aud liitormatlna. I'sirlrk O'rSrrefl. rtilou Aaeul, W sblnloo. U. ti. - t CXWORTH A GUINEA A B03L-C3 For BILIOUS & NERVOUS DISOHCERS Sick Headache, Weak Stomach. Impaired Digestion, Constipation, Disordered liver, etc, ACTINO LIKE MABICon the vital organs, strengthening the muscular system, snd arousing with the rosebud of health The whole I'hrsicsl Eirr!y of the Human Frame. Bham't Pi lit, taktn at dirtctd, mill qvieU RESTORE FEMHIS to eompluit Inalth. , SOLO BY ALL DRUCCISTS. Price, 25 cents per Box. ' frspsrsd oily by TE08. BIECHiM, 8v 11, Lsseaakii, EafUai, , A jr. A I.I.KS 'IH, Me Afrmf fmr VUt MiM, Mi Ml tHl IU.. Mmm I forft, trhm (If mir rfrMevrM Sa mI amy f fvN-ei ,i or orsee or t MtfMi re ear, ALWAYS IN ' If you want a tirst-cliie machine, do not purchase until you have looked up tlie record of the "Advance," aa it in the only machine in the market that will give absolute Bntinfuction. Send for descriptive cata logue to Z. T. Wright, General Agent, Toot of Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon, Also di'ttler. in General Machinery and Supplies. ographers of both sexes, attribute their success to a course at the Portland Busi-s ness College, Portland, Oregon, or the Capital Business College, Salem, Oregon. Both sre uuitt-r the umuagenietit of A. P. Armstrong, have same course of study, same rates of tuition. liuiuncta,iihorthiind,Typewritin?, I'cnmnmhipaml Bug lih Departments. Write to either for joiut Catalogue and spccinicu of peunvauah ip. s.!LUiir win iv? L 'I-' I nouia mKe I , a. r-- it" jir ji-v "TN . Try & c&ke in your nexh-house-cleeanind A SENSE Constrajin many people to hide tie dirt of their kitchens.' They make the kitchen a secret chamher into which it is forbidden to enter; but half ' ""8si'p6iio,t. Va8hinoton :- Coixeqe. A boanllng and day School for YOUNG MEN v AND ; BOYS. TAOOMA, WAHIUNGTON. Most HiALTHrtiL Loostion ik th Covktry. S0,000 ENDOWMENT. . Terms for boarders, Iikio per year. ,,j ; , catalogue addnjss , i .....!' ' ,' ; ; B. S. Vlll,FURu,A, Vf ' .. ..... .. . tj- . -- . ' ... , Tseotjia. Wash,' DOBBINS' l$0AP The Best Family Soap ; in theJWorfd. other soups would ha lf (,. M W J ; thar CUA Z Don't yon mnu to fa .i,h'L. he sav. it you W IH,t,bln Kh-etrlc ' Bosp. We SAjr"' i,H ku.KvtiiR a you try it enee, yoa will alwsys use It,". Vml Z iwoer order. It., ? 4W H.M.DISSELL&CO. 819 rH0NTT8N FaANjOHCO.CAL GENERAL AGENTS. DILE BEANO rISMSI4. til IM awsw hooawssMsthst- ! tooy wetheeislsiseisnali s SsHssSV a uas Mao, M moss r lulls WIS ! !! m SHI! .L.I . -naiowsa." as 1 agaolJgpapCu aoad lorCalalata. WlUVf.AULM00. 0aral Anws. II IBs..rrttSMst.te. JHE SMOKtJl ' Will Hate no olKer Jobacco Who ortcc tries 1 styL OF FORTH CAOLINs Plug Cut This Is Uvt secret of lis Immertse sale. Par s urn ma vmm wawai lwni ttfftil Hf ) i i ii to mm tmwmmt' sllM fckmssjl IsUWad a SW fsJaaMS) W thrm ertll mm II hnttmm Wl at immrfm re is jmjmj THE LEAD, THRESHERS. Engines, Horse Powes, Self-Feeden and Stravystackers. THAT CAN BR WKU EVERY DAT is the kind thst par. Scores of young business men, and hun dreds ef book-keepers and sten -cm 1 . : Ll. i W Wt. winm"i .T. 1-' . "sTi rneir nouses ooK OP DECENCY sa Wsskasssof IsaaadKI4, SrTwt or Irrerier Ituu t. niA r..... a.k.t. k.h iSHOee ton. iih,.mj IiJL .3 : Vf.t l"V"irsestuiniraTer esi. iMiieisriwisiiiiMHihieMhMi. w..kZ: UIK MKOIOAt. COh WFFAiO, N. V WM. H. BROWN, Pres. ALBURT HOWKI.USe. PKM TH BimOK IT LIGHTS I UVIlut. It U tutu Mblat. II la ts VllM. , out se ISlm .11 Oiilmn4 CO w CD KWMJIt, . M : U Ust,t ; flstWSt. . FEi: VROYALilLLS MUsMt. Ll . Kll Wltk kill M I w iiiui riiprs. sn V9r 1 MHaluAlk 11.1. V i atk. k. aii Miii. aor i'if'friJ1 .MWlm, MltaMUU ss B . TOM 8CAUS f JOt5 8 I $66 BIKSHAMTON VBsmBoxTstsBm, U . Fnn nnn nm v FMr.jifi&i'?IKs n-i J1lall a aM i, II ' Us ststow. I 111 . ,H1U.M 11 . tMrKl aa ai - 11 at SudNwi, Ji a3r5?V'A nam Mt IS TT I J v-s, U'M anemia bav. B, SP-H ""' . TkM 11 V L . 1 uukl. I I 1ft Hll-ra. I'SMMMwik,.'! u.