SPORT-VVHAT IS IT?
, gport aud iiaoie lltitclierjr forilbly
Contracted.
tve
by
nnrt! Wlmt is It? Well may
M ourselves that question In this a6
of battue, of slaughter and of hungry
appetite for blood. I have' wondered
In many lands. I havo seen sport in
many phases. I have taken part there
in moreover, and I think I am there-
jut ,
fore qualified to deline what sport is.
T define sport as being a hunt
man after a wild animal. In which ski
it required to secure the beast; as a pas
time where fair play must have a place,
where the animal must havo a chance,
and that chance must he a fair and nat
ural one.
There is sport !n pnrtruljre-shooting,
in grouse-shooting, and such pastimes,
when the animal hunted has a chance
of escaping, but I must confess that the
breech loader heavily, handicaps that
chance.
It and large bags go together, but I
contend that large bags are not sport.
Between the tnte sportsman who works
his moor or turnips with a pair of good
dogs, and brings home hu twelve or
fourteen brace of birds in the evening,
and t! e false sportsman who walks his
moors and turnips with four or live
dogs at work, and to whom one breech
loader does not suflice for the continual
blazing and slaying necessary, there is
a gulf of the widest dimensions. Tho
former is a Bportsmnn, the latter a
butcher. The former love air and ex
ercise; he takes a pleasure in seeing his
dogs work; he has time to admire his
surroundings, and to feel that on the
good noses of his dogs and on his skill
in managing those animals depen Is the
bag of the day. The latter, on the con
trary, has no time for such reflections.
His dogs are worked by keepers, his
second gun is loaded for him by a ser
vant, his pile of cartridges are all car
ried for him. He walks on like a me
chanical wheel. Dogs point in quick
succession; grouse keep rising in thick
clouds; bang, bang, bang goes the
deadly weapon. Birds are lluttcringon
all sides; many fly away, hard hit, but
to linger and die; they are neither
-i.,i Jnurn enunrht fnr nor nicked
iUttl&CU - - , l--'
up; thev might as well never have been
created for all the good or use they are.
Ai wot. hv this veneration of men
4u J J r
such butchery is allowed to mock at
t.lm name of snort. A biff
ba"" Is voted "capital sport," a small
bag "poor fun," and the true definition
of words is ignored by all
In the matter of shooting, what are
we coming to? Take a large battue,
for instance, and tell me if therein lies
ims annrt. 1 well remember the first
T Auar wir.np. fri. and I think it will
not be amiss here to describo it and my
sensations.
Ta-o tliU n.n n. snccimcn of a five
lovJ Khnnh The beaters trot into line.
and the battue began. What a turmoil
ensued! The beaters shouted and
yelled, and one long unceasing fuilado
filled the wod with its deafening roar.
Pheasant after pheasant ro.-e in tiick
.in.Mj;nn fmm the corner near widen I
stood. The golden youth near 1110 was
busy. Ho uaa mree guns mm
loaders; the latter hard at their work
of loading, unloading, and handing tho
guns to their master. Down came the
showers, their bright,
glorious plumage mixed up In quiver-
lng UCUJJ9 iu men """i-n
Many fell with only broken
limVi. nr alinttM-ed loirs: I saw
them crawlinar nround me. I counted
lvnn nt nmt time swimminff about
in a littlo lake hard by, into which
they had fallen. Then came the hares.
Here, there and everywhere I saw tliem
mnninir terror-stricken and confused.
Tn pspnn was impossible: the ncttiur
nwwonteH that MaUV Were shot
thmurrii tliA loins or otherwise maimed.
and crawled about screamlnz and in
fcuinloi misprv. The KDortinir lord re
ferrcd to had over forty of these wretch
h nroitnrpa nround. Verv few were
dead, most of them dragging themselves
alon, by tneir loreieec, ineir ears imun,
their eyes distended. Babbits found
similar plifrht Ono
poor hare came dashing into the net
close to wnere i swott, nun uramuc m
PTtricnhlv involve 1. He had not been
shot at. "Boor brute, I will save your
life if I can," I said, ana triea to un
wind him. Inexperienced. I bunded
ti,a iiicl- nmt when atlenirth lsiiC'
cecded in extricating it, the animal was
dead. Fright had killed tne poor Deasi,
whncn t.lm ... nnture Is thus tortured by
mnn An1 an thfi battue went on. In
course of time the massacre came to an
nrt fi, . imntpra arrived on the scene.
and with their sticks and hobnailed
hnnts nut an an end to the 8trur?linp;,
quivering, dying beasts around. Sever
al among them were carrying animals
still living, which they had picked up
onr! ir nnf. troubled to kill.
Such was the scene that horrified my
sportmg instincts and tilled me with
disgust As I gazed on the piles of fur
uniTfpftMipr. and heard the congratula
tion of tho men on the "majniitieent
sport" afforded, and the laughter of the
lnHipa. who had viewed unmoved this
snptn.p.1e. I wondered what
our good old sporting ancestors wou'd
have tnougni couia mey navo
from the dead and looked upon that
scene.
TknM vchn havA hunted biff came.
xrhn ha faced the tiirer's deadly
spring, who have bearded the angry
lion, without being protected by hun
dreds of beaters or mounted on tame
olnnhnnta thosA. in fftOt. Who
wandered amid Nature in her wildest
scenes, and drunk in the excitement of
that Tl snort which is franirht with
rianmir an f who have met the wild
beast on even terms those who know
woll what, true snort is. recoil in
disgust and absolute loathing from the
cruel, unmanly, and cowardly butch
eries which are made to defame the fair
fame of sport in these latter days.
A Lover of True Spon, t anuy xr.
Light should not be left burning h
The optic nerves, instead of the perfec
rest which they need, are stimulated,
and the brain and the rest of
nervous system suffer. Boston Globe.
Vr nnttw thn thfl three initials
rnrV.rl M nil fr a rrpn t lpm finB
vtt m um v. - tt ,
hat, is the newer fancy to make t lining
m . . . . . m . i . , : J . V.
tor me nat 01 sex. ana to emoruiucr i
INHERITED INSTINCT.
I.lltlra of Animal Ufa la ttie Kocky
Mountain.
Tlie exigencies of climate naturally
onn the habits of animals, birds and
i-thes when In a purely wild condition;
out how can one explain the curious
fact of the gopher or ground-squirrel
holing up," as the miners call it, on
or about the 20th of August of each
year? The weather at that time Is usu-
lly warm and pleasant, and generally
lontinues so until October, yet Mr.
Gopher about the 1st of August may be
seen skipping along with a small tuft
of grass in his mouth, which, as he dis
appears down his hole with a twinkle
of his tail, ho carries with him for his
inter's bed. These curious 'little fel
lows may be seen by hundreds on, say,
the 15th of August; on the 21st but few
can bo seen; and by the 25th you may
ride miles and not see one. Is this what
some peoplo call "inherited instinct?"
The gophers are sharp in their gener
ation, easily tamed to come from their
holes at a signal; ana sianumg motion
less and erect on their ninu-ieec, mey
await the little aeiicacy you are
expected to give them. I know
ano lat Icllow, Dy mo men cuns
tened "Dick," who on being tamed, at
once drove all the others to a respectful
distance, while ho remained in the cabin,
erect and keen-eyed, wailing for his
supper. Dick found that the men some
times closed me caoin-uoor nura
meals, thus keeping him out Next day,
though the aoor was snur, viva ap
peared as usual. Examination showed
that he had dug a hole from the outside
under tho floor, coming up exactly
where two boards had failed to meet in
one corner; thus finding the only possi
ble opening by which he could get
through the floor. How was this
nlnnnnd? The popher appears to
frnnzA nnrfentlv sol d in our severe win
ters. Miners drifting through gravel
winter have several times, to my
knowledgo, dug them out curled like a
ball, but solid and cold as though dead.
It is impossible to open them out when
In this condition; they aro like a block
of wood. But place one near a hot lo?-
lire and soon he will straighten himself;
and first one hind-leg and then the other
will kick a littlo, and Mr. . sits up
and looks around with a bewildered air,
Our fish act in a similar manner in
wmter. In lishinz t.irousrn tne ice
sometimes the latter four feet thick
the temperature is usually low, say from
twenty to forty-five degrees below zero
tho fish, whether trout, grayling, or
whitelish. when released from the Iiook
and thrown on the ice, almost imme
diately cease jumping about. Many of
tliem stiffen or free.e in a curved form,
as though stricken with tho intense
cold as tney struggled on tho ice. Take
tlipsns'inip fish homo to a warm kitchen,
and they will when thawef kick and
Hop about as though newly caught. I
have seen this occur live hours nfter
hninir out of water, and have been told
thev will live tor twenty-four hours, if
knt froen for that tune.
Our bears the grizzly, cinnamon and
black go into winter quarters when it
suits them. Thev are influenced wholly
by season, it would seem. Sometimes,
if one or two bright, warm days follow
one another in winter, Bruin will come
out for a short promonauo; but ho
quickly returns homeward on the least
change of temperature. Tho she-bear
is supposed here to bring forth her cubs
when in winter quarters. No matter
how earlv you may see tho female bear
in spring", she always has her cubs with
her.
I will mention a fact that has, I under
stand, been disputed by some professors
in tho East, and that is the presence of
wood-ticks In the swallows' neiU hero.
I refer to the cavcs-buildmg swallow.
I have seen nests which fairly swarmed
inside with these abominable crawlers.
This fact is so well known here that
miners, cowboys, etc., will knockdown
the partly built nest and thus discour
age the birds from building at that par
ticular spot, because letting the nests
remain means having your caom in
fested after a time witn these verv elli-
cient substitutes for bed-bugs. Wheth
er these ticks are parasites brought
from the South or not, I do not know,
but I do know that tho nests horo have
them.
The snow-shoe rabb t is a curious lit
tle fellow; the loose skin of the feet is
enlarged so as to expand on pretsuro,
and Bunny can. skim along deep sou
snow where no living animal can fol
low him. Tho mountain goat has u
similar protection given it by naturo;
the thick wiry hair ou its legs above
the hoofs spreads outwards when
walking over snow, and enables this
unsocial party to wander at sweet will
over deep and deadly drifts unmolested
by his enemies. Tne spreading wiry hair
prevents him from sinking over a few
inches in the snow. He never descends
to tho low country, unless in unusually
severe weather. In tummer, ho ranges
on the summits almost of the highest
hills, close un to the perpetual snow
lino, feeding on the lichens, mosses, and
stunted grasses he finds there. In win
ter, reluctantly descending . pun way
down the hill-side uly so iur as he is
compelled, he wanaers over the storm
cleared rocks, nibbling hero and there.
and picking up his living in away
marvellous to behold. Silent, wary
keen eyed and eared, with a wonderful
scent for danger, he views with su
preme contempt the lower world be-
nnnth mm. Line iorireis almost. iu
breathe, watching a herd of these fel
lows when alarmed. Rocks, boulders,
chasms, cliffs, are as level ground to
them: niadlv hopping, skipping and
iunining. sidewav, frontway, any way,
on they go like a drifting cloud, and tti
a moment almost, have vanished.
Montana Cor. Chamberi Journal.
THE POOR TRAMP.
rrmetlcal Joke Which Had an rneB
pactail Ending.
Not every man who Is ragged, home-
loss, penniless, and friendless Is a tramp
in the usual acceptation of the word.
So many horrible crimes have been com
mitted by tramps, that by the term
"tramp" we mean a wild beast bearing
some rrjemblance to a human being, who
goes about like the spirit of evil. There
are men who nave been made tramps
by circumstances over which they had
no control, and who have neither the
courage nor the desire to commit the
slightest wrong. They are merely
walking about to save iuncrai expenses.
Life has no charm for them, but they
lack the courage to commit suicido.
Like Hamlet, they prefer to "bear the
Ills they have rather than fly to others
that they know not of."
Tho other day an oiu ieuow who wore
a dingy bluo scarf around his neck, sat
down in the sunshine with his back
against a box. Everybody seemed to be
merry, and the boys gathered around
and made sport of the old fellow.
"Say," callea Wiles unuer, -wuen a
you git in?"
..." . , . I l V . 1 .1.- .1 1
"Let me aione, Doys, n-pneu iuo um
man.
"Ho's going to shoot," said some one;
and the bovs ran away.
'Til fix him," remarked Miles, taking
sevoral fire-crackers from his pocket.
I'll slin un an' drop 'era behind him."
'If ho trots hold of you there will be
fun," said a freckled face youngster
with a cattish mouth.
"Think so. guinea eggs?" replied
Miles. '-We'll fust see. 1 ain't afraid
of him."
Miles crept up carefully, dropped the
fire-cracker behind the oia ieuow, anu
ran away.
Then the bovs lunched at Miles.
"He's an old timer, sure enough,"
declared Miles. "Come, let's all go up;
he can't hurt us."
They approached. "Mister, we don't
mean no harm," said Miles; "we only
wanted to have a little fun. Mister,"
touching his arm, "we didn't My
Rod. h ' dead."
No, he couldn't hurt them. Opie
Read.
MYRA CLARK GAINES.
- TWO WELL-KNOWN EDnOBS.
One of the tmilrat rtiliirioua editor In I'lilia-
ili'liilila. as wi 11 aa una of the iniwl mii-cwifiil.
u ilia ituv. Victor L. I on rail, of I ho "Lutheran I
Olnurvcr." lie i Hie olllea litor, while his
Lmtlier. the Hev. V. W. Conrad. D. !.. is the
mltor-liwhlif. l'rofraaor V. L. Conntd nivn
h a whole time and effort to the work of mak
ing the "Lutheran Observer" the valuable
ht-et it la. He wan. coninanttlvvlv. a short
time airo, a broken-down Invalid, ."sow ne is
as hearty as anybody need want to be.
In the lntorrst of overworked editors, broken
down literarr intn. and eihauated men of busi
ness, one of our writers paid a visit to l'rufmoor
Conrad a few days ago, and had a pleasant and
practical talk with bun. lrofssaor Courad was
seated in bis editorial chair "pushing thliiK
for tbe rouaaK Issue ol Uie Vostrvor, anu
tlma he lnfonned us:
There are few people who become as weary
and worn at brain workers. Hy long and nne
uiittliig overwork with the brain, 1 was badly
run down, and brouirht into a condition of irreut
nervous weaknewt. ily stomach was in poor
condition. Mydhraition was bad. If I steal
hearty meal I felt heavy and dull. I bad atfen
rl f.i'llnir of iniod.riir-nnthlntfncss. 1 was urn-
able to perionn my editorial duties with sails-
fu.-tinti. iiiihiHHiHie i fcuitzeuaomt-uiiiiitiiuiBi
be done, and that riitht promptly, or 1 would be
come a continued Invalid. This was six or eight
years atco.
" Kroin the experience of others, I knew some-
tlilmr or Lomiioiuid uxviren. i woum nave
breu inclined to be a Utile skeptical about it,
lii 1 knew of the case of Mrs. Kelly, formerly
Miss Hornbrook. 1 knew how prostrated she
k,l luvn: anaiinarentlv honeloas case ot spinal
injury. I thought thut If such a case as hers
could be reached by Compound Oxygen, mine
was not beyond Its power.
t.i ninki, a innir kinrv Minn. i looK mo lira-.
nienU 1 saw at once that It was not one or tne
class of remedies which do their worn in twenty
four hours. Kor litis I liked it all the better.
n.l 1 iniin, d confidence in iL 1 bcirantoiui-
iii-nvc: nrat a tile, then more ueciuctuy. oui
raining all the time, llcfore Ung that misera
ble feeling of good-for-nothlnpuss was gone.
u nsrna wm toned un. Mv stomacli Im
proved, and eating was no longer the cause of
I in aliln tn tin hit work. My re
covery was a simple and pleasant process. No
n.iwMiu medicine to take: no unpleasant oper
ations to endure. loouldexperl,'Ut'ell'Vlu,ur
of restoration and still attend to my literary
duties, I continued the treatment until my
health was fully restored, and 1 could perform
ufwini aa fcHcitoualv as ever.
'You ask me It I ever lave occasion now to
return to the treatment. Yes, 1 do sometimes.
There are times when I am mentally jaded
from overwork and rmnwquent fatigue. Then
I take a few inhalations oi uie louuiouuu v.t
with Immediate effect
Troyal MCWJ1 k (J
k is
roups?
Absolutely Pure.
Tills nowder novet rariea,
ntrenKtn anil wiwisaouwnen
A marvel of purltr,
Unre ounoiuieul Uuui
Uie ordinary kinds, and cannot be (obi In twmwu
tion with the multitude ol low test, short weight,
alum or phosphate powders. Bold only In e
KOTAtnAKUIttlVWPiaio., w nauiwws . i
METAL POISON.
I am a connersmlth by trade, and the small
nartli'lra nl Iirass ana conn r iront tiling got
into sores on my arms and poisoned my whole
Mercury administered brought on
mi. and I became a helpless invadd,
I took two doxen boltlee of Hwfft'a Speeiltc,
aratciii. Mercury
rheumatism, and I became
XI v U-trtL amis and hands are all right agulu.
use tnem without pain. Jdy restoration Is due
lu 8. 8. 8, PsTTKB K LOVK,
Jan.fl.l5. Augusia.ua.
MALARIAL POISON.
We have used Swift's Sneclflc In our family as
an antidote for malarial tKilsoti for two or ; three
years, and have never known It to fall In
single instance. W. 0. Fcklow.
Buuitor co ua., ocpu 11, iom.
ULCERS.
For six or eight yeara I suffered with ulcers
on my right leg. I wan treated with Iodide of
I'ntjiKHituti ami aiercurv ami i uvcnuiv hvi,.-
less. 8ix liottlet of Swlft t Hnee lllc made a per
manent cure. M. l. WH.HON,
r eb.28, ltttU. uaineaviiiu.ua.
Swift's Rneclflo Is entirely vegetable. Trca-
tiu nn ui.uut ami Kliln Diaeases mailed free.
TliKBwiKTBfKfirioi'o Drawer a, Atlanta,
An Anecdote Which Explains Her Eitra-
ordlnary Tenacity of Life.
She must have been more than
seventy-five years old at that time; she
was small, with clean-cut features; her
teeth were sound, hor complexion like a
girl's, and a mass of hair of rich chest
nut, Inclined to auburn, crowned her
head. Sho would trip up stairs as
nimbly as a girl of sixteen. We had a
party one niu'ht at our hotel, which was
a favorite resort of tho Southerners, who
had just begun to creep back. I remem
ber there was Colonel Fairfax, of Gen
eral Robert E. Lee's staff, and a host of
other Southern celebrities preseut, and
there was Mrs. Gaines, dancing away
as lively as the youngest. I ono day
asked her the secret of so much vitality.
In return for some coulidences I had
riven her. sho said: "I have never been
sick since I was a young girl. I was at
that time falling awav, wnen uenerai
Twiggs told my father I must take
somo ot his Mexican meuicine. auo
General said it must be taken in the
spring of the year, as the sap began to
run. I took a bottle and became well
at once, and have never had a sick day
since. But every spring, when the sap
starts, I take the medicine. I have
never taken any especial pains with my
diet or habits, and I give all the credit
to tho medicine." Upon my expressing
an opinion that tho General must havo
obtained the elixir of life, she said:
The General would not invo me the
recipe until vears afterward, and then
only on condition that I never gave any-
: . :l 1.1. J.,..,l,
ono a copy umu mu;i ma utuw. k'..u
would never give me a copy, but told
mo where I could obtain tho medicine.
As I am troubled with too much health
I have never applied for it.
It was really touching to see the
iff rence some of those old Southerners
paid her. 1 They seemed to consider her
as a sort of child of the regiment, and I
have seen a whole setteo full of Colonels
doff thoir seedy hats as she passed by.
Jloston Transcript.
Joint
gen. and it seems to renew my vitality and act
Well. Professor, bow about the case of your
brother, the Hev, r . w. conraa, 11. u.i
-in. ru.iiration bv means of Comixund
Oxrgen is a wonderful instance of tbe ctllcacy
of 'that method of treatment. Ills nervous
.,..,.., mmnletelv shattered. His was an
aggravated case of overwork followed by too
severe doses of powerful drugs. For several
ik. k. .... .mlmW Inlri aaldt.. After be-
IIIUIHIIB u. nw . ' ' .
ginning a course of treatment w ith Compound
Oxygen, his improvement soon followed. I'be
tlrstellccl was uiai ne waaaum iucujkj ...........
sleep, to whicn He naa long oeen a irnnr.
TU. kl. u-hnln HV.lPin W1UI tOUfd UD. IliS dl'
gestion,whlch had been greaUy disordered, be
came natural and hearty. A marked improve
ment n his sight w as puo pi uie .Tm w V-w w N V
Indications. Ona eye had long boon slghthws, 0a ur 160 VY. iM HI. M- 1.
and the other was weak. ui tne signi i mc
remaining eye becamo much clearer and more
reliuble. He Is now busy among the churches
as well as attending to bis duties aa editor lu
chlcf of the paper. He travels much of the
!.... i uttund in the olllce duties, and
the detail of Uie editorial labor. He stands the
futiguo of travel wonderfully well. He is
preaching almost every tjuuday, and delivering
frequent addresses. i
"Hoth my brother I case ana my own am u.
interest to the overworked thousands who can
nn, i.t. unL-.' nqt nr a days' rent from their
w can ing labor. 1 think literary men, business
men, and overworked clergymen as well ought
to know more about this Compound Oxygen; It
is so s initio, bo eltlcacious, so easy oi api'm a-
tion, and so certain in cases or disease w hicn
i,. ,, i, .ua ,.niildir almost bevond hope.
ii ,i,.ui.itiiv m a wide range of diseases
seems to me to be one of Its highest merits. It is
entirely free from everything like empiricism.
and produces me nesi resuun uj iuv .un
direct way In w hich It acta on the vitul organs
of tho system, repairing waste, and making good
the ravuges oi disease anu ncwij. B
A "TUUATIMK 1IN i;UMnH'HU vAH.nn,
A Pessimist.
"Yon are looking sad," said John
rGinnis to Joe Ferber. one of the-
heavy property-owners of Eeguin, Tex.
"Yes, I feel that life Is a fraud."'
How is that?" '
When I was young I longed to get
a position. I became wealthy, . and
then I longed for peace and quiet; now
that I ve got them, 1 want to go into
rmsinesi ae-airi. It is the same old story
orer and over arrain. Life remind mo
ol a cat going around trying to cd'
her owntait lexat aiji.nn$.
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. - , , .
Colleve nave organizeaiwo uki num,.
'I FEEL BO WELL."
" I wan tothnnk you for lellinR me of
r. Ti...n'a ' fc'avnritji I'rpscrliitlon. I
tt.rituQ l.ilv tn her Irlend. roi a iuiik
time I was unlit to attend to the work of
my household. I kept about, but I felt
iiinrmiohlv miserable. 1 had terrible back
aches, and bearliig-downsensailcnsscrosB
ma and wn flllltB WeaK ana tllscoursKCU.
I sent and got some of the meilli )ne al ter
receiving your Ictter.ann u una ruiru inc.
l naraiy kiiow mjaen. i icci nrw.
Th Hhorle Island Legislature has de
feated tho biennial sessions amendmeiit
HOTEL CLERKS.
The
Diamond They Wear Furnished by
Peulrri as Advertisements.
"There are a great many jokes made
about the big diamonds worn by hotel
clerks," said a jeweler yesterday in the
reading-room of tho Girard House, as ho
nuffed his cigar and mudo himself com-
fortabie on nis nonuay, - uui ww, juai.
shows that few people know a good dia
mond when they see it."
"Do vou mean to say tnat tne stones
worn Dy noiei cieras ate nn gouiuuci
"Most of them are. I saw a hotel
clerk at Capo May two years ago wear
ing one ol the largest ana purest um
monds I have seen in many years. But,
of course, he did not buy it, and, in fact,
it did not belong to him."
"Where did he cet it?"
"Why, my dear young fellow, he was
wearing it as an advertisement. Don't
you know that a great many jewelry
hrms advertise their eoods in that way?
Well, if you don't, just you keep your
eyes open during unnstmas wee- ana
vou will see some of the hotel clerks
blazing with precious stones of great
value. It's an advertising dodge of the
dfinlcrs. and it suits tho clerks because
thev are thus able to make a better dis-
f lay of jewelry than most of the guests,
t's a cold day when a clerk can't para
lyze a country visitor by flashing a big
diamond on him.
"Hnw are the dealers benefited?"
"Why, in this way: A rich man, fond
of jewelry, comes up to the hotel counter
and sees a fine diamond on the clerk's
shirt-bosom. lie makes some remark
about the stone. Tho clerk talks about
Its features and value in an off-band
sort of way. The visitor asks where it
was nurchased. Clerk tells him and
recommends him to eo there; in fact,
ften gives bim a card of Introduction.
rt i. ...... ... Kaw ha .Minmn works?"
ion juu bot "
Philadelphia Pre.
If the water in your Washing is hard
or alkali, use the Standard Soap Coa
Petroleum Bleaching Soap. Its effect
will surprise 70a
L
All!
Lost and Gain.
CHAPTER I.
"I w as taken sick year ago
With bilious fever.',
"My doctor pronounced me cured, but I
got tick again, with terrible pains in my '
bock and aides, aid I got to bad I
Could not move I
I shruDkl
From 228 lbs. to 1201 I had been doe-
torlnjr for my liver, but it did me no good.
did not expect to live more man mree
months. I began to use Hop Bitter. Dl-.
rectly my appetite returned, my palug left '
me, my enure system icemen renew ru an
bv magic, and after using several not- .
ties. I am not only at sound aa a sovereign,
but weigh more than I did tiefore. To Uop
lilttein 1 owe my life." IL Fitzpatrick.
Dublin, June b, bl.
CUAPTEIl II. f
"Mslden, Mass., Feb. 1, lffO. Gentlemen ;
I tull'ured with atlacks of sick headache,"
Keuralirla. female trouble, for years In the
must terrible and excruciating manner. ,
No medicine or doctor could give me re
lief or cure, until I used Hop Hitters,
"The ttrst bottle
Nearly cured me;"
The second made me as well and strong
aa when a child,
"And I have been so to tins oay.
Mr husband was an invalid for twenty
ears with a serious . .
"Kidney, liver and urinary complaint,
"l'rououuced ly Boston's beat physi
cians
" Incurable r
Seven bottles of your Bitters cured him
and I know of the
"Lives of cluht person
In my neighborhood that have been
avvd by your bitters,
Ana many more are using tnciu siui
great benefit.
"Tney almost
Do iulmclef" -Jtfr. E. D. Slack.
Hnw to Out 8r'K. Kudos yourself day and
night; eat too much without exorcise; work too
hard w lUiout reat: doctor all the time; lake all
the vile nostrums advertised, and then you will
want to know now to out wki.u which Is an
swered In three words-Take Hop Hitters 1
ur None genuine without a bunch of green
Hops on the whlie label. Khun all the vlto,
poiaouous (tuff itb Hop" or "Hop In their
name.
ASE FOB
GIANT
Irat
Awarded Fremiti m 1MN3 and 1KM
FOR PDRITY AND STRENGTH
Ptate Fair, Portland, Oregon.
Mechanics' Fair, tan Francisco, Cal.
Klaus Fair, Bacramento, Cal,
put nn
STRENGTH
In six
AND
Most Economical for use
different sizes; full
FULL MEASURE.
Prepared by
BOTFIN MANUFACTURING CO.
Han Francisco and Sacramento, Cal.
Just publlahsd "TrestlM on the
Uevsloinuxnt ef tha Vuniale Hint
and ionn." Oolured Anatomical
Plata, explanation, medical opln-
0111 aa.. liinilou aeauiu, iw sv
oouU. 1. O. Drawur 179, Bultalu, Kew Vork.
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CONSUMPTION.
1 haoolUYermsilj inriliaaboTsdlMaMibyli
an tiiouiiaiiiitof Hi ""' kiiiusnaoi ions
tiiiidlniliuvoliMlii'uria. I inleml. i oatrimlt la tnyfallb
Inlmnimrf.timtlwi I ai-ii.l TWO Hiini.KS KKKS,
toMlher wlih a V A l.v A lll.fc. tuka riba on inn
DU. T. 1.
loauf iuffunir. (llTuflxlirntmiil r 11. ndilr. . .
01 tlN WAY ,Ullr, Kosnlub i'lanos; Duruu(
iirgans, lnd liuitrumeiita. Urges stock si Bhral
Uuslo and Hooka llamls ni' pllea at Eastern trioa
M. illV. w Post Htrwit, Han r ramiieo.
fPETALDMA INCDBATOB
1NH1 8tiUAheadl 1HH4
Gold MnUK 1 HlWer, and H
ff'mt Pruiuiuuis.
i,nmu ... 400
jl fU Hatchet all Kind of tggt
hMbllji A II alien from 30 tu6S0 Odin.
u a i. ninatMiMl Almiilar No 11. Kmlalni hns
to hatch nilralchlrliMiipr,ntlily. Circulars fret. Ad
dress TKTAL1J M A INCUBATOR CO. l'ntaluma Cal.
CAPACITY J
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When Baby was sick, wo fiavo her C ASTORIA,
When aha was a Child, she cried for C ASTORIA,
When she became Miss, she elung to CASTORIA,
When (he had Children, (ho javo them C A3 lUioa
Three Pennsylvania railroads have JuHt
passed Into the nanas oi receive.
Don't disgust everyrody by hawking
blowing and splttinp, but use Dr. bagca
Catarrh Remedy and be cured.
Tho u-hput cron over a larue
West VlrKinla will be a failure.
Try Gerhea for breakfast.
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Men Think
they know all about Mustang Lin
iment Few do. Not to know is
not to have.
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tlila lnatriiinint, Uia eon
tliitioua eli' tm nf KLKO-
TltlC ITT pirmouuna
thrown I hi pan mi
rivtnro them to (alt
..linn. l)o nni emiroo
tin, with Kloctrte bells
ln
list
tnr
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a.lvertiaai,! tn run all Ills
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thnONK anol'IAO eurfJOMS,
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bearlnB a red a t ; that Jrlllsrd-S
.nl'flimciit: that Lorillaril'S
Nbt (Jllpplnaje, and tluit Uirlllnnl's Huutla,aro
Uie boat ami otuupoal, Quality ooiuiacred ?
Established 1861. P. O. Bo HIS.
JOHN F. ENCLISH,
Grain, Produoa and General
COMMISSION MERCHANT
Noa, 818 and 818 Davlsj Mtreet,
BAN rRAN0IH(!O CAU .
(Member of B. K. Pnalues Kichanfe). . Conalnniavi
and orders will reoelrs prouibt aiteutlon.
venose mwls.
tuh ad
ukklv.mrwIliTtluiCIVlALk.MKTIlUl). Adoptf, Insll
Ow HOaFlTAM Of FKANCaV fromr rrturnoi viiimi.
Blniplecaaa,a.'llM. Severe onm. lllH I'mieblrtaVi.
UvlaU Jiaa5aJalAaM. lUOtulWut.,ew Tora
ThlsCrfBlMretirfflien
Ins lteinel and rv
limle area w
rall.r"u,anu f ",,
llebllltf. Lit of Vitality,
Weakness, VirUs Decline,
r.n..,m. Ilveraenaitlva
OoDdlOons.ProiUUtIs, KcoV
nev anil lliaiUler lloniiilolnta,
Dlaeaaesof tlielllomi.Knip.
tlons, snd all the svllenecw
of tuutliiul loiuea ana u
ocaaeat pernianentlt pre.
vantlnf all Invoiuntarf
weakeulnf drains npoo UK
avatein, however the oeeny
reatorlni IxieS Maidwod,
k. Anmnlloatea tbe
.v riim aU other renwuiea have failed.
A Permanrtt tmrt Absolnlely CoaraBtee
Pnoa M M pe boWls.orBve
P Kl vrJp , . t merit, will besent to an
.MmTitiium ona aiipiymt r efOTi
- at t Incr avmiiurrrtl
remi
Of
tAtineavtnl
aodasa
letter or at
office, rasa
Many a Lady
is beautiful, all but her skin ;
and nobody has ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin. Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm.
h. p. n. u. n r. n. o. wo ua,
mitisis on it