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JOUJO LIVE IN ALASKA? - HentilremenU That Arm In.ll.pen. ..ers rod Mu.t H. Itlgl.l. The aniviTHul nrtiflo of 1iit in tlmt ,,.. ,,.inle(l upon ail imlinjicMi. "Si- i. rwl "r ,,i'"'"it- An'' to ketlie l-reinl !Hciiit, either in ThtcmP or ,,I)0" 1,19 1tr"i'','.t'ttHt cu" 1 1 u'f. it miml I baiting hiw-Tr- uti.l the pooler lniinufiictnre.l t.y f, I'p,.v. ' of ' r'0''11 Uuki" P"w ...muiiiiv. tiiintrrn mul proHi.fct.r hve learm-i, is tlifi only one) wlii.h '. iliiiuiiwpi iin. I ruine tlit bic.nl -!,' bi:i"'t Mliofadorilv. jlic!) (i(o!i4 ure very iniortiint fur ..ITTOIIO pmiiosiiiR to go to Alat-kit j the Yukon country to know, for Ii'Lm l' 1k' r'"":l,,'1 b-v J'ttcr t t"ke 01,0 of tl,H ,!h,M,P Emilia f b.tkinK 'iler it will cost Just an " K., to inwHport it, mul tlii'ii when h Mn it '' ,1KP' uftl'r u1' ,',,",r in ..irkiiiK it over tho lontf iiikI dim. I,'r,it,., Iih will find h Holiil cakc( mawnraM of fioilotl powilor, wiili noitremrtli uu'l tWL'K'UH. Knell u mitt uke in itf t U i I to tho tuiMt Horions ro .nils. Aiui-U in no pluoo in which to .tpeiiiiii-nt i "r tr-v to i'''"'"" niiz with your atomuoh. For use in nioha tlinuite, mul untler tho trjiim iml falinini! contlitimis of lifo anil Ulmr in thai country, everything iiiunt b,. the licet ini'l '"""t useful, mill ubovo ill it is iuipcrutivo that all foo.l Hup ,,i,.g j-liall have jieifcct keepinj,' (piali lien. It in tilisurtl to convey over Htirh ilifth'iilt anil expensive routes iiu urticle ,1:,t will ili'ieriil-alo in transit, or tht vill ho (omul when rcipiireil for n.'e lo have lst a (jreut part of its There is no better guiilo to follow in theie matters than the advice of ,l,ri' who have ((one through vimilar fjiicnce. Mr. MctjneHtun, who is f;illl "the father of Alaska," after an t.jer'ciu'C of years upon the trail, in the camp, iui'1 in the use of every kind nffuni'lv, savs: "Wu 11ml in Alaska that the imiHirtancfl of proper kind of biking BiaU'l. . ... t.. ...k be overesti-! imiwiiit taiuiui, lie in in si l - i A miner with a can of bad kiViug powder is almost bclplc:H in Ahirk.i. We have tried all sorts, nud have been obliged to settlo down to use' tiutlnni! but the l.oyal. It is stronger i tin) curies further, but above all things, it is tho only powder that will eniluie the scrcro climatic changes of the arctic region." It is fur the same reason that tho U. S. guvci anient in its relief expeditions, iri'l Peary, tho famous nrotio traveler, have furr icd tho Hoyal Baking Powder exclusively. Tin l!oy.il Baking Powder will not cake nor lose its strength either on board sh'P O ' in damp climates, mid is the must highly concentrated and effi cient of leavening agents. Hence it is inilisieiisable to every Alaskan outfit . . . i m .1 . . i- - ui.ui u .i.... u. ...g w..., ...... ibmigM he makes "more money in in Alaska, but should the miner pro- nmrrvinB coupt.g Umn in prw,0hiUg. cure Ins supplies before leaving, he, fhuuld resist everv attempt of the out- I I" Delaware two brothers lived for fitter to palm off 'upon him any of tho 40 years within eight miles of . each other brands of bilking iowder, for l''r, attended the same church and tlavwid spoil and prove the canso of frequently traded with each other with great disappointment and trouble. , "t knowing that they were related. itii-ricnii Horse! hi Helghim A Belgium agricultural journal says that in Antwerp in 10 months more than 4,000 American hot sea were dis puted of, exclusive of those coming by ay nf l'.nglaud or by transportation' rebels calling at that port, and that' these iinpoitations must not be eonj funiiiled with those brought from the j Argentine ltepiiblic some years before. The wild horses known as "pampas," . left a sad souvenir, still remembered by uiany p"rsmiH. Such a mistake would do a great injustice to the American horse, whoso hitherto dis- puted qualities nre today fully appre-j ciated at their ust value. .tti.l In ItrroiiihiK rrimirouii lupliii, Miss., which lor the past few vests lias been prominent as a lead and zinc pnMucinu leuion. is lrudimllv coining into the bands of companies with Miiilcieiit capital to operate the mines in a thoroughly up-to-date man ner, instead of the slipshod operations that have heretofore prevailed. The lead and zinc oies form this district mi l during the past year is estimated to have been valued at about 4,(i00,- Ignatius D ellv. who is fill, is an. ing to marry a woman w ho is only 2 1. Mr. Donnelly wants a wife who is not k set in her opinions that he can't con vuiee In-r that Lord Bacon : wrote Shakespeare. fTAl!l!ll CANNOT II K CI'llKI) ',th !.! npplieitinn is they enure ii,fV-llI ill ,.,t ,,.,, a-rf. I. .. I.I.....1 ..r v., ( . . "V1" hi o-.ter li rnn i I,,,!,.. ...... iihi r .ii s iifs, ii tit i n . , " i,iR,,i,niiiinri!,iiiU' u; " no si mul inn oi surlHivs Hull s t I""' '."'V ' qimek ini'.l:c:n. It u ' '"'"' the bet plivslfisnt n this It? ' ' reimlar luea.'riptiiui. t.ii T'". "7.' ""' lt 'o'lles known, cum.' bl,,,d paritlers. iiiiliiir Ui h , !,' , ' ""iii'iiK mrfs. es. The perfect 4 .... ' the two inu'reilienls is whnl pr u ii i,!t.erfnl results In curinse unri li. uri , M rHLoti i..,..P..ull ..... f J ' II K KV A.'l t. - T..I...I.. 1 Hull. nii:ly I'lllUre Hi.-lint. A drawing of the bison has been dis fwred in the rocks of the La Mouthe ClTe 111 Dordogne, France. r i.V, '" ""'""tl'sl iy ll others, send in stamp u V ' r "f K'" K"li'ni.m' Trnwiirf, the I ilk ill. .".'"" "r '""lily Slrenclh. MASuN "111 A I. CO.. ; o. n,,, u: i.,U'l'hiH, l'. ... . In f , .K0. 18 healthier than ever before. jrre(?ular. I tried three physiclansand jut it is by far the heathiest large' pradually grew worse. About a year ,y 1,1 "'e United States. ff0 j wa8 dvised by a friend to try W run. r"TT T- i i Mrs. Pinkham's Sanative Wash and in- i ' ' lre t"r i ousumptitin has saved Mrs' ' , it,,,tor bills.-C. f.. linker l "s Vegetable Compound, which I did. p,,t l .'liilatlelphia, Pa., Dee. S, V 1 After using three bottles of the Vege 7 i table Compound and one package of Exr irnr-ll et ;. , ,' " . i H t in rural districts for crossing i ftre:inm n a l.u.l l. .,!. th.,t lirober bri i i i " ' thiia,, . K ,a'' lo"s 8lnce hecouie ib. Thi8 ,m-ver, is s-,r where theie nro forests avail- fie for thin old-time method of con- trtictioti. Timber bridges are largely j n ogue in Galicia for hit-hwav nur- "', a variety of tvues of construe- , 0 bti,, adopte.1. the bridge having lns ranging from 80 to 150 feet. Your for tlic coming year on baking powder will be ycry light if you buy ScJii'lings Best and useQ Only one heaping teaspoonful to a quart of flour. ' ITEMS OF INTEREST. In a reernt work on the dir.! of Col. oi ado, W. V. Cooko hriims up the num ber of cpecieN ami sul.-speeies fouml in tlmt Htato to 3i!!l. Trolley ear iitnlml.iuci'H are to be in troduecl in the city of ritlslnirtf. run. inn unit-pen. lenity over all the it ret t car tracks ns calle-l (or. Minn Kleanor ()riuero ileclaren that tho Knulish cxkroaeh is in ilanuer of extermination before the hordes (,f in . Kirtei (i.'iinaii black beetles. (.renter New York consist of V) islands, just as many as there are Htars in our lla-. It iniirht U iipnroprlately called the Inland City. What is piobahly the laiKent locomo. tive in the world has jiint been com pleted and weiKhs, with tho tender, over SS3.000 pounds. It in for line in Mexico, The lurp.'ct parish in Ixindun in iint of niea is Lewisham, which has 8,77:1 acres; ami the largest in population is IslitiKton, which has now 8:10,000 in habitants. A writer in a magazine has made the prophesy that in 300 years from now tho world will only know three lanuat;eij Knglish, ltuian and Chi nese. Many collieries in Silesia are pro vided with bombs filled with com pressed oxygen for life in cases of acci dent or c-ulranco into old galleries where tho uir is foul. Harvard this year, for the first time, has a colored person as a candidate for tho decree of A. B., in the person of a young colored woman from Miller ton, N. Y. The famous Louig XV drawing-room suite, composed of a sofa and six arm chairs, with old lieauvais tapestiy, has been sold in Paris to a London dealer for $70,000. Tho tramways, omnibuses and un derground railways in and around Lon don, Aviihin a radius of live miles, carry 'ac.li year, it is calculated, about 433,- 00,000 passengers. At the i; rape cure establishment in ; Switzerland, France and Austria, pa- tjUIltH ar0 wn:iv turned loose in tl vineyards and allowed to L-orao them- selves at pjyasurc, Before a fire brigade can start for a lire in Berlin tho members must all fall in line in military fashion and sa lute their captain. This proceeding wastes at least three minutes. There is an enormous demand in New York for Fifth avenue property facing Central Park. Only the rich can buy, when bare lots are held at from f 4,000 to $5,000 a front foot. A Kansas minister says thatono of his favorite hymns is the one begin ning, ''Blest bo tho tie that binds," ' i ' i rri - T T r veteran fencing matser of Chicago, who is 85 years old, is in a Chicago hos iiital, tulTcring from rheumatism. He saw military service under 12 different Hat's. I! LACK AMI It I. IE. Ulaek and blue colors are not subject to fashions this season nor ill any season. They hold their own and will not wash out. They arc pretty solid colors, and but for the misery of wearing them, might become fashionable. Some men take pride in wear- inp them ns tokens of their profession, as soldiers do their sears. Hut bruises, bluek or blue, or both, ought to have immediute attention, for under them may be a nerve hurt or a muscle hail I v wrenched. A black and blue bruise is a lad thing, not only from its tender soreness but t lie contused ll, mm! is nrevention of regular circulation. While sore spots like these will not wash out, there is something that will rub them out in no timi', and that is St. Jacobs Oil. It is peculiarly udapted to their quick cure. A i.eniiiint can he won only hv bard knocks, with sears and bruises, but ul'ter the ball is over, if any remain, tins one i ore is the best, llruises come from eon liisiiin in all avocations, am! it is well to remember at all times just what will cure them the best. Kusia.g population has increased ! during the last 100 years a fraction les than 1,000,000 annually. AN 0PEi LETTER' From Miss May Sachner, of Colum bus, O., to Ailing Women. To all women who are 111: It affords me great pleasure to tell you of the benefit I have derived from taking Lytila E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I can hardly find words to cxpressmy gratitude for the boon given to suffering women in that excellent remedy. Before tak ing the Corn pound I was thin, sallow, and nervous. I was trou bled with and my men strual pe- rtnda wprfl vorv Sanative Wash, I am now enjoying rjei- . h(..,,h than t ever did, and attri- . . bute the sanie to mrs, rir.Knaru "uu- derfnl remeJiA. I cannot find words what a Godsend they have In some parts of China the young women wear the hair in a long single nlait. with which is intertwined a bright scarlet thread. This style oK ornamentation denote that the young lady is marriageable. o Tax t a .a t i w rT. VAI.r.NTl.VKS dnr cnine en ! I liursihiy Hint year. Tiit n.hiy, t lip Vw'lJlh, nan very warm, alumM .rlng. like; T (! lislrlieil hit i.huitiiril.v for Line- binU mul ri'birs mul ,,i,l,,., hi t!. ,lm bnilieliei ngiiiiist the sky nn if the)- ex pet ted to see leaves. 'Mint morning Se rena Ann Wells lunl fntunl two hnlifit' tie buhls bliionilng in a sheltered spot nud tarried tlicm to m Ii,io to give (he tetieh er. The m-holnni crowdeil iii to the ilesk to !( thein, mul the tentlier snid she would cull Ih, in her valentine. That set Serei a Ann lo thinking. After s. Ihm.I he gnu she wrote n liitle note nn ln-r stale and held It under corcr of her t!ck so Tahitha (Ireeii, h,i sat next, could rend. "I'ld you ever luiv n alintin'r" she In quired, in plain, round eliarnetera. Tnbithn noildeil. Serena Aim looked Impressed. The teacher, Mlsii Cornelia Little, bad come softly to her other side. 'Totnmnnicntine, Serein Ann?" I mini red Miss Little, gently. Serena Ann gave a little sigh, which was almost n mb, of nsseut. The st holars craned their necks to see. Sereiiii Ann's writing wns so large nud plain that those w ho sat near could read easily. There was n chuckle, which Miss I.illle tiuieted inslanlly with n look. "Were yon eniuniHiiii ntiiig nlso'" slie said to 'I'liliiiha (ireen. "Yen, iiiit'iini," n-plied Tiil.iihn. tliseonsolately. '1 lien I he two lillle girls were bidden to go out ill front of the si hoc, I, nud there they stood for a half hour wilh their slate sus-nileil from their necks hy twine strings bangiuK over their pinaforcR like breast plates. Tahitha tlid not inlud the punishment half ns unit Ii ns Serena Ann tlld. It "as the tirst time she bad ever lieen punished in school, nud she hud given two ladies' delights to the teneher that very morning. Somehow, that last stung her worst of nil. It was to her the lirst prick of the ser pent's tooth of ingratitude. Then there was another reason for Serena Ann's grief: her grandfather, .ludd, bail prom, ised her n book if she were not punished In school nil that year. r.iiuKX to c.o orr ix She tiuieted her sobs with a convulsive effort. After a while she peered pitifully over her pinafore, nud her tearful eyes met Johnny Starr's compassionate ones. Johnny Starr was a pretty, quiet boy, nud Sereiiii Ann's mother had told his mother that she had just as soon huve him come over to see Serena Ann as a girl. Kecess cauie soon nTtcr the girls were released from their position in the floor, mid everybody went out, the weather was so warm. Johnny Starr followed Serena Ann into the sel I yard. "It's men ii," be declared. Serena Ann smiled gratefully nt him. Then Miranda Sail, the doctor's daugh ter joined Serena Aim. Miranda was one of the big girls, very bright-eyed and red-cheeked. "Iion't you feel bad one bit," said sue. "I had stood in the floor dozen of times before 1 was as old ns you. llidn't you ever have a valentine, Selena AunV" Serena Ann shook her bend and looked up gratefully into the girl's handsome, glowing face. "Well, maybe you'll get one this your stranger things have happo I," Miranda remarked, meaningly, ns she turned awny. Serena Ann bail, during nil the rest of that day, a vngue impression of n kindly intent toward her from everybody. Her grandfather, of h's own accord, proposed git ing her another trial to win his offered reward, and Serena Ann wn radiant. Then her father asked if she didn't want a sleigh ride with him. Crnnilfather Jmld turned to his daugh ter, when the sleigh hells had jingled out nf the yard. "Tell you one thing, Maria," said he. "that child's goin' to have n val entine t" pay for bavin' so much trouble." "Now, father, I don't know. I'm afraid It' Ifind of foolish " "No, it ain't foolish, either. Child's been cry in' her eyes out. She' goin' to have tlie handsomest vnleutine in Solo mon Badger's store." declared Crunilfnth er .ludd, rising us he spoke. There v. as quite a stock of vnleutine in the Ik'M's on the counter, nud Solomon t.-nlirer's grandson, 'Lonzo, wns wniting to sell them. The trade hnd Is'en quite brisk since morning, though It was the riiiy lief ore Valentine' day. Cniinlfiilher Jmld went over to look at the valentine. One immediately taught his eve. It wn niueli the largest mid linndsonii st there, a beautiful combination of lace paper, embossed door, rose ami angels. "How much i this one; inquire.! Cnindfatlier Jmld. "Marked on back." mumbled 'Lonro, sucking his lemon drop. "Fifty uts. (. Cr.indfniher .ludd Is.iiidit it; gave 'Loll- i, five cents; i(n him to buy a oneceiit ......... ilm -i;i,. i.titio no, I t.nt it in the i.iHttottlif the next day. and he might keep . . a . r . the remaining rotir eeiu lor nmisen. .s f..r 'Loiizn, he put (jrniiiiraiw r Juibl' five cents in his jiorket. A tor tlie v: . ntii.e. h"' hnd taken that ont of the envelop- and !: ! it buck in sto k. It about half past 7 o'clock when wsm-J.r I x.irrr- kh. -it i iMiii'iii 'iitOT - XMp.P( Ml Little, the telnml teacher, ennie hi Willi the young limn who vtna iiiylni; her Htleiilioli. She had Is'eii telling him how lie I, lid I'lllii-hed tlmt dear lillle Screun for w his.iiitig iih,, ut a vitleuiine; how soiry she , nml bow she had i-lie, to semi her n valentine, to nloiie and the young mil tl had Iseli thinking how sueet nml tender hearted she must In'. Mis Little at einv selected the same tnl, mine which hud pleased liriiiulfiiMier Jinhl. "This Ii the prettiest," said she. "I will till.e this." She flirt herinore ileeided she would lenre it nt the more nml have It sent from there. The seho.,1 teneher carefully directed the etive,.,e wtileli tin to hold the valen tine to Miss Serenit Ann I 'odd, Idgg-t ille, X. Y. Ioibl n the inline of the yniiiig mini who wns wniling upon the school tentli er, nml nheu she married him she "lis to go to liiggsvjlfc, X. Y.. to live. After the eiie,.pe wns ilireeted Miss Liltle gave Soh.mou ltndu-er s penny to buy n stump. After they had gone Solo, mull Itink'cr spied the envelope; discover ed thnl the valentine twis not itielosed, nml begun to seanli for the tine she lunl chosen. It wns ii;ile another vnleutine limn the one Mis Little had purchased, vthicll was posled next tin y. It went to Itiggsville, X. Y., mul tiniilly brought up in i hi- ilemi letter olliee, w here it must be llott. It nsS o'l loek when the valentine wns sold for the third time to Miranda Sail. She gnve it to Lottie lioodwin to post, because her way home lay past the oltlee. The next morning Serena Ami' cousin. Sum Wells, tliote over from the enst vil lage, ami passing the postoillce saw some thing while on the snow bank, lie stop ped, got out nml hive timit..,l. "1 de clare, it' n valentine," cried Sam Well. He tried to pi. I; it up, but It nus fro.eii down. There lunl been unite n thaw the day before, nud the wenlhcr lunl grown eohler during the night. Sum wa very careful, but he had to b live the address ed part of the envelope hi the snow. fkoxt ok tmk sniooL. Sam went to Solomon llmlger' about fifteen minute before school lime nml found Sophia in attendance. "Ilnllo, Sophia," sit id he, "ever see thi before'" Sophia bent her pink face over the vnl enline, then raised It. "No, 1 guess nut," snid she, looking lip ill Sam' fnee. "Well, then, I want to buy nn envelope, nnd I wish you'll nddresH it. Sophin, my hands nre cold, and I can't write line enough to go on a valentine." Sam left the vnleutine nud u penny for postage. Sophia took up the envelope to address it, mid then a sleigh stoptH-d at the door and n young man from the enst village ciiiiic In anil nskctl her In go n little vvny for n drive. And that wns the lust she thought of Sum Well ami Serena Ami's vnl, mine. It wns not sold ngnin until lifter school that night, mul then Johnny Stnrr was the purchaser. He had shnken the iron savings hunk in which he hnd deposited his money, en rued by selling berries the summer before, until he got X'i cents, nil in , pennies. He gave them lo Solomon Itiulger for the valentine and an envelope. Johnny had not shaken enough pennies to buy a stump. lie gave it to Serena Ann the next morning before school, slipping It into her fluids when nobody wns looking. Serena Aim looked nt it, colored high, then turn ed while. She wns almost ready to cry. To think she had a vnleutine, mid ueb a vnleutine! She shotted it to one, then an other: by nn, hi everybody in school had seen that valentine, teneher nml nil. "Who did toil snv gnve it to Jtill, Se renn Ann'" nsked Sum Well. "Johnny Starr." Sum Well whistled. At noon Miss Little called her up to the desk nml questioned her. Then nhe railed up Johnny Stnrr and nsked where he got the valentine. "At Mr. Solomon Itadg it's," replied Johnny, stoutly. Serena Ann did not know wluit it all meniit. She wns bewildered when they mine to her nt the nflernooii rc.-. s and told her that Miranda gave lo r the valentine nud not Johnny Sinrr. She ns more bewildered when she got 1 1 , - ii i- nud found that her Ornndfnther Jiubl hnd given it to her. It begun to seem to poor little Serena Ann ns if everything ' out of pflisirllon nii'Vlops.v-turvc.v, nud people were behav ing like fairy stories. Fur several tiny the whole villnge wn In a turmoil over Serena Ann' vnleutine. Kverybody que tioiinl wildly, who tin i or hnd not bought it. 'Lonzo Hndg'-r wns discovered to le guilty of petty dishonesty nnd whipcd with a birch stick, but tlint did not go fur toward the solution of the whole mystery. Some of it wn always dark in the mind of the village. It seemed unquestionable thnl one vnleutine li'l been old sereral times. rp At nil events, Serena Ann hnd her val entine, her first one. And she never bad ny doubt a to who hnd given It to her. It i) Johnny Stnrr, mid he bad bought it wfni hi huckleberry money which b had uien out of bis iron bank. f ME LINCOLN CAC1N. Iluoililr A loot c in Vthlili the ('treat Cm v. tputor I irnt Sum the l.lulit. The l:..i .e ill which Abraham Lincoln vtm born still stands neur Xolou (.'reck, ui l.uri.e ifoiinerly llnrdini County, three miles soi'ih of 1 1. ,!m nv ille and two mile north of IliilTnl... K. It i smutted nenr i In- i..p of a bill, u lii'l half mile fi'.uu the rendu ut, A turn tit-Id surrounds the Ut ile le,i.e, which was built by Lincoln's I nker win ii be tirst nttcui ted to do some fni ii.ii. g on bis tiw ii nccoiiiit. The soil round nboO the tubiu is rough, unpro ductive nud next to valueless, nnd there i no doubt that Abniliiiin's father tleter tn.iied the site for his little homestead by the freely Mowing spring that bubbles up from tlie limestone formation ut the bottom of the hill. The How of water is I1., inches in il iiiinctcr and runs ns free ly as it did n century ago, giving a plenti ful supply of water the year round. The elder Lincoln wn a carpenter, nud be settled in that spot soon after his mar ring.' for the purpose of trying agricul ture. If Mr. Lincoln, the fmlier, wns a good carpenter be wn certainly u poor builder, f.,r the architecture of the cabin is nm thing but an evidence of nri or skill. The sides are constructed of very small log that were not properly squared. The rafter are mere poles, nud the chimney wns made of stick. The cublii wns light ed mid ventilated with one door ami one vtiii. low. The dour wu built of rough beards, mid even the hinge of the door were of roughly lit wu wood. This house in which the future stalesmnn nud 1'res- & 'oil : 1.1 I'll K LINCOLN CAUIN. idetit spent the tbiy of hi childhood bail but one room. Oue hnlf of one wnll of this is tnkeli 1 1 1 with the grout fireplace. When the patriot's father built it he lin ed its inside with rough stones taken from the field. Hut nt the present time not one of these remain in it place. When "Abe" wns 7 years old hi parents remov ed from this place to Indiana. It wn nn odd coincidence tlint lL'o mile from this spot n few mouth before Lincoln's birth Jefferson I in v is was burn in a three room log house, LINCOLN AND THE KITTENS. A Story 1 Must rut Ivc tif the Klndnrs of Ilia Oeiicrtiiitt Nutiirc. Cen. Horace 1'nrtcr in his Campnigie Ing With Cruut, In the Century M.-ign- viue, tells n good story of Lincoln's kind licss to nnimnls on the occnsioii of the marly r President's visit to Cell. C rant's eninp. Three liny kitlcn were cm vv ling about the tent at the time, suvs Cen. I'orter. The mother bad died, mid the little wisnlerera were expressing their grief by uiewiiig pileously. Mr. Lincoln picked them up, took them on bis hip stroked their soft fur, and murmured "I'oor little creatures, don't cry; you'll be taken gooil care of," nud turning to Hott er s, snid: "Colonel, I hope you will see that these poor little mot her less waifs ure given plenty of milk and treated kind ly." llower replied: "I will see, Mr. 'resilient, that they are taken In charge by the cook of our mess, and are well cared for." Several times during his slay Mr. Lincoln wns found fondling these kit tens. He would wipe their eyes tender ly with bis handkerchief, stroke their sin, , th cunts, nud listen to them purring their uniiluile to him. It was a curious sight ui mi uriii.v headquarter upon the eve of n great military crisis hi the na tion's hhtory. to see the band which had a Hived the signature to the Finaueipulion l'rochi million, and lunl signed the coinmi sion of all the heroic men who served the cause of the t'nion, from the geiieral lli cliii-r to the low est lieutenant, tenderly caressing three stray killeiis. It well il lustrated the kindness or the man' dis position, nud showed the child like sim plicity which wn mingled with llie gran deur of his nature. LINCOLN AND SOCIETY. Introduced Himself nml Wife us the "I.nim and Hliol t of Ihu rri-Hltlciicy." In an article recalling the Incidents of "When Lincoln Was First Inaugurated," in the Ladies' Home Journal, Siephen Fiske give a graphic u unt of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln' presentation to Washing ton society. There were a large number of the be'sl kiiow n of Washington' so ciety people lissi'lobled ill the parlor of the hotel where Mr. Lincoln and hi wife were stopping, nearly nil moved by curi osity to see the "rail spliller" President. Presently, from a side door that sug gested a scene on the singe, emerged the fIM ; Mr. Lincoln, smiling nervously; then his tall, Ihln, nwkward body; then a long n rm, nml finally, ut the end of this li.i.int- little vt'oniun. He was dressed in a new suit nf shiny black Unit had been presented tn him a nil aiiver tisement by an enterprising tailor. She was wrapped In n w hite shawl. Mr. Lin coln looked ut the fiishloiinble assembly .....I ...i.l Ii, bis clear, distinct voice: 'La dies mid gentlemen, permit me to present to you the long ami sunn oi tue i resi dency!' 3 "As he snid 'the long,' he bowed; as ho said 'the short,' he looked down ut Mrs. Lincoln nml smiled. A shudder run tl.r..ioli tho Mirbir. The ladies sin red nt the strung!' collide; the gentlemen bent their heads. Hint Inllli tlie I rcsiilelil nr the I'niteil States! That woman the first lady of the land! All the etiquette of til Itepuhlienn court that hnd Is-en establish, ed since the days nf President Washing ton wn violated." THtT STORY. T wn In the war time' curly ilnys, When eyp looked f.irtli with milium K"r-f. 4 ruing lail lunl been doomed to ille, Ami woiild'st tliotl know tlio reaaua . KliyJ He hnd been placed ns Sfiittnel, Ami t his post asleep hit fell. Anil for Hint H,,.ln of hi eyes Ili-fore him itrtumles slumber lies. The president r-'1 tl" sentence through And murmured. "The a-t 1 esiinnt ilo. llroiiKliI up on fnrm, st nrk lste kept Poor Is.I No woiuier that lie slept." And o'er the paper he drew Ids pen, And slg I his pnr.lon there and then. iron Mo- rt ed mnii! Hlisll I unfold. What later uii the sequel tultl'r At Kreilerlcksliiirg. among the slsln, A Is. I, beyond sll mortal ,aln, Was lying by himself npiirt, A picture licit Ida youthful heart. (?) , 'Tm Lincoln's picture Hist h wore. And Just til-lies th tliette w..r,ls It hore "(),! bless Al.rslisiu l.liicoln." Thus M hnweil The debt of love to him he owed. Ilia Valentine. Ix-sr girl. I have nn bauble line. No trinket rteh an.l gay. No Jewel rare, no gem divine To (reel (rent Cupid's day. Hut lake, oh, sweottiesrt, ss my gift What msy my love dlaelose; I niter, though my purse he rift, Ob h midwinter ruse. ths rails of cDnran KEM.VKKAKLE DISCOVERY OF AMERICAN MEDICO-CHEMIST, AM) ITS GREAT VALUE TO III MAMTY. 5 u. '"I't. i, o u H 73 Q U i SSI f v -r' m f i i i t '" P7 , A J ..-I .:z .::t J. II g.-MJjM.V., Yl o , (All'o.h'j ii I .1'. '4 li l ,!, i:r, hi! ui ' -''"' fy) , L(i i nit ,,ii nt '."'" w l W.-i"t " ' ' 1f t.lHil tt i t!!. '' i k Mi '-- jji mm IC'"''''U tr . utPi tU.'i.) yt 4 in i.-t tit.ti ' " I. dlli. I ' ' if M'. 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His ell'orts, which for j years had been directed toward the discov ery of a positive cure for consumption, I were liniillv successful, and already bis "new system of treatment" bus. by its timely use permanently cured thousands i of itpparcnllv helpless eases. I lie bus deiiiousl ruled the dreaded disease to lie curable U yond it doubt, in any eli tnate. Indisputable facts prove that the loc tor's New Piseoveries nn ail absolute cure for Consumption unit all bronchial, throat, lung and chest troubles; stubborn coughs, winter catarrhal all'ections; scrofula, rheu matism, general dot line mul weakness, loss Michigan has a law fixing; a heavy penalty upon railroad companies for employing; pcrsoiiB addicted to the use ut intoxicants. IlKM AMI VOIt MIIIIK HATTI.K.HIIir). The s vrctitry of the navy has denn n led more liHltle-lilps, and there can lie no ilo ilil thsl eomtrest will fon-Mor hi reeommt'iiitalious. Protection Is what our se poit re.iilie, hii.I lorllllcailoi will mil ,e,iialely aupply this. Is-leiise sgsiiisi all dl-orilers of a niHiiirlal I- pt Is, however, aileiuatelv afforded by Hosteller's Hiomach Hlllt-rs, su eltleit'iil remedy, also, lor constipation, lilltoiiHiieas, dyspepsia, rheuma tism, and nervousness. Poo has inimiirtiilizcil the raven, Wbittier tho ribin nnd Ingfellow the snowbird that sung tu tho monk Felix. NIIAKK INTO VOI It ailOKS Allen' Foot-Fuse, a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen smarting feet uud iiiBliintly tukes the sting out of corns and bullions. It's the greatest comfort discov ery of the nge. Allen's Foot-Fasc iniikes tighl-litling or new shoes feel easy. It is a cerium cure for chilblains, sweating, dump, callous and hot, tired ucbliig feet. Me have over lu.non testimonials nf cures. Try ll today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. Hv mail for 'Joe. in stamps Trial puekiige FltKF. Address Allen H. Olm sted, l.e Hoy, N. Y. Tho most popular female, in the United States is the blonde lady whose face adorn the f'.'O gold piece. AN OPEN LCTTER TO MOTHERS. We are sssrrtlng In the courts nur right to the eicliislvi use or the wold "CASiTttKIA," and " ril'UllvH bCASl'OKIA," asuur fistic Mark. I, Dr. ftainiiel Pitcher, of Hyaniils, Mnsaachuietts, wsstlieoMgiiiatoror"l'lTCHItK'HCASr()KlA," the same that has borne and dues now bear the CaciimiloigimluieofCIIAa. II. Hl.P.It lll-iR on ss-rry wrupier. This is the original " l'lTCHI'.K'a CAsTtiKIA " which haa been used In the homes of the mothers of Atnerits for over thirty years. I.isik Carefully at the wranier Slid see that It is tht kind you ie alwayi iakght, sad has the signature of CIIAA. II. PI.l-TCHHR on the wraxrr. No one has authority from rue to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chaa. II. Fletcher is l'resi.lrnt, Manh I, iStf BAMl'lil, 1'ITCllliR, U.O. 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