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TRIALS OF A TICKET MAN.
Ca Endura All but ths Questions of
People Who Ksvor Innb
A prominent Pittsburg passengor
gent, in a conversation with a reporter
of that city, gave a few interesting facts
relative to the everyday exicrience of
the average city passenger man, which
those not directly connected with the
business know nothing about. He said:
"It U a singular fact the number of
people who visit onr office daily and the
carious questions they ask with regard
to railroad rates, etc, when very often
they have no notion whatever of leaving
the city and as a matter of fuct have not
travalnri inv worth mentioning. For six
years there has been a very singular char -
acter who lias made an annual visit to
this office. I have uo idea from whence
ha mmnth or whither he Booth, but he
always asks tho selfsame questions aud
goes away apparently satisfied with the
Information he has received. I always
expect him in the springtime, geuerally truder. It is often the cuse thut a sen
bout the 1st of April, when the sun's i ator who desires absolute repose and to
rays grow warmer. recoup from a night's bout at the poker
"Then my quaint old friend comes to ; table will go into "his" committee room
tee me. I should judge him to beat: (the committee of which he is chairman)
least 80 years of age. He is stooped and and lay himself down upon a sofa, call a
feeble, with hair as white as snow, but
well dressed, wears a silk bat and carries
a cane and talks in a nervous, jerky
manner. Ho invariably opens up with,
'What's the nita to Boston? I tell him.
and bis eves lisht un as he waddles out
withalwaysthesumoobservalion. 'Well,
by gum, that's cheapl cheap!' If theold
man would tell his story, it might have
tinge of pity in it. Perhaps he has a
son or daughter in the Hub City whom it
has been his cherished hone to see for all
these years.
"The biggest out and out nuisance we
bave to deal with are persons who come
here with no other intention than to col
lect all the railroad literature they can.
They bave no notion of going away, but
thay grab everything in sight in the way
of time tables and other information
bearing on tourists' points in the north,
east, south and west. They greedily
gather pamphlets, circulars and book
lets treating on climate and resources.
I don't know what these collectors do
with the stuff they get hero, but some oi
them must have a prize assortment.
"Then the man who travels from one
end of the country to the other is the
person who invariably pushes into the
office and in a brusk manner asks for a
time table of the line he is about to
take. It is given him, of course, and
without so much as glancing at the
schedule it is stuffed into his pocket,
and bis next question is, 'When does my
first traiu leave? it never seems to oc
cur to him to look on the time table. So
it goes. Sometimes people ask me ques
tions until I'm afraid the buttons will
drop oil my coat, but aftor all we man
age to get along with our patrons re
markably well." Pittsburg Post.
A Biblical Conimilruin.
A good story is told of the horsy son
of An English clergy mun. He was on an
important occasion to meet the bishop ol
Lincoln at dinner, and as it was desir
able that a fnvorable impression should
be made on his lordship his father beg
ged he would be favorable to the bishop
and do bis best to draw him out, as he
was unusually strong in Biblical lore.
During the early part of the banquet
matters went on woll enough, the young
man saying little, but watching for an
opportunity to open his full butteries.
At length a pause in the genoral conver
sation took place, and while the com
punjswas all attention he thus addressed
the bishop!
"Might I venture to ask your lordship
question relative to a point mentioned
in the Old Testament which bus puzzled
me a good deal?'
"Oh, certainly quite happy," replied
the dignitary, feeling quite in his ele
ment "Then I should be glad to have youi
lordship's opinion as to how long it took
Nebuchadnezzar to get into condition
' after he bad been out to grass?' Boston
Herald.
Fond iif Ghostly Company.
It is strange in what a matter of
fact way persons who have investi
gated spirit forces consider the origi
nators of them. I know a lady who
has been a widow for 15 years who
thinks no more of conversing with
the spirit form of her dead husband
than she does of sitting down nt the
table to eat. She tells me that al
most nightly, while alone in a room
of her home, she looks up and sees
the form of her husband quito ut
ease. He never begins tho conversa
tion, but waits until his wife speaks.
She told me that she did not doubt
that he frequently sat thore a long
time before she noticed him, as she
often became so interested in books
or sewing that she never thought of
her surroundings. Whon one once
becomes interested in spirituulism,
the dread of ghoBtlike forms becomes
unknown. I do not know n spiritualist
who would not rather meet his best
dead friend than bis best living one?
Spiritualists beliove that persons re
tain the same characteristics in spirit
life that they had in earth life, so
they think of thom merely as they
were when alive. Pittsburg Dis-
In tha Visitors' Hook.
A gentleman who has just returned
from Euglund has scribbled in his note
book some of the things which he found
in an inu album in Devonshire, at a
country inn where he was detained over
s stormy day.
His best extract is the comment upon
a misspelled word.
"I can fully recomend this inn," one
traveler wrote, with more kindlinesi
than orthography. Under this a latei
comer had written:
How cm yon "fully recommend" it
Unless another "m" you It-nd it?
Shorn of this letter, you must aee.
The word a thousand fold must be
Short of iu full identltyl
Youth's Companion.
Waehinrton'e Philanthropist.
William W. Corcoran made millions
of dollars in the banking business, ant)
be gave away millions, as every school
boy knows. What he has done for Die
city of Washington and its vicinity is ,
shown in the beautiful art gallery, the i ing awakened him, when, with gay hu
Loaise home and other substantial struc- mor, he pocketed all the silver and pelt
tare. What his private charities have rd bis impertinent benefactors with the
been can be learned from thousands of
people ne nas relieved and assisted.
New York World.
Tho Safest Plant In Storm.
The safest place in a thunderstorm is
aid to be under a small tree or building
or the open space, the signal of danger
being the loud, reverberating thunder
claps, which indicate tliat the lightning
is not far off, and that the next bolt is
liable to strike somewhere in the neigh
borhood. Baltimore Herald.
Batting
Uulullon In Senate Clilruinaliln.
About the saddest crowd of wen over
the result of the late election are the
Republican United Btiiteg gonators who
have been long, enough in the senate to
have secured good committee rooms anil
plenty of attendants to wait upon them
and grMty every wish. Every chuir
man of a committee of any importance
whatever is sure to be the occupant of
the committee room of which he is the
head, and this chairman owns the com
mittee room as Absolutely as if it was
his own nersouul iiroiterty.
Nowhere in the world is autocratio
sway carried on to such an extent as in
the preservation of the rights of the
chairmen of the committees to the room,
1 the furniture and everything connected
, therewith, of the room occupied by his
committee. Another senator visumg
I the committee room walks like a guest,
while the average terBon entering the
committee room of the United States
1 senator is often looked upon as an in
, 12.400 a year man to tnrow a ptunaei
over him, call unother $1,400 a year man
to sit outside the door and prevent any
one from disturbing him.
But these men have got to vacate,
Fortunate Democratic senators will now
enjoy the luxuries which have been so
long the perquisites of the Republican
senutors. This is the only feature of tho
election thut gives a number of the old
time senators "that tired feeling. "Cor.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Names of Children.
The records of births and christenings
for the past mouth, it is said by those
who have occasion to examine them,
show a distinct mark of the Columbian
year. This will become apparent in the
school records of four or five years hence,
when the babies of today, then Master
Colutnbns and Miss Columbia, begin to
learn their letters. These waves of
popular nomenclature sweep over she
lund with much regularity in their rise
and fall. The Ueorge Wushingtons have
mostly gone to join their namesake in
the silent lund. He was honored in this
way by a generation which is past, and
survives as a patron saint only among
our colored population. The same may
be said of Napoleon Bonuparte and
Andrew Juckson, although we occasion
ally meet one of these.
William Henry Harrisons and John
Qnincy Adamses we huve with us still,
but they aro now middle aged; no more
babies take these names. The crop of
Ulysses Grants and Abraham Lincolns
is yet growing, but the fushion itself
has to some extent passed away, and
only such a case as thut of the Columbus
celebration could revive it in the way
which now appeurs. Boston Common
wealth. The Cigar and Cigarette Trade.
According to the report of the com
missioner of internal revenue, there
were manufactured in New York in the
calendar year ending Dec. 31, 1890,
1.184.898.847 ciirars and 1.583.530,470
cigarettes. Penusylvouia manufactured
100,000,000 more cigars than New York,
but only about 4,000,000 cigarettes. The
increase in the number of cigars manu
factured in all the states during the
same period was nearly 200,000,000.
During the fiscal yenr there wus a de
crease in the number of cigars imported
of 18,079,031. There were iu New Yor.,
city thirty-four persons who qualified
and kept books as tobacco manufac
turers solely for the purpose of lawfully
dealing in the refuse scraps, clippings,
cuttings and waste made by cigar manu
facturers. They sort, sieve and pack
thiB materiul and export most of it to
foreign countries. The rest they sell it.
bulk, under permits, to other manufac
turers, who manipulate it and pack their
product as smoking tobacco. During
the yeur 1801 they purchused 1,330,880
pounds of Eiich material and exported
and sold 1,159,131 pounds. Washington
Letter.
Wanted No UiHUBemtlon.
I heard an amusing story from a
New Yui'k journalist the other day.
In his youth he had been combined
editor und staff of a paper that pro
vided news for one of the wildest and
most lawless settlements in the Rock
ies. Mr. was sitting in his of-
fico, and a wild looking person was
shown in, who said: "Sir, I have
called to see you with regard to a
disturbance that took place at one of
the bars last uight. I had a row with
a man, he riled mo, and I got excited
and shot him, and I regret to say
that iu the excitement of the moment
I scalped him. So I've called on you,
sir, to request that you will see that
no exaggerated report of this finds its
way into your newspaper." Loudon
Gentlewoman.
A Good Shot.
The young preacher bad preached
his first pennon on his now circuit.
Next day one of his stewards said to
him, "If you do us well all tho year
as you did yesterday, we won't find
any fault."
To which the pastor replied,
"Brother, you be sure to be ut
church all the year to see if I do that
well."
We cull that a good shot. Tennes
see Methodist.
A Very Thlraty Boy.
"Mamma, please give me a jink."
"Go to sleep. You can't drink any
more."
"Please, mamma"
"Go to sleep, Charley, or I'll get
up and whip you."
"Say, mamma, when you get up to
whip me, won't you give ine a jink!"
New York Advertiser.
Lord Crewe'e Collection.
Lord Crewe once, on the occasion of
some charitable entertainment, leaned
up against a corridor wall, fast asleep,
with his hat in his hand. Some wild
young men started dropping coppers and
half crowns into the bat until the chink-
pence. London Million.
Palmy Days For Cat,
The palmy days for cats were in the
times of Egypt's rower as s nation, some
600 years B. C. They were held then as
acred as dogs or crocodiles, and de:.th
was the penalty for killing them. From
their nocturnal habits and glossy fur, the
Egyptiansdeemed tnrm symbolical of the
moon, ana a golden cat was worsmpeu
tt Syei e.New York Snn.
I'u N tying We tor.
Dr. Darombcrg, writing concerning
tho means of rendering cholera infected
water inuoenous, says that this curt may
lin nci-omnl shed n o:i of riiw ways-
vl. . hir filteriinr. bv boiling or l.y tho
addition of somo chemical substan
which will destroy tho germs of tho tli-
ensa The first of these methods is as a
miln ineffective, and can bo relied on
only when every detail is most scrumv
louslv attended to. Tho second is effect
ive, but troublesome, and cannot always
bo carried out. fire and a siwame vessel
tnr linilimr bcimr indisnensahle. The
third method is one which, he says, is
enunllv effective as boiling, and which
can be carried out anywhere and at any
time.
The nurification of water has been ef
fected through the addition of alum, but
the author prefers the acidtilution of the
water, especially in the case of possible
rhnlm-fl, infection. Citric acid may be
added to the water in the proportion of
sixty to eighty centigrams to the liter.
This method is inexpensive, does not im
part any unpleasant taste or odor to tho
water, and can be (lone anywhere with
out the need of cumbersome or delicate
apparatus. In place of citric acid, tar
taric or hydrochloric acid muy be used
if desired. New i ork Medical itecoru,
O Turn My Pit
Our curate, who lived five miles away,
rode over for our dreary service on the
Sunday, dined, and we saw him no more
during the week. He was much occu
pied in the pursuit of the fox, which, it
is chnritublo to suppose, he mistook for a
wolf, and, like a good shepherd, was
anxious to destroy.
The service was literally a duct be
tween the parson and the clerk, except
when old John Manners, the bricklayer,
gave the keynote for the hymn from his
bassoon, a sound which might nave oeen
uttered by an elephant in distress, and
we sang:
O turn my pl-0 turn my pi O turn my pious
soul to Thee,
Or when the curate suddenly emerged
from his surplice, which he placed on
the side of his reading pew, and appear
ing in his academic gown went up tho
three decker to preach. The altar was
represented by a Biuull rickety deal
table, with a scanty covering of faded
and patched green buize, on which were
placed tho overcoat, hat and riding whip
of the officiating minister, etc. "Jlo-
moirs of Dean Hale."
John Planklnton'e Ovation..
A noble type of the man who knows
how to do good with his money was
John Plankinton, of Milwaukee. Mr,
Phmkinton's charitable deeds began in
early life, from the very generosity of his
nature, and were continued uninterrupt
edly. What he has done is best attested
by the fellow citizens of the great pork
packer who had shared his public munifi
cence and were thoroughly cognizant of
his many private chunties. In illustra
tion of the esteem and love in which he
was held it is related that when Presi
dent Cloveland visited Milwaukee in
1887, the applause which greeted him as
bis carriage drove along the streets was
as nothing to the ovation given John
Plankinton, who rode in the procession.
When, a year or two later, Mr. Phmk
inton's body was borne to the cemetery,
all the houses along the line of the fu
neral march were draped in mourning
and expressions of personal sorrow were
heard on every hand. It wus a tribute
to a rich man who spent his money wise
ly and who knew what was beautiful in
a life that is worth Uving. New York
World.
Where Allspice Grows,
The Island of Jamaica produces about
all the allspice that is used. It is known
also as pimento, or Jamaica pepper. The
tree on which the berries grow is ever
green, and the flowers grow in denso
clusters. These develop into small green
aromatic berries, the size of black pep
per. If allowed to ripen they become
pulpy and lose some of their pungency.
For commercial purposes the berries are
gathered when green, carefully dried in
the sun, and afterward packed in bags
holding 160 to 180 pounds and shipped.
Pimento trees grow in many parts of
tropical America, but nowhere do they
thrive as in Jamaica. The trees are
never planted by man and receive no
cultivation worthy of the name. The
seods are dropped by the birds, and the
rains and the tropical sun do the rest.
Surplus trees are cut down and become
walking sticks and umbrella handles.
This Bpice is more mild and innocent
thun most other spices. Baker's Helper.
Woiflun'a Powor.
With the strides, as one may say, that
women are making in athletic sports, as
well us in affairs, nil predictions concern
ing her loss of influence over men seem
to have misred fire. The Liverpool Daily
Post has been considering this subject
exhaustively, and conies to the conclu
sion thut no mutter what women choose
to do they huve come to stay. Accord
ing to this journal woman, by virtue of
her external qualifications, nose. ears,
eyes, mouth, complexion, none of which
is altered by her views, opinions, intel
lect or diversions, serious or mousing,
will always exercise that sway over mini
and his destinies which she has done
siuce human society existed. This every
student of human nature must see. and
woman, so far from relinquishing any
hold on her peculiar empire, is gaining
new territory, still seizes upon this sus
ceptibility of men and makes use of it.
A llacanr of Universities.
An English "bnzuiir of the universi
ties" lutely held holds a suggestion for
imitators this side tho sea. The stall at
tendants woro morturboiirds and gowns,
which is a most attractive toilet for a
pretty girl. Each stnll wus under the
patronngo of a college, dressed in its
colors and decorated with its distinctive
insignia. The wares were not specially
academic that is, from an educational
point of view though Trinity college.
Cambridge, undoubtedly made nn ex
hibit dear to the "undergrad's" soul iu
its plum puddings, pots of jam, tins of
cocoa ami sweetmeats. The idea, how
ever, of a varsity bazaar is clever and
limy le copied in New York, where
alumni of all colleges are to be found.
And what charming possibilities for
frocks in tho blue of Yale, the crimson
of Harvard and the orange and black of
Princeton! New York Letter.
The Queen's Ostrlrh.
The illness of the queen's ostrich has
led to the circulation of many reports,
but it has not yet been said that no
small credit of the bird's recovery is due
to Jimmy, the native attendant who
came with the ostrich from Sierra Leone.
Jimmy did not accompany the bird to
London, but was preparing to leave
Liverpool for his home in Africa when
news was received from Mr. Bartlett, of
the "Zoo," saying the ostrich was very
ill. In less than two hour Jimmy was
on his way to London, and whether the
bird was rejoiced to see his old atten
dant or not can be imagined, but certain
it is that its recovery seemed to date
from the time of Jimmy's apjearauce.
In a characteristic letter Jimmy ex
plains that the Zoo people seemed over
careful of the ostrich, and to this he at
tributed its illness. Jimmy soon had its
month opened, and its first repast was
ten bananas and six Urge sweet potatoes.
I London News.
CHILDllEX'S COLUMN.
Little Pun Hhs This Hoy.
The lot of Alexander, the boy king of
Fervin, Is even more irksome than that of
King Charles and Prince Ferdinand
Three regents aid the young king during
his minority, lie is allowed to see his
mother, whom he fondly loves, hut once
week, and then not alone. His time Is
spent between his studies and In amua
ments, in which he has no companions.
Ills studies include French, general his
tory, geography, Servian language, litera
ture und military science, and he is said
by lils Instructors to be an apt pupil. A
morning horseback ride and an occasional
game of lawn tennis are his only diver
sions. King Alexander is now a well
grown lad of fifteen. His face shows in
telligence, but his forehead Is low, and his
mouth and nose are weak. What kind of
a man the boy will prove remains for the
future to disclose.
A Little Girl's Terse.
The visitors of a well known suburban
Sunday school were treated to an enter
tainment not down in the programme, and
a certain demure young lady of that place
Is now hiding her diminished head In con
sequence.
On the occasion in question the school
was receiving a call from two or three dis
tinguished people, and the several clusses
were being put through their paces, so to
sneak. On reaching the infant class each
scholar was requested to recite a verse of
Scripture which hud been previously com
mitted to memory.
Anions the children was a little girl of
five years, who hud come Into the class on
that duy for the first time, and supposing
that she wus unprepared to speak Miss
A , the teacher, was about to pass her
by, when up went a tiny hand. "I know
a verse my Aunt Belle taught me," was
the announcement made in a slightly re
proachful tone. On being told that she
might repeat it, she stood up and gave
utterance to the following reprehensible
sentiments:
Every dirl that dots a kiss,
And goes and tells her muvver,
Ouiiht to live to be an old moid.
And never clot anuvvcrl
Poor Aunt Bellcl It will be long ere
she is allowed to forget the results of her
early attempt to instill a love of poetry
into the heart of her little niece. Yankee
Blade.
All She Did Wus to Smile.
Yon look very much pleased about
something," said a gentleman on a sub
urban train to the conductor, who was or
dinarily a somewhat grim und stern faced
personage.
"1 presume so," replied the conductor.
I've just seen ft little girl who takes this
train to no in to school every morning, and
she always smiles up at me when I punch
her ticket. . 1 qpclaro, It makes me good
nutured for tliffj-est'of the trip!"
Yet all she did wus to smile. Yontu's
Companion. v
Getting Rid of n Boy,
A head master of Harrow had a way es
sentially his own of getting rid of little
boys whom he invited to breakfast. You
know, little boys have a peculiar habit of
becoming inconveniently glued to a chair.
The hospitable "head" would quietly go
up to the youngster who was perhaps in
the middle of unother muffin und say very
gently, und with paternal kindness, "And
must you really gof" The little boy in
variubly went. Strand Magazine.
A Little Girl In Bermuda.
A lady who recently visited Bermuda
says she met a little colored girl who suid
her name was "Kleanor Beatrice Virginia
Blanche Smith," but that her mother
called her "Minnie" for short. The same
little girl sung a hymn ending with the re
markable refrain, "And we'll nil smell the
hominy," It wus afterward learned that
the true version was, "And we'll all swell
the harmony." New York Tribune.
Boys Who Grow Very Tall.
The Norwegian boy has for his nextdoor
neighbors the Laplanders. When the Nor
wegiun boy grows up he becomes one of
the tallest men In the world, for there is
no other race of men as big us the Norse
men. The Lapland boy, on the contrary,
never grows very tall, although he is right
next door, geographically, to the Nor
wegians. New York Itecorder.
Playing House.
Madge (supposed to be in search of board)
Can I get rooms here?
Jenny (landlady) Is that child yoursr
Madge Yes'm.
Jenny I'm sorry, but we don't take
childreu here. Brooklyn Life.
Vulgarity Aniong Gotham Womuu.
If you have any yearning to see vul
garity you need oi.ly be one in a so
called fashionnblo New York crush. It
may bo a private house or it niav lie at
some public place as, for instance, the
late horse show but it will always bo o"
intense vulgarity. Tho New York crush
is a pushing, driving, vulgar, ill bred
one. The women of the so called Four
Hundred put themselves on exhibition
in public places, are overconscious, and
while it must be said thut they are styl
ish it must also be added that they are
a little too hue. Laces und diamonds
were rampant at the horse show , and
gowns of silk and chiffon were common.
In England the most elegant of women
would have been satisfied to have ap
peared in perfectly fitting cloth gowns,
and, if they were needed, some magnifi
cent furs, but they would have known
that fine laces and jewels do not har
monize with the smell of the stable.
French ladies do not wear on the street
elaborate dresses that American women
select to walk in i.ud to wear at public
places. They keep their elegant cos
tumes for the ben. -tit of their own family
and their friemls. but the New York
woman rushes into a big dressmaker's,
bnys a frock that would be sold to Mile.
Ninette or Mile. Blanche, bnt certainly
not to Mine, la Dnchesse de Uaut Ton.
New York Cor. Buffalo News.
It was not Tennyson's favorite Shake
speare that was buried with him, as is
being widely published, but another
copy.
Mr, Hunllngton'e Two Houses,
The recent purchase by Mr. C, P,
Huntington of Mrs. CVlton s costly man
sion on Nob hill, in ,Nnn Francisco, lias
given rise to rumors that Mr. Hunting
ton and his family Intended to make the
California metropolis their . permanent
place of residence. A report has also
been freely circulated that Mr. Hunting
ton had offered his new house, at Fifth
avenue und Fifty-seventh street, for sale.
These rejKtrts, with gossipy elaborations,
have been the talk of certain clubs and
cafes for the past few weeks, and the
names of two or three millionaires huve
been named as the probahlo purchasers
of the uulinished Huntington palace in
this city. When Mr. Huntington's at
tention was called to the manner in
which Dame Rumor was dealing with bis
affairs, he authorized a denial of the re
port that he contemplated going to San
Francisco to live.
Ho proposes to stay right here, and
when his now house is completed ho will
uiovo into it. There has been no Inten
tion on his part to sell tho place. Mr.
Huntington bought tho Col ton house in
Bun Francisco because ho is obliged to
spend several weeks each year in Cali
fornia, and he is not particularly fond of
hotel life. He thinks that he can afford
to maintain two residences one in New
York and one in San Francisco, New
York Times.
Kipenno of the Peary ISipedltlon.
The total expense of the Peary and the
Peary relief exjieditions was within $25,
000, or, approximately, within one-tenth
of the amount that was involved in the
very lunch less successful British north
pole expedition of 1875-0, and barely
more thun one-fortieth of the expense of
the AustrivHnnguriun expedition under
Payer and Weyprecht of 1873-4.
The contributions of knowledge ob
tained in either one of the departments
of geography or ethnology alone can
rntionully be considered to repay the
moderate outlay of these two expedi
tions, a cost considerably below that
which in modem times is sometimes paid
for a painting.
It Ib interesting to place here by way
of comparison the cost of previous ex
plorations. One of the earliest, that of
Willoughby conducted 800 years ago,
required for its expenditure 0,000; that
of Moor, in 17-10, 10,000; the second
German north pole expedition was cov
ered by an nppropiation of 120,000 thalers,
or 11,000, while the Franklin expedi
tion und the various ones sent out to as
certain his fate to 1H.M cost 8:13,833, or
over tM.OOO.OOO.-Philadelphiu Ledger.
A Gns Hell Beyond Control.
What is undoubtedly the strongest
natural gas well ever found in the In
diana belt is n roaring monster north of
Muncie. Ind., which cannot be gotten
nnder control. A few days since Wal
ley & Spellacy, contractors, drilled in it
well on the Spilker farm. Next day it
wus discovered that the pressure hud
raised to an enormous degree, und it has
since increased until it has become im
possible to anchor the well or do any
thing with it. It is impossible to force
a sledge hammer, crowbar or anything
into the hole, and the gas roars until a
man's voice cannot be heard within sev
eral hundred yards of the well. The
earth trembles in a frightful manner.
A great deal of fright is entertained as
to what the result will be. The well ie
estimated ut over 10,000,000 feet, and
the apparatus used to anchor the mon
ster Jumbo well ut Fnirmonnt is useless.
Ureut caution is being used to prevent
the gas from becoming ignited. Cor.
Chicago luter Ocean.
A Singular Accident.
Arthur C. Morehind, who played the
role of Colonel Risoner, the tricky Indi
ana politician, in the pluy of "Blue
Jeuns," lust senson, was on Friday night
the victim of an accident that may end
his stage career. When on the road
Morehind bus a companion, Perry, a hy
brid dog which appears in the play.
After the third act of "Blue Jeans" at
the National theater in Washington,
Moreland picked up and fondled the
mongrel. Perry's face was side by side
with tho actor's. The sawdust used in
the mill scene was being swept up at the
time. It caused tho dog to sneeze, and
his teeth came iu contact with More
land's left eye, destroying the sight. Yes
terday morning, the eye had swollen to
twice its normal size, and Actor More
land is now confined in a darkened room,
with the prospect of losing the sight of
the other eye. New York Letter.
A Womuu Footpad.
A mysterious female highway robber
is causing much excitement around Bowl
ing Green. Thus far she has disguised
herself in such a manner as to keep her
identity unknown, und has eluded cap
ture. Some declare that she is a negro,
while others claim thut her skin is white.
She quietly approaches a person and ex
changes a few remarks with her intended
victim. Suddenly she draws a large re
volver and demands his valuables. She
has been successful in obtaining much
money and jewelry. While trying to
holdup a railroad man n night or so ago
she was foiled, and when making her es
cape was struck on the head with a stone.
Cor. Memphis Appeal-Avalanche.
Another Canadian Rnllroad.
A scheme has been prepared for the
construction of another Canadian trans
continental railway, at an estimated cost
of 5,600,000. The new iron road, which
would be 1 ,045 miles long and known as
the Canada Western railway, is to be
built from Victoria to Seymour narrows
on Vancouver island, and from Bute in
let on the mainland, through the Chil
cotin, Cariboo and Peace river regions
to the Yellowhend pass.
The return of croquet is predicted,
and will be a welcome word to many
whose affection for that delightful if
exasperating game has never been quite
supplanted by tennis, archery, bowling,
golf or any of its substitutes.
BRACE THE NEUVKS.
Sedatives and opiates won't do It. These ner
vines do not mike the nerves .trnujr, and fall ing
to do this, fall short of proline ng the es.ential
of their iiivliide vigor. And whi'e In extreme
esses -and these only of nervous Irritation
such drugs rnav lie advisable, their frequent use
is highly prejuilli'lal to the del cate organism
upon which they act, and In O der to r--new
their quieting effect increased and dangerous
doses eventually become necessary. Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters is an emcient substitute for
such pernicious drugs. It quiets the nerves by
bracing, toning, strengthening them. The con
ne tion btweelt weakness of the nervous sys
tem and that of the oig:ina of di-.'estion Is a
strong and svmpathetlc link. The Hitters by
lmpirtlna healthful ImpuUe to the nicest re
and as imitating functions pntrotes thrntih
out the whole system a vigor In which the
nerves come in fora large shsre. I'seihe Bitter
In malaria, constipation, bilious and kidney
trouble.
Patient I wish to consult yon In regard to
mv otter loss of memory. D -ctor Ah yes
wnv er in tls class o( cases I always require
my Ice iu advance.
ISO REWARD, 100.
The readers of this paper will r-e pleased to
learn that there 'sat least one dreaded dtsense
that science has been able to cure In all iu
stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cuie
is iheoniy positive e,,re now known to the med
ical I eternity, l atarrn, , ein a constitutional
di-K-sse, requires a constitutions! treatment
Hall's Catanh l ure s aten internally, act ng
dl ectly npen the blood and mucus surfaces of
the sy,tem. thereby d stroyfng the fo. nda loo
of the disra-e and giving the patient sirrngih
oy huilding no he cnstjtiti-,n and asi-tin
natHr in doing its work. The pronrie-ors ha, e
somochf.ith n Itsruratfie powtrs that thev
offer One Hundred Dollars f any rae that it
tatlstocure Send for ll-tof tes'itnonigls. Ad-
txem F. J.CHKNSY AO), Toiedo.0.
y geld by dimjj.su; aaata.
MIRACLE IN MISSOURI
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEDICAL
SCIENCE FAR MORE WONDER.
FUL THAN THE MAGIC OF
THE EAST.
Tho llemarkahle Ksperlene of Post
master Woodson of Panama, Mo,
ror Ten Year Cripple-To-day a
Well and Hearty Man,
Krom lbs Kansu city Times.)
The people of Rich Hill, Mo., and
vii'inity have recently been startled by a
seeming miracle of healing. For years
one of the best known men in Bates at, d
Vernon counties has been Mark M.
Woodson, now postmaster at Panama
and brother of ex-Ktate Inspector of
Mines C. C. Woodson of this city. The
people of Rich Hill, where he formerly
resided, and of his present home re
member well the bent form, misshapen
almost from the semblance of man,
which has painfully bowed its head half
to eaith and labored snail-like across the
walks season after season, and when one
day last month it straightened to its full
Height, tn re w away tne heavy Dint oi
cane which for years had been its only
support from total helplessness, and
walked erect, tlrmlv. unhesitatingly
about the two cities, people looked and
wondered, ine story ol the remarkuoie
case has become the marvel of the two
counties. Exactly as Mr. Woodson told
it to a Timet reporter, it is here pub
lished :
' For ten years I have suffered the
torments of the damned and have been
a useless invalid ; to-day I am a well and
hearty man, free from almost every
touch of pain. I don't think man ever
suHered more acute and constant agony
than I have since 1884. The rheumatism
started then in my right knee, and after
weeks of still'ering in bed I was at last
relieved snlliciontly to arise, but it was
only to get about on crutches for five
years, the ailment having settled in the
joint. Despite constant treatment of
the most eminent physicians the rheu
matism grew worse, and for the last four
years I have been compelled to go about
bent half toward the ground. In the
winter of 1800-111, after the rheumatism
had settled into its most chronic form, I
went to Kansas City upon advice of my
brother, and for six weeks I was treated
in one of the largest and best known
dispensaries of that city, but without
the slightest improvement. Before 1
came home I secured a strong galvanic
battery; this I used for months with
the same result. In August, 1802, I
went to St. Louis, and there con
ferred with the widely known Dr. Mudd
of hospital practice fame and Dr.
Kale of the city hospital. None of them
would take my case with anv hope of
allbrding me more than temporary re
lief, and so 1 came home, weak, doubled
with pain, helpless and despondent.
"About this time my attention was
railed to the account of a remarkable
cure by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale
t'eople of locomotor ataxia, rheumatism
and paralysis. 1 ordered some of the
pills as an experiment. When I began
to take them the rheumatism had de
veloped into a phase of paralysis ; my
leg from the thigh down was cold all the
time and could not be kept warm. In a
short time the pills were gone, and so
was the cane. I was able to attend to
the duties of my office, to get about as a
well and strong man, I was free from
pain and I could enjoy a sound and rest
ful night's sleep, something I had not
known for ten years. To-day am prac
tically, and I firmly believe, permanently
cured of my terrible and agonizing ail
ment. No magician of the far East
ever wrought the miracle with his wand
that Dr. Williams' Pink Pills did for
me.'!
To verify the story beyond all ques
tion of doubt Mr. Woodson made the
following affidavit :
Statb of Missouri, )
County op Baths, f 1
I, M. M. Woodson, being duly sworn
on my oath, state that the following
statements are true and correct as I
verily believe. M. M. Woodson.
. Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 3d day of March, 1804.
John D. Mookb, Notary Public.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale
People are manufactured by the Dr.
Williams' Medicine Company, Schnec
tady, N, Y., and are sold only in boxes
bearing the firm's trade mark and
wrapper, at 60 cents a box or six boxes
for $2.50. Bear in mind that Dr. Will
iams' Pink Pills are never Bold in bulk
or by the dozen or hundred, and any
dealer who offers substitutes in this form
is trving to defraud you and should be
avoided. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills may
be had of all druggistB or direct by mail
from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.
Teacher How msn y exus does It take to make
a dozen! Mamie (whose father k, ep. a grocery)
Vixgood ones, lour doubtful ones and two bad
ones.
THE NURSE'S DELIGHT.
Every experienced nurse knows the value
of a remedy which, without being an ano
dyne, will relieve soreness of the limbs or
stiffness of the joints and enable a patient
to sleep quietly and naturally.
Just such a remedy are Ai-tcocx's Poa
otis Plasters. Placed on the chest or on
the back, if necessary out into strips and
placed over the muscles of the limbs, they
work marvels in the way of soothing and
quieting; restlessness. Being perfectly sim
ple and harmless in their composition, they
can be used freely, and many a suitWer has
thanked them for a night of quiet rest,
grateful both to him and those who eare
for him.
Brandreth's Pills do not weaken the
bowels.
Teacher Give me another proof that the
earth is round. Frit R-mnd-trlp tickets.
MADE LIFE A BURDEN.
Miss Q. F. Crawford, of iimciilone. Me.,
irrites: "For years 1 suffered monthly from
ncriodin pains which at
times were so acuto as
to renderlifea burden. 1
begun using Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. I
1 used seven bottles iu as
many months and de
rived so much bcnetlt
from It and the hotne
trcattnent recommend
ed in his Tn-ntise on
Oispitscs of Women, that
I wish every woman
throughout our hind,
suffering in the same
way, muy be induced to
(rive your medicines and
treatment a fair trial."
" Favorite Prescrip
tion " is a powerful, in-
Miss t'rtAwroiiD.
vi6.orr.tin" tonic and a soothine and strengthening-
nervine, purely vegetable, perfectly
harmless. It regulates and promotes all the
S roper functions of womanhood, improves
ideation, enriches tho blond, dispels aches
and paina, brings refreshing sleep, and re
stores health and visor. For every '-female
complaint," it is the only remedy so sure
that it can lie guaranteed. If it doesn't
cure, you bave your money buck.
1A
I ELY'S CREAM BALM -Cleanses the Naaal
raasages, uiays rain ana mnammation, netum
the Sores, Restores Taste and Smell, and Cures
Ciil-ea itelief at ones
Amlw into the SottHlt.
ouc unguis or uy man.
DON'T BORROW
SAPOL
f MALARIA!
Tr" 1rw. "". TfV
INTKRKHTINO TO LADIES,
It has been generally remarked that
no class of articles at the Midwinter Ex
position received more attention than
the various Indespensible, and to the
masculine mind, mysterious adjuncts to
the toilettes of our fair ladies. Manu
facturers from every part of the globe
were represented, and the pod nets of
America, France, England and Germany
competed for the honor of the first
award at the great Exposition. The
points of competition were: freedom
from all injurious or delutelous sub
stances, elilciencv in producing the de
sired results expected in a preservative
of the complexion, chemical skill In pre
pari n if and coinnoundinir. and finally
elegauceof appearance and general style.
Upon all these points "Cainelline" was
awarded highest position, and received
the unusual distinction of a special
honorary diploma of merit, a result not
only eminently gratifying to the manu
facturers, Messrs, Wakelee & Co., the
manufacturing chemists of nan Fran
cisco, buff an indorsement of the good
judgment of tho ladies of the Pacific
Coast, who, lone ano, pronounced in
favor of the superior excellence of
" Camelline," which may lie obtained at
any drug store on the l'aciiic Uoast.
Use Intmellne Stove Polish; no dust no smell,
Tbt Gibmia for breakfast.
Impure Blood
Manifests itself in hot weather in hives,
pimples, boils and other eruptions which
disfigure the fsce and cause great an-ioy.
snce. The cure is lound in Hood's bars.
Hood's
Sana-
parilU
psrilla whloh
mskei the blood
pure tud re
moves ill inch
Cures
disfigurations.
It also (Ives strength, creates su appetite aud
invigorates me wuuie system. uol tlooa s.
Hood's Pills re prompt and efllolent.
Roots'
Anstrreenble Laxative and NERVE TONIO,
Bold by DrtiKirlelsor sent by mall, 5o..60o,
and $1.00 per package. Samples free,
VTi lI The Favorite TOOTH ?0WTO
HU 11 W for the Teeth and Breath, iiua.
Is depicted blood. Tho blood
lacks rlchnessand tho cheeks
lack color. The whole sys
tem lacks the nourishment
o '
Scott's
Emulsion
the Cream of Cod-liver Oil.
This nourishing, palatable
food restores a healthy color,
enriches the blood and tones
up the whole system. Phy
sicians, the world over, en
dorse It.
Don't be deceived by Substltu'es!
Prepared by Scott 4 Doitno. N. Y. All drusclits.
ST. HELEN'S
BosriiiniTflnddav
school for ulrlfl.
OponB September
HALL.
Address MISSES KODNEY. Portland. Or.
CALKINS ELECTRIC OILBURNER
THE CREAT FUEL SAVER.
HOM K-M AI1K OAS PKItFKCTED AT
last. No dirt, no a-hts, 1:0 odor, no danger.
A perfect method of generating and burning gns
f't m petroleum oil. For heating and cooking.
Kl b any st,ve; aUoadttpted for furnaces, steam
heaters and grates. Absolutely ,ale. No possi
bility of explosion and chi aper than any other
fuel. Call aud examine the latest invention.
Agents wanted In every town and county In
California, N-vada, ortgon aud Washington.
For tdrcuJars addiesB
CALKINS' ELECTRIC BURNER COMPANY,
Pacific Coast AorncY,
033 Lark in Street, San Francisco.
W. L. Douglas
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yi) OflVt N08QUEAKINO.
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W-L'DOUGLAS,
BROCKTON. MASS
Ton enn amve money by wearing the
W. L. Donfflai $3.00 Shoe.
Tlecanne, we are the Urgent munnfftctTiren nf
thlsgratleof nhoes in the world, anil guarantee the r
Tolue by stamping the name and price on tie
bottom, which protect yon against high priqea and
the middleman's profits. Our ahoei enual custom
work In style, easy nttlnff and wearing qualities.
We bare them sold everywhere at lower prices for
the value Riven than any other make. Take no sub
siitute. U your dealer cannot supply you, we can.
M. P. N. TT. No. 657 V. N. TT. No. 634
fur CnXA In Head
It it Guirkl Abmrbei.
z.L.1 iJKua.,G6vtarrenBi
TROUBLE." BUY
wf 50. for a case it will not cure. I
m
ll.P'SsTc'.'U.- aT3W
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'TIS CHEAPER IN THE Fm.
1X YOU FfcKL BAD? DOES VOLS BACK
rhe? TV rverv atppaeem hnrden? YcmnewJ
MOORE'S REVEALED REMEDY.
TRAVEL 7
IF SO, YOU WILL FIND THE
BIG FOUR ROUTE
THE BEST LINE
jtL.lS Ts.
VE8TIBULE TRAINS.
ELtCANT DINING CARS.
QUICK TIME.
Ask for Tlckola via
Big Four Route.
E. 0. MoCORMICK, D. B. MA11IN,
rass. Truffle Mumig-r. den Pass. A Tkt. Agt.
CINCINNATI.
FRUIT PRESERVED 1
LABOR SAVED I
Antifermentine
PRESERVES FRUIT
WITHOUT HEAT.
Antifermentine
PRKHERVKB
Cider, Milk, Butter, Catsup,
Pickles, Etc.,
And docs It BUCCE-WrUM.Y hjr preventing for
m, -illation. Tho use of this wonil, rf-.l tirc erv-
atlre assurri suepess In canning and pi-t-N-rvliig
friiM and vegetables of all kln-l". NO MOULD
on lop of frti't. Haves time and labor, aud is iu
every way decided u ci-n.
ANTIFERMENTINE
Is sold by all drinrclsts and grocers, and la guar
anlmt to do what we say II will.
BNKLL, UEITSHU 1VOODAKU,
Portland, Or.
HERCULES e
Engines
CAS and
GASOLINE
NOTED FOR-
SIMPLICITY,
STRENGTH,
ECONOMY
AND
SUPERIOR
WORKMANSHIP
In Every Detail.
These engines are acknowledged by expert en-
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or simplicity, high-grade material and superior
workmanship. They develop the full actual
horse power, and run wlthouttin Klectrlo Spark
Batter, -, the sxtcm of Ignition is simple, inex
pensive and reliable.
For pumping outlils for Irrigating purposes
110 better engine can be found ou the Pacino
Const.
For hols' Ing outfits for m ties they have met
wih highest approval.
For lii-ermlitunt Lower their economy la un
questioned.
TfTTOtY
Am
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Pi iam
Dr. Williams' Inii'an Pile
Ointment will cure Blind,
Bleeding ir.d Itching Files.
It absorbs the tumors, allays
the Itching at once, acta as a poul
tice. Hives instant relief. Dr. Will
iams' Indian Pile Ointment is prepared
for Piles and Itching of the private
parts. Every box Is warranted. By drug
gists, bv mail on receipt of prfc, fill cents
and
11.00 WILLIAMS MAnUr ACTUnlnu CU
Proprietors, Cleveland, Ohio.
DROPSY
TREATED FREE,
PoaitU ly Cured with VegetableRemedle
Have oured thousands of cares. Cure caei pro
aounced hopeless by bestpbyslclans. Krom tirstaoss
iy mi turns disappear: In ten day at least two-thiroi
all symptoms removed. Bend (or free book testliao
3 tale of miraculous cures. Ten Jays' treatment
free by mail. If yon order trial, send 10c. tn r.acpt
jrpar postage- Dh II.H.Ghiin AoN9.At!ii;y?ft.
Jiyou order trial return this advertisement to cs.
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PKINTEKS MIOL'I.D
KNOW that the oldest
andlx-st liiotoei;ifntv
Ine olli'-e In h.in Fri.n-
rlsio wus t-stahlinlifd
In Ip77 bv th .Miiuiicpr
of tlie fiKWKY J-.X-UAAVINU
tU, who
lia secured the latest
and best I m prove
uif nts.st ert-t pruefmea
and a full complement
nf tht niost npproved
machinery, phmo op
pnrut us. powerful el PC
tile liihis-.ttc. Havinsr
S. F. Mtxhanus fruit Uf&ti. '' j'1
pioneer Co. turns out the highest ciuas of work
promptly, rellubly und at uniformly m orient te
prli es fur oil kinds nf engraving. Publishers helped
otr. iup so cial lmo-s. Jtib printers and others
4hould sernf foriniples.Miinniii-sjin1 infurmution.
A.T.lawKV.MiiHiAer.23u Market .St., 8. F.CaL
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Has no snieiior.
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BAKING FOWDER.
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m CooantBiptl
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IV ad one. It
UUIUtl
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CMawsasttWee and pecpie J
who feave weak lours or Ann- I
naseboaldaa friso's Cure for
Consumption. It nas m
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ea one. ifc it rw. ran vn I
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