T A N D A R D O F J iX C E L L E N C E .
M n an tn laaar W li. B ic b ly A p p r c o U te d
B e a lly Oo- d C o o k lo c .
No Gripe
When you take Hood’s Pills. The big. oldJash-
A« a rule the mountaineer at Ken looed. sugar-coated pills, which tear you all to
tucky ie not a gastronomic connoisseur, pieces, are not in it with Hood's, busy io take
and the visitor at bis table is quite as
likely to hear dried apples referred to
fruit” as be is to tlud auy otb^r
kiud of fruit ou the table. Occasionally,
however, one of them is sufficiently lot- aud easy to operate. Is true
tuuate to get away from bis fastnesses, o' Howl's l’ills. which are
end living temporarily down iu the up to date in every resiiect.
blue grass has un opportunity toacquiro Safe, certain and sure. All ■
some virtues not otberwiso obtainable. druggists. 'JUS. C. I. Howl A Co.. Lowell. Muss.
It was such u cue 1 caught up with oue The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.
H u re.
uubrnrable torment moruiug iu June-along the ridge of the
T H E G REAT DESERT.
rnMtive m ind id wom en to i Cumberland.«.
' M u m b l e m ethod* o f the
"
I’m
looking
for
a
place,
”
I
said
Pow er o f th e W in d , on T hat B arren W aete
lealin g with d iseases of
after a few preliminaries, “ where I cun
o f Sai via.
better way ” than these rtop for a week or so while I look up
With
a
feeling
that my words will
lationa ” and “ local ap
tome timber I havo in this neighbor ?arry little weight with those who
tli which som e women
jthough thousands are hood. Do you know of auy?”
think otherwise, I venture to suggest
“ There uiu’a much uv that sort :hat the Sahara is uot exactly what it
the knowledge. T h ey,
Piercers Favorite Prex Ground here,” lie replied, “ exccptin
U n failin g rem edy which you go to Mount Pleasant, an I reckon ,s commonly assumed to be, and yet in
many ways it is uot very different. ItB
¡pPWenknesses at their very
a ay m arvelous “ Prescription ”• that’s too for. But hoi’ ou,” ho broke first sands, when approached from the
*Mutc health to the internal iu with a sudden thought, “ thar’s the dde of El-Kantara, are giant rocks,
b s w eakening drains and ul
Widjler Tackett. She axed me yistidy uurued brown uud red under tlie glow
hip*»*, give« elastic strength
igaiiients, vitality to the to see some uv you folks at the mill aud >f the southern sun, standing out in
S ra ^ ra p k te w omanly vigor tell ’em she had a place to sleep and eat t.ild pinnacles from the gently uudu-
y Ion.
two or three men ef they wuzn’t too i iating surface. This is uot the desert
^ftifier and regulator o f pertickler."
| that is ordinarily pictured by the mind
itica l ,'period in their
“ Is it a pretty good plage?” 1 in —that fiat, endless expanse which fades
the tim e when they
until the “ change quired thoughtlessly.
’ off unmoved aud unbroken to the limits
_ _
one m edicine which
The young man's face flushed.
' :jf vision—but it is tho desert, ueverthe-
krrhood safe and alm ost free
“ Well, I reckon,” ho said with some lass, just as much as the mountain
■
1 a t 7 P a rk Avenue. Chicago. Ills.. emphasis. “ She’s goiu to be my moth- ! mows of the far north are a part of the
tS -T krc. writes: “ I. m yself, suffered
treat arctic “ sea of ice.” Beyond, how
„e i r o n fem ale w eakness and seemed cr-in-law come next September."
“ Oh, I beg your |s»r<lon,” I hastened ever, is the great plain itself, its sw ell
In to n decline. T oo k several bottles
F a v o rite Prescription ' and it saved me
to
oxplain.
“
I
only
asked
to
know
if
ing undulations hardly relieving to tho
great deal o f suffering. I now enjov p e r
health
hen * a tid w ill ever praise the wonderful she had good eatiug. Some of that we eye the appearance of absolute flatness
----- o f y o u r medicine.
get iu private houses even in tho cities,
be*t popular medical book in the you know, is uot the best iu the world.’’ I which the picture offers.
Tho truth is, tho Sahara presents
«erld is Dr. R. V. Pierce’s woo page illu
"Cities be denied," he said with a itself in a double aspect, that of the flat
j ite d Com m on Sena* Medical Adviser
ill be went free, paper-bound, for 21 fine feeling. “ Yer ain’t never tried the aud sandy plain aud that of the rooky
-cent stam ps, io t>av th e cost o f m a il i n g
Widder Tackett's pie yet, mister, an
,'v
Address the Doctor at Buffalo N Y , yer want to keep still till ycr do. ridge or mountain, the Hammada. It is
I -*<l 31 stam ps for cloth-bound copy
the Ilaramada that is more particularly
Ain't nothin like it nowhere, no matter dreaded by the caravans, for among
what kind uv u pie she sets afore yer. their wind swept crags there are few
It’s all ue plusihus uuum, an no mis oases, aud only the blowing sands aud
take. Why, I'm telliu you that I sot
a relentless sun are the campaiiions of
down to one uv her pics last week, doru
cf I reconiumber what kiud it wuz, ef the footsore pilgrim. Iu many parts of
I ever knowed, uu I wuz eatiu right the flat desert traveling is moderately
easy, for over long distances the surface
into it like a hot shovel goiu into a
snow pile, un Bill Rogors acrost the has become coated into a hard, slimy
tublu frum mo called me a liar, an 1 ' crust—a solid basement rock, oue may
never said u deru word to him tell I call it. Along our route of travel there
had plum o’t my pie aud got my teeth were uo sand dunes of any magnitude,
CIFIC COAST picked.
Deru my buttons ef I did, colo the highest perhaps scarcely exceed
ing 15 or 20 feet, but I was informed by
nel. ”
I did uot like to inquire further into the distinguished French explorer, M.
tho mystery of what happened to Mr. Foureand, who was then stopping at
Rogers after th
' t taste of the pie Biskra, that beyond Tuggnrt they riso
to the prodigious height of from 1,200
was safely bout
XT qy informant, but
I made a fair gut^T
■ went on to see to 1,400 feet. This speaks even more
the Widow Tacketr'V*fceruing board eloquently for the power of tho winds
do tlie high tossed sands of coral
and lodging fur one i m for one week. I than
ishiridkkiFopular Science Monthly.
— Washington Stur.
Hood’s
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A l L_Y
STO RY OF A H AT.
K A Teallog tlie S e c r e t o f I ts T w o T r ip .
A ro n m l m T ah lo.
y in tbs Country,
^SO
* B
2jF»ta<t?) to a n y p a rt of the U n ited
:<ta and Ifc x lc o . ,
g h U ilft V U R O N ld ls K . the b rtftoU at
T)i>I«ie W »«kl»O <'ew >p»p»r In lb»
v r u l a r i i ^ ^ y i •y|un,iii,, or alxteen
xnd G eneral ln/u c-
V^ y < n l t k e n t A g ric u ltu ra l and
|& r n a n t. Thin la one of the
4
»V In a n y paper on thia
w r itte n la baaed on ex-
✓ XSat State«, not on Raatern
” , th «lr own localltiea.
fY
S EN T
FREE.
C h iu lld lN T .
n \a w ith the grrg tre t
•«Ited States.
B has no equal »n the raclflo
I In a b ility , enterprise and
, »K B Telegraphic Reports ara
It reliable, Its Izx*al N a v a the
<Stjand Its E d ito rials from the
•
¿I
Huntrr.
*
•fi
hajrfclw aya been, and al-
- e r .d champion of the
w a t Ion a , cliques, eor-
l < n y kind. It w ill ho
^ • ■ u t r a l tn nothing.
*
, ’’ u iia p ?
tales. Oiralnlon
thsrn
:xlo>
V
\
N
Jie
pH K it World
HI i >Id.
t« 4
»-e»
th e W ap
f »r O n e v « a r ,
« m »p an 4 paper.
A number of literary men were at one
time gathered in a well kimwu chop-
house in New York. The conversation
was of course brilliant, and therepnrteo
sparkled with mirth and wit. During u
lull iu tho talk the door slowly opened,
and an old southern darky, grizzled
with ago, poked his head in aud then
slowly tlrow his body in after him.
waiter sturted to eject him, whou ono
of the gentlemen cried:
"Wait a moment. Let's see what the
old boy wants. ”
The darky bobbod up to tho table
where this gentleman sat and held out
his hat. Throwing a wink to his neigh
bors, tho gentleman took the hat and.
making a show of placing something
into it, puRHod it ou to the next man,
who did likewise. The hut made a tour
of tho room, to the puzzled wonder of
tho darky. The last to receive it sol
emnly handed It hack with a polito
bow, saying:
“ There, sir, don't you think you havo
something to lo thankful for?”
The old darky looked solemnly around
tho compuny uud, mechanically taking
the hat, he said:
“ Ucn'mon, I'ze indeed glad dnt I got
ebon do hat barkt”
The reply was so thoroughly enjoyed
by thu company that the darky loft the
place a much richer nmu than when ho
had entered it.—Kansas City World.
W h y 11» F a ile d .
A Wellington Chiuese trader known
as William Joo Gett, formerly h Chi-
nene interpreter, failed some time ago.
Hero is an extract from his “ statement
of the causes of bankruptcy, ” which,
written iu red ink. covered four pages
of foolscap. After detailing his trading
experiences the Celestial writes:—
"I see my troubles endless to come. I
can't, get iny money to puy. 1 am help
less. During lust threo years over !iil
creditors support my business. During
last two mouths not a one let me have
a pcuuy on tick. Fish never can live iu
a dry pond witliont water. Engiueeon't
movo along without well supply of
coal. Boy can't fly hiskite without tail
ou it. Housekeeper pour nut all tea to
tho cup no refilled water—how silt) give
you more tea you roqnire? All empty
out just tho wny like my business.''—
Sydney Mali.
Ilu n a n a F lu u r.
, ’ dw
/(«V«drtor •* F. fhronWHa.
ÍA Y nilM'imil, CAL
: AT ANV PRICk i
aatitrnt ar« |n!4 ln
| 10« 1» la
V»U».I vate«
kaap tS »ri ■»««! ¡
» e.eittd
F’"« i f i t U t r r p
h«ar«atr( »nt
CALL COMPANV,
W. I4lh Sfriet. W<w York
fuxen or»n ra .*
The next dietetic fad is going tn be
banana flour Muiiufncturcrs are experi
menting in this directiou and promise
n o i i u a meal that will
keep as long ns
wheat flour ami waits n lunch more
nutritious bread. As ulrcady tho craze
for whole wheat flour is passing, this
new albumen will undoubtedly meet u
quick welcome when it conies. The use
of tho b u lim ia has developed its great
value as nu article of food, ami the
great army of batuinu consumers are pre
pared to accept eagerly its further de
velopment.—Now York Bost.
Osar.
It is natural for a rich man to become
familiar with a professional man he
lures and to address his physician us
“ My dear doctor. ” But to his solicitor
he would uot say “ My dear lawyer I"
although the legal man's fee would be
quite us good.—New Orleans Picayune.
THE
LA S T MAN
SHAVED.
A n E x p la n a tio n by th o B a rb er T h a t D id
N o t Q u iet Hi» N erve».
There were five of us hunting and
fishing iu tho Queensland bush when
one rainy day a stranger appeared. Ho
said he was a tramp barber, aud as
itoiio of ns had been shaved for a fort
night we gave him half a day's work.
About four hours after ho had left us
a band of six men rode up, aud tho leader
inquired if wo had seen a tall, roughly
dressed man pass that way. We told
him of tho harbor, and lie looked from
mau to man and exclaimed:
"Good gracious, but you are all
freshly shaved 1”
“ Yes, wo gave the barber n job.”
“ And ho shaved each cne of you?’’
“ Ho did, and did it well."
“ Boys, do you hear that?” shouted
tho mau as he turned to his companions.
" Whut of it?" asked one of our party.
"Why, he went iusatie yesterday and
cut a man's throat iu his barber's chair
over at Unadilla, and we're after him
to put him in an asylum. ”
They rode uwny at a gallop and next
morning returned to our caiup with tho
mau, who had been cuptured after a
hard fight and was tied ou his horse.
Ho seemrd to remember us when ho
wns given a drink of water, and ns he
haudvd the cup back ho quietly ob
served :
“ 1 say, gentlemen, please excuse me.
I meant tQ finish off the last man who
got shaved, hut 1 got to thinking of
something else,and it slipped my mind. ”
—Cape Times.
A n la ln n il o f F lo w e r s.
Tito Scilly islands may very justly
be termed flower islands, for a large
part of their surface is given up to tlie
cultivation of flowers, mid tlio great
majority of their people spend their
lives iu attending to the plants, from
which nil tho wealth of tlie islands is
drawn.
Tlie inhabitants have had other occu
pations before they settled down to
flower growing. At ono time they were
wreckers, and at a later period they
went into n more legitimate business
aud devoted themselves to tho raisiug of
early potatoes. Thero was money to be
uiudo out of them, snd the islands pros
pered until prosperity lioro its usual
fruit in tho shape of competition. Tho
Channel islanders took to growing pota
toes, and the potato trade of the Scilly
islauds was killed. Thereupon the is-
luuders iictook themselves to flower
growing, giving tho greater part of
their attention to the narcissi, iu St.
Mary’s alone nearly a quarter of the
cultivated area of the islnud is devoted
to flowers,—Youth's Companion
T h e H o n e y m o o n T rain .
By sueli a name does the 5:30 p. in.
trmu from Sydney to the Blue moun
tains go liy. The Blue nicuutaius are to
Australia what Switzerland is to Eng
land. the place where "the fashion
ables” go to find “ cooltli" throughout
the summer mouths.
It is also the haunt of tho newly
married, and tho traiu hardly leaves
one day a week without having several
happy couples ou board—hence its mime
To railway men it is known ns “ the
fish train,'' the driver's name being
Herring, that of tho fireman Bike, while
the guard has that of the lowly but
honest Cockle.—London Standard.
» Chita»«, and
fc
San Francisca. K
C ohan C oatnm .
T h e K a » ( p lla r h r lo r .
ti
A
Ina l'u b lish ad <
¡Colorad Platea
[ Patterns, Faab
agatina In »rery }
*or a In ri
«r pan«
per »ear.
Iu Cuba a btnuved family keep tho
“ What do you regard as the great windows of tbvir house sbnt aud dark
enemy of home happiness?” asked tho ened for t il mouths They destroy the
dear girl in sweet thonghtleasn» ss.
taluu of the clothing ou the dead and
“ Matrimony,'' said the savage I
hack the cofliti before burial This is
dor, aud all tlie married women mu done ibut there nuiv be nothing iu the
tho youngest young mau glared at him fruve woith thieving
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
T h e !»lgu.
W A.XTKn— »m K K A I T IU a TW ' KTH Y rKKA
thia ‘■Ink to niniuiL'e our baalnvm h i th«-
»id iienrhjr comitiva. It t« m aini) < lt c<
i»in1i,c i v « l K a l a r r
»tiniqiit
1‘tir
‘Vflnltr. 1 m »11 a(!«,♦•. in
Ä j h l y l?v Kvivn ut.
. ’ lue
\
“ Ma, th minister is coming "
“ What make you think so? Did you
see him?"
“ No. but I saw y pa take the parrot
nnd lock it up in
itulle. --1: -t, u
Traveler
f
t !
Í * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
PAKSOXS ’nVO FEATS.
*
A HARO STROKE ANO A REMARKABLE *
RIDE DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
*
*
C ut a Man’» H e a d O ff W ith a Sab er
T w o H u n d red M ile» l o E ig h te e n U ourn. *
O th er In stan ce» o f D e c a p ita tio n I n B a t *
tle .
*
It is claimed by authoritieaon the art *
of war tbut the greatest blow of the
campaign between Greece aud Tupkey
was struck by Colonel Mahmoud Bey,
who witli oue swift stroke of his sword
completely severed a Greek officer’s
F ir s t K leph am t I d A m r r le a .
H E S A V E D T H E M IL K .
bead from his body. These same author
It is not generally known that a former
ities generously admit that this trick
citizen of Owensboro brought across the
mav have been quite common iu ancient f t K e q a ir e d O e a la e to D o I t, b a t H e W a* oceuu the first elephant that was over in
E q u a l to tlie O cca sio n .
times, when stalwart meu swung heavy
“ Talking about cows," said Andf America. The name of the gentleman
battlcaxes, hut they ugree thut it is
was Moses Smith, who atone time own
practically unknown iu modern war Hcuuersou, “ I really think that I had ed a vast body of laud from the mouth
oue
of
the
most
peculiur
experiences
fare.
of Bauthcr creek up tho river, embrac
History is silent on 1 be subject. There with the animals iu question that ever ing nearly all the present farms iu tho
is uot a plethora of literature beuring befell a citizen of west Texas. It was neighborhood of Sorgho. Mr. Smith was
on its accomplishment. Tho origiuul of soon after I went to El Paso, sonio ten at Baris with his brother and had
all such stories is, cf course, ‘‘Tho Ad- years ago, and beforo I had got familiar “ more money than he knew what to do
ventures of Jack the Giant Killer,
With the vagaries of the El Paso cli- w ith." Ho told his brother that he in
which, for obvious reasons, does not
tended taking something to America
taate.
help I ho subject, fc'eott describes a sim
” 1 had settled on a very pretty ranch that the people had never seen. "You
ilar episode in ‘‘Tlio Talisman,” but some miles out of the progressive fron hud better buy an elephant, ” said the
tho best decapitation story, from an tier city aud was doing nicely until I jocular brother, and that was wliat
artistic point cf view, is found iu tho decided to go into the butter business. Moses did.
memoirs of Captuiu John Smith. The I sent east for a dozen film Jersey cows
Ho picked oat the biggest animal ho
doughty captain vouches for the veracity and began operations. Well, the cows conld find uud paid an enormous price
of the details, though that is uo good came ou, and I hustled the butter busi- for it. He brought it to New York,
reason why wo should uot use the cus uc«ss from tlio jump. Things progressed where it was a nine days' wonder, tut
tomary pinch of salt. According to his nicely for a mouth, when the weather the ownor soon found that ho had some
truthful chronicle, lio overcame iu tour grew very warm and tho atmosphere thing worse than the proverbial white
nament the three champions cf the
very dry Tho Rio Grando dwindled elephant ou his hands. He tried to sell
Turkish army, decapitating each ono
until a roach could havo waded across. it, but could find no buyer aud nt last
with a single blow of his heavy sword. Every bit of moisture disappeared, but undertook to give it away, in which he
A writer who is evidently informed
was equally unsuccessful. Finally ho
ou tlio subject clnims that Mahmoud this did not affect me, because 1 had a
fouud a man who agreed to pay him
Bey could not have accomplished the fine artesian well ou the ranch and
J100 for it, and this individual put it
feat of decapitation with nu ordinary plenty of water I observed, however,
on exhibition. He was so successful
that
my
cows
were
losing
milk
day
by
saber aud argerts that Hie Turk’s yata
ghan was “ loaded” with quicksilver. day, until at last they were perfectly that he went into the show business and
made a fortune out of Mr. Smith's fol
; Tho yataghan, he explains, is a short dry. 1 was astounded, for they liad
sword, shaped something like u butcher’s plenty of feed aud lots of water from ly. Colonel Frank McKeruan of Adair
cleaver, with uu apparently hollow tube the well. I couldn't understand it and ville is a grandson of Mr. Smith, who
lived to a grout age at his home in this
running along the back from hilt to determined to investigate.
"I got up an hour before daylight and county.—Owensboro (K y.) Inquirer.
point. This tube carries a charge of
quicksilver. When the sword is luid up examined the cows, aud, to my aston
S atan a t C am p M e e tin g .
right, this quicksilver rests at tho hilt. ishment, I found tho udders of the cows
We w ill call him Bishop Simmons.
As a blow is struck tho liquid metal is heavy with milk. 1 did not milk the
hurled down tho grooved cbaunel, lend tho animals, but simply watched and During the afternoon tho younger min
ing deadly additional weight to the waited developments. Day dawned aud isters had listened to him with venera
the cows lazily meandered into tho pas tion and respect, mid when their turn
blow.
Tho cseertica trade that this is tlie ture, and I followed. Tho sun came up, camo they found him a dignified and
solo iustanco of its kiud iu the history and with the sun came the terrible dry careful listener.
The afternoon was delightful and the
! of 100 years is not borne out by facts. ness, but it didn't fcaze me in tho least
The same feat was performed during What knocked mo out was tho sight of camp meeting service was a long oue.
the civil war, not with a “ loaded” yata my cows' udders. They were growing Tho good bishop was a keen lover of tho
ghan, but with an ordinary United smaller nnd smaller as 1 looked until weed, nnd after the meeting had closed
States army saber. The mau who wield tlioy were as flaccid as a punctured tire. he strolled off for a smoke. At a littlo
ed tho sword in this episode, Colonel E. Then I tumbled. The dryness of tho at distance he found au abrupt ledgo en
' Bloss Parsons, died recently in Roches mosphere simply evaporated tho milk tirely out of tho view of tho camp
grounds, aud going down around to the
ter. Colonel Parsons was one of the through the walls of the udder.
"What did Ido? Why, I varnished foot of this ho lit his cigar and prepared
wealthiest aDd best known meu in New
i York state, and though he had never tho milking apparatus of tho beasts and for a quiet lialf hour.
As it chanced, soon after ono of tho
related tho 6tcry the delails were fouud the milk couldn't ooze through the
among his private papers after his death. flesh. That stopped it .”—New Orleans younger ministers took a walk from the
grounds, aud finally camo to the top of
Tlio incident was illustrated and de Times Democrat.
tho same ledge, and, looking down, saw
scribed in Harper’s Weekly at the time.
A SENSE OF HUM O R.
the bishop.
It was iu 1864. Colonel Parsons, who
For tho space of a moment or two he
wns noted as a horseman, wns attached
to General Sheridan's staff. Whilertc- I t I s a P r e c io u s G ift a u d H e lp s t o I»ight> stood with a gloam iu his eye, and then,
e n L ife ’s W ay.
stooping down, ho said iu a sort of tri
ounoitering one day with a squad of
I regard a sense of humor as ono of umphant tone:
troopers under General Davis they were
“ Ah, Father Simmons, I ’ve caught
surprised by a detachment of Confeder the most precious gifts that can be
ate cavalry. A pitched battle ensued, vouchsafed to a human being. He is not yon burning incense to tho devil.”
Tho bishop took oat his cigar and
aud Parsons, who was iu tho rear, saw necessarily a hotter man for having it,
a rebel officer level a revolver at Gen but lio is a happier ono. It renders him turned about till be had swung the
indifferent
to
good
or
bad
fortune.
It
speaker fully into view, and thou added
eral Davis’ head. Jabbing tho spurs in
to liis horse, lie swung his saber above enables him to enjoy his own discomfi slowly in a deep voice:
“ But I didn’t know he was so near. ”
his head, and, dashing ty just as the ture.
Blessed with this sense he is never —Current Literature.
officer fired, ho made a terrific full
arm sweep. The Confederate’s head unduly elated or cast down. No oue
A n E x a m p le o f O’C o n n e ll’s W it.
leaped from the shonldeis as swiftly as can ruffle his temper. No abuse disturbs
Daniel O'Connell, though brilliant
if it had been revered by a guillotiuo. his equanimity. Bores do not bore him.
Tho feat is more remarkatlo When it is Humbugs do not humbug him. Solemn and witty, was daringly vulgar when
considered that Parsons wus a slim, airs do not impose on him. Sentimental ho set out to nttack an opponent At a
beardless fe'.low of 21. Iu comparison gush does not influence him. The follies Dublin election be started to assail Re
Mahmoud Pey'a siuglo slash with his of the moment havo uo hold ou him. corder Sbaw, who was a very dignified
yataghan loses much cf its importance. Titles and decorations ore but childish and handsome man, by declaring him
Colonel Parsons wns brevetted gener baubles iu his eyes. Brejudice does.not a fellow whose visage would frighten a
al for distinguished services during the warp his judgment. Ho is never in con horse from his outs. The lord mayor,
war, but characteristic modesty forbade ceit or out of conceit with himself. He who presided, remarked on these ameni
the use of that title when ho returned abhors all dogmatism. The world is a ties nnd said it might be supposed such
to civilian life. Not only did ho per stage on which actors strut and fret for I a critic, like Hamlet's father, was en
forin the only authentic feat of decapi his edification uud amusement, and he dowed with Hyperion curls and the
tation during tilh civil war, but he was pursues tho even current of his way, in front of Jovo himself, instead of a
the hero of a remarkable ride. A few vulnerable, doing wliat is right and wrinkled brow aud a scratch wig. As
days beforo the battle of Gettysburg proper according to his lights, but ut for himself, he would uot be unwilling
was fought General Meade had an im terly indifferent whether wliat he docs to compete with tho demagogue before
portant message to scud to General Units approval or disapproval from oth a jury of ladies if they could only seo
Harding, 100 miles distant. As the ers.
him ns nature made him without the
If Hamlet had had any sense of hu aid of the barber. O'Connell strode to
route was through a country swnrming
with rebels, the message was written mor, he would not have been a nuisance the front of tho platform, snatched off
on tissuo paper, that it might be swal to himself and to all surrounding bun. his wig and pointing to his naked head
lowed in case tho carrier was captured. —Loudon Truth.
covered with a stubble of gray hair,
Tlie commander was in doubt regarding
cried, "Ladies, I demand yonr instant
S
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a suitable messenger. He summoned
judgment!” Of course ho had the laugh
I General Davis to headquarters.
It is an excellent thing to give chil and the best of tho enconuter.—Sun
“ General, who is < he hardest rider, dren as soon ns they urrive at about 12 Francisco Wave.
as well ns the most trustworthy man, in years, or oven before, a little allowance
A n U n e x p la in e d P o in t.
the service?” asked Meade.
for spending money nnd an account
"Colonel Parsons, sir," was the book. Show them bow to keep au ac
Peter Lombard points a moral In tho
prompt reply.
count of small expenditures nnd make English Church Times with this story:
“ Send him to me nt once. ”
“ Mrs. Prondie, tho excellent wife of
it a condition that tlicy do so if they
It was G o'clock cn n Monday night wish to receivo their allowance. There the bishop of Copeminster, down in the
when General Meado gavo the young is uo instruction more necessary to chil midlands, does admirable work by go
officer his instructions. He was to rido dren than instruction in the wiso man ing among tho poor people aud talking
with all haste to General Harding’s agement of money. Children should lie to them out of her own experiences anil
headquarters aud return nt once with taught early what true economy is nnd giving them wholesome ndvice. She did
an nnswer.
to exercise their judgment— not their 1 so the other day at Mndbnry, uearCopo-
The messenger retired. Two hundred fancy—iu making purchases. A little miuster. Next day the rector’s daughtor
miles were to bo covered. The roads instruction now, and experience if need at Mndbnry said to one of tho audience
were heavy, and they led through the be. of the genuine discomforts of extrav of tho previous evening, ’Well, Mrs.
enemy's country.
agance may save them from much suf- Toddle, what did you think of Mrs.
Exactly at noon on the following day feriug in after years. — New York Broudie’s address?’ ‘Oh, it was very
Colonel
Partons entered General Ledger.
good; but, you see, sho only went half
Meade's tout. The latter’s face grew
w ay.’ ‘Whatever do you,mean, Mrs.
He Hart C h an frd.
purple with rage, uud lie ripped out a
Toddle?’ said the young woman. ‘ Well,
A
widow
onco
called
upon
an
artist
string of oaths.
misa, sho didn’t tell us what she does
"Is this the wny you obey orders?” and asked him to paint a portrait of her whea Mr. Broudio comes home druuk.
ho thundered. "What are you hanging husbaud. "When can he sit?’’ inquired We should like a little advice ou that
around camp for? You ought to be with the artist. “ Ho can't sit nt a ll,” said ’ere point. ’ ”
the widow, “ he’s dead." "Then yon
General Harding by tiiis time.”
B p W asn 't Lpft.
“ I have just returned from General w ill have to turuish me with his photo
Biggs—Quite a rivalry between Tom
graph,'' said the artist. “ Ho never had
Harding, sir.”
“ Yon lie I” exclaimed the exasperated his picture taken,” said the widow and Fred.
Griggs— Yes, I understand they are
Nevertheless the artist undertook the
genefnl.
Parson's face paled, and lie dug tho job, and when he had finished tho work both seeking tho hand of Miss Triffett.
Biggs—They both culled nt her house
units in his hands to restrain himself. ho asked ’’ s widow to come aud see it.
“ I s a fine picture," said she, “ aud the other evening nnd at once began
"General Mer.dc, ” he said in a voice
that ill concealed his anger, “ if you you'll please send it to my homo— but the exciting game of trying to outsit
were not my commanding ofdeer, I bow the old man has changed." -Bos each other. Tom had to give it up final
ly and left Fred in possession.
would kuock you down for that insult.” ton Herald.
Griggs—So Fred got the best of it?
Without the formality of a salute he
H e Sow th e P la y .
| Riggs—That’s the question. It wns a
turned ou his beel and left the tent.
They were giving “ She Stoops to rainy night, and Tom did not take
Meade nflciwatd made un ample apol
Conquer" iu a small provincial towu away the poorest umbrella when be left
ogy
Colonel Parsons killed two horses and A penniless individual, anxious to see the house. —Boston Transcript.
went himself without a particle of food. the play, stalked past the ticket office
Cnrrlp» HI» H a tc h r t In H is B o o t irg .
Fur AH hours lie was not out of the sad- in a carelcs«. independent sort of way
In sonio places men carry bowie
When stoppoil and asked by what right
A Cwefnl M nle,
he went in without p it y in g , he replied: knives aud guus in their boot legs. One
"By wliat right I I am Oliver Gold may meet iu Fulton fish market in this
"Tom. that old sway backed mewl o'
vourn uni t uo good under a saddle, is smith. tUe nutiior of the piece they ui-e city a mau carrying a hatchet in his
going to perform!”
he?"
boot leg, but the hatchet is for peaceful
"Ah. beg pardon, sir. " said the check purposoa It is an implement much used
"Nope; too slow au clum sy.”
taker, tnakiug a bow
iu the market for opening and for nail
"Ner iu th’ buggy er wtiggiu?"
"Nope; too awkward fer that.”
Aud Goldsmith walked in to see his ing np Ilexes and barrels in which fish
play.—Loudon Answers.
are packed, and the boot leg seems to be
"Ner at pniliti ov the plow?”
the handiest place to carry it. —New
"Nope; wauts ter graze too much.’’
York Sun.
W h y la It F vpt T h a a t
‘.'Whut yon keepin him fer. then?"
"Waal, you see, we ain’t got no
The whole crowd of meu raved of her
Mroe tip '’•"vrqvoloor o-^arnged fan
clock at our house, nu that ole mewl beauty
painting and also collected flue speci
b in v s nt dinnertime jc t ex shore ex the
Sbe was divine, they said, iuenrapar mens of the work. Ureuae, Watteau
yearth founts over. Yassar, I've been ably divine, ami gloriously ewiui if ul
aud other great arti«ts did oat disdain
i-allid to dinner by that luewl’s bray
So «be was. just as they had said.
to leud their talents to the art. These
fer tho last five years an I'm alius rig h t,
But one tnan did uot tbiuk sa
'
pictures
were dime mostly on vellum or
plum on time.” — Atlanta Journal
Her brother aUrtic
chicken ¿kin.
*
EXERCISE FOR BABY.
A PHYSICIAN’S VIEWS'bN THIS VERY
IMPORTANT QUESTION.
In d n p n rp o f Reprp»»e<l A c tiv ity o n th »
G r o w th s n d D o v o lo p in o n t o f I n fa n t» .
T h is A u th o r ity D o cto r« » FopttlvpJy F o r
F r e e d o m o f M o v em en t.
“ Infantile Athletics” was tho subject
cf a paper read at a meeting of the sec
tion ou pediatrics of the New York
Acudemy of Medicine by Dr. Henry
Ling Taylor.
“ When oue considers tho important
physiological effects of muscular activ
ity," said Dr. Taylor, "it is apparent
tbut the human organism is imperfectly
adapted to a sluggish or sedentary ex
istence. Medical practice, at least in
the cities, is lurgely inudo up of disor
ders which are distinctly traceable to
the neglect of proper exerciso. Primi
tive man, being obliged to hunt uud
fight in order to exist, was of necessity
athletic, and now that the struggle has
in a measure been shifted from brawn
to brain, men still find it advantageous
to train their muscles in sports uud
games. When the important relation of
muscular uctivityto nutrition, respira
tion, circulation aud elimination is re
called, this wholesome instinct easily
finds its vindication. Every muscular
muss is in an important sense a supple
mentary heart aud a supplementary
kidney. The lnngs are never thorough
ly ventilated, except through vigorous
exercise. Moreover, the nervous and
muscular elements are so intimately
related as to form practically but one
system. Education und progress come
through motor and sensory experience—
that is, largely through ronscnlar activ
ity. Growth itself is influenced by exer
cise.
"Dr. H. G. Beyer of the United State»
Naval academy has shown thut not only
do those cadets who take systematic
gymnastic training largely exceed thoso
who do uot iu average gain iu weight,
long capacity and strength, but that
tbeir average gain iu height during tbs
four years is greater by over an inch.
Tho cadets range in ugo from 16 to 21
years, and it is probable that appropri
ate exerciso wonld huvo similar if not
greater effect in children.
“ It is even more trno of the infant
than of the adult that tho kind nnd de
gree of habitual muscular activity w ill
largely determine tho structure of the
body and the tono of the mind and char
acter It is more true because the in
fant is more incomplete und more plas
tic. Tho newborn babe is, us it were,
but half made. Its organs are imma
ture, its activities restricted, aud they
w ill never attain full and harmonious
the Btimulns
development exceptj
significance
of use. It is u o t'
months or
that exerciso is bcj3
more beforo birth, aud'
faut
uppears upon tho scene w i a kick aud
a cry. Though among thilmost helpless
of nature’s children, the infant come«
with considerable training and some re-
markablo muscular endowments, as, for
instance, tho well known ubility to sup
port itself by grasping a horizontal rod«''
Iu waking hours the small limbs prao-
tic« constant aud vigorous movuEeuts,
superficially aimed, but important in
producing tissue changes fundamental
to nutrition, os w ell as in furnishing
sensory and motor experience necessary
to mental nnd bodily growth, develop
ment and power.
“ At 3 months of ago tho baby finds
its bands and begins to reach ont for
and hold objects; at 8 or 9 months it
creeps; at 12 or 14 it walks, and so
progresses from simple to complex pur
posive movements and to such adjust
ments as put it in more comfortable uud
intimato relation with its surroundings.
"Since tho iufant has such ample en
dowments and spontaneous impulses to
wholesome activity, our first and most
important care innst be to avoid uudno
interference or repression. It is interest
ing to observe what pains some uncivi
lized mothers tako that tho wrappings
and appliances ueedfnl to protect the
baby shall Dot prevent freedom of move
ment. In describing Indian infancy and
tho nso cf tho portablo cradle Mrs.
Fletcher says: ‘It is a mistaken notion
that tho child is kept up all the
time. Every dny tho baby is bathed
and placed ou a robe or blanket to kick
and crow to its heart’s content, but
when the family cares oall tho mother
away he is put into the cradle, witli his
arms free to play with the niuny bright
beads that hang from the hook which
encircles the head of this little portablo
bed. ’
" What n refreshing contrast to the
insipid experiences of onr overdraped,
cvercoddled youngsters. Still, rough ex-
ercl|es are not required for civilized ba
bies,’ They w ill attend to their own
gymnastics, if not prevented. It is evi
dent that the movements of the trunk
aud limbs should uot be impeded with
wrappings. Baby’s activity should have
free play. At the start we are confront
ed with the oouventioual bellyband; if
tightly adjusted, it must exert injuri
ous pressure; if too loosely adjusted, it
gets displaced and rolls iuto a contract
ing string. When adjusted with u prop-
»r degree of suoguess, it tuny lie inuocn-
(us, but do its benefits outweigh its dis-f
advantages? The clothing shonld
loose and simple, fitting in successive '
layers, so that all can be put on a t o »
"When it comes to a i t i f ’
for the baby, there ar?
among ns that seem cm
him. Monotonous jarry
trotting are niidvairal
When the idea is ™
good, hearty cry i^J
expander, there
this form of pareJ
will usually be
trotted for tlie sn'l
than for its ow f
course undesirable.1
or other physical j
should be treated,
ovcrindulgruoe, th,:
be tempered wit,
should uot «op w itt^ ,
if