THE FOOLED ELM.
He bold you tic Autumn cnmo riding along
One day wlim1 nn vim trw crew;
"You ore fair.' lie wild. n slio liends her head.
Too fslr for vom rolM'M dull lino
You ire far too yotiti lor a iriirb mi old.
Tour benutv nt-rd color and nhren;
PK, I would clutli) yon in Hivirlct and gold,
I Befitting thy Krni'e of n 'iiieeii
Tor one llttlt fcl on your 1Im. sweat Him,
For Just Mi'' lis -no mom
E irfll Eire you. I stvenr. n rolio more fair
Than ever a itrlnri-sM wore
One little kit' on Uidm llp-i, my iet.
And lo' you xhrill hltind, I say.
Queen of the rort, and tietter yet,
Jawn of my lu-nrl ulway "
(She tmsed her Ih'.ti nut lio look the kiss
CTIs the wity or lovers bold).
And A gorgeous ilres for that sweet caress
He gure ere the morn was old
libra, week mill a day stio ruled a queen
to beauty and xplendld attire;
IFYri reW nrd n day she was loved, I ween.
With the lot e that Is born of dcslro.
Thc bold eyed Autumn went on I1I1 way
In juel ot h tree more fair,
A-ud moli uirt . tattered her garment and scattered
Her ttnrry nete and Ihero
Poor and fuded and raggi-d and cold.
bhe roeked ami moaned In dlstrww.
And toiifril lor the dull green gowu nho had sold
for a lovei ' fickle carets
Aid (heday uut by. and the winter came,
And Ills tymuuouH teiiixslH beat
Ob tho lilvei-iug ivrv hoso robes of shama
He had 1 rumpled under his feet.
f tair tier rearh to the mocking Bkles
Her ioor arms bare and thin
woll-ndn.y. it in ever the way
, With a woman u ho trades with sin.
-Klin Wheeler Wilcox.
BKLMSTONK.
The scone is the old wagon trail be
tween Kansas City and Denver, near tho
dividing lino between Kansas mid Col
prado. (lie liino, tlio summer or 18CG,
when the plains Indians east or the
Rocky mountains wero in general out
break against the whites. A largo wag
Bin train, miller ehargo of that veteran
and noted freighter I'eto Ouray, was on
its way wt-Htward to Salt Iako City.
At that tune the 'plains Htretcliing ho
pwecn eastern Kansas and tho Rocky
knountainn wore a barren waste, tin
proken by abodes of civilized men save
fan occasional military or trading post,
land the stations of tlio lien Jlolliday
ovcrland siago line. Ctvillzctl men
jnight cross and oven hunt on its dreary
Expanse, but it was regarded as n fit
home only lor Indians, buffaloes, ante
opo and coyotes'.
Tho train had proceeded so far on its
journey without misadventure. The
Srass was good, and thero hail been no
ndian attack. Signs of tho hostilca,
jhowecr, were not wanting, and some
rwcro ominous enough. Hut two or
Cbrce da.ia before, the freighters had
pome up with a wagon train which had
eft Kansas City a little ahead of them.
It Mas a dismal sight. The mules
rwcro gone, tuiil tlio wagons n pliwulerod
rwTock. Tlio teamsters lay about dead,
fill scalped and mutilated with every
Itfreak o.t' savage barbarity,
t All this tended to produco reflect Ioiib
Viho reverse of cheerful in tho minds of
tho finders, After burying in ouogravo
tho mangled bodies, tho teamsters re
sumed to their wagons, and tho train
moved on.
But beetles men as appalling as this do
mot long depress men nceustomed lo
ever present dangers. Tho expedition
nvns strong in men and equipment, and,
to guard against surprise by Indians, a
vigilant watch was kept night and day.
Zt happened that on this Juno day,
ftor the noonday halt, three men whoso
duties did not call tin '11 to tho wagon
oeats lingered after the train moved on,
Co let their horses gr...i on tho luxuriant
Mew grass
I have said horse To bo exact, there
wero two hor.sCH and 11 mule. Tho mule,
ri important llgure in my story, was tho
epecial saddle animal of Frank Sanger, n
daring young rider, who was making his
third trip across the plains. "Hriin
atone," thoanlninrsname, Indicated both
the quality of its temper and its peculiar
yellow color.
Brimstone had joined the expedition
n this wisei A lank, discouraged looking
Wissouiiau brought him to tho wagon
train as it was about leaving Kansas
City. The man wanted badly lo sell, and
offered the beast at 11 price far below his
ocmiug value. Uoshowcd proper vouch
ers of his ownership, and I'eto Ouray
bought the animal for a song.
When I'eto tried to uso tho mule, ho
thought that ho fiad paid far too much.
Ho first harm ssed him in a team, but 110
leooncr did the traces begin to draw than
Cho beast fell to kicking ami plunging,
iand finally turned short round and
faced the wagon Ho so mixed up tho
entiro eight mule team that parts of the
harness bad to be cut to get them clear,
tlio was excused from further service as
a draught animal, and remanded for the
Ciino being to 11 halter.
Ho kicked, struck and bit at whom or
whatever was about him. There seemed
to bo no bounds lo tho reach of his hind
feegs and his accuracy in locating his
iioofs. It was commonly believed that
bo could kick round a corner. That he
was woiiso than useless J 00 Dubbs was
free to assert, as ho cumo limping from
cho corral, holding his kueo willi both
Lands ami hunting for a revolver; he
was vowing in tho first transports of
pain and rage, to kill the malevolent
brute, which had assumed 11 leolt of ex
Crciuo innocence to lure him nenrciiougli
for a telling Lick; but Hrimstono lived
aad kicked on bcreuel.v- llo had titles
tiny to fulfill that 110 blusterlnga of in
furiated teamsters could avert,
Bigspur Hill, who claimed to bo a
bronco breaker, olierod to rido him. "I'll
tnako a saddlo iiuilo of him, or git broke
upa-tryhi'i" ho wild, with nn air of de
termination, ns ho jKMed heroically in
Afexlcau pantaloons, set oft by spurs like
ridug suns.
Ail hando turned to and helped, and
Brimstone, with muoh ado, was saddled
and bridled. Four men held him. Hill
Cot la the eaddlo.
"Now turn htut loose, boys," ho eald.
' The men at tho inulo'u head let go.
IflrJuwtone'u head went down to hid fore
hi hack rounded and ho wont Into
b aJr, When tie came lack to earth
JMU. who had gone wine foet higher.
MKtluu tue liigii cornu icjicc
on which he had fallen, and which he
seemed to prefer lo his late seat in the
Kiddle. Itrimstone kicked for him hope
fully, whereat Hill slipped down on the
other side, and. with clanking spurs,
made rapid tracks for mtfety
For a time alter this no one iiniloitool;
to handle the yellow mule, which lived
at imo. toiling not in the long day's
march, except to follow leisurely the
wax' n to which hp was tied. I'eto Ouray
became disgiiKted. "I don't know what
to do with the brute." he said "I hate
to give up for useless a young mule with
ti3 fine p'iiitsus he has.''
He made this remark to Frank Sanger
The two were looking at Itrimstone, who
stood tied to a wagon, and with head
erect and a white gleam in the corner of
his eye was waiting for whoever might
come near. A licaten path which circled
behind him at leant tn feet beyond his
heels was religiously followed by every
one who passed.
"Sell him to the Mormons when we
get to Salt L-ike City,' said Frank. "It'll
serve 'em lioth light."
"S'pose I give him to you to ride?"
"Thank ou for remembering me,"
said Frank, "but I don't need him. The
horse 1 have suits me."
"I know it, Frank, but jes' look at the
matter squar' now You know we can't
be oarryin along idle stock this way.
We've got to put him to some use, nud
there's nobody with the train kin back
that brute unless it's you. He's got the
makin' of a mightv fine saddle animal if
you l.in master him."
"Well, I'eto, to help you out, I'll try
him."
So the next morning Frank,' with much
care and patience, got a saddle and bri
dle on Brimstone, and at a propitious
moment vaulted into tho saddle, where
ho stayed. The mule bucked viciously,
and made a long, violent struggle, which
ho renewed at intervals during that
and several succeeding days. Finding
that he could not unseat his plucky rider
heat length gave up trying, and settled
into his natural gait, a long, easy lope.
His pace was wonderfully swift and
strong, and I'eto's prediction of what
Hrimstono could do under a saddle was
verilled.
Thereafter Frank rode theyellow mule
regularly, and in time they got on terms
of mutual toleration. To be sure, Frank
had still to keep a lookout whenever
within reach of his steed's teeth and
heels ami Hrimstono mado ita matter of
principle always to buck a while when
first mounted for tho day.
Hut he recognized an equally constant
tendency of his master to spare at these
times neither whip nor spur, with the
variation of a hickory club. Hutting all
facts together, and not being in the least
a "fool mule." he began to regulate his
conduct so as to secure tho fewest of
these attentions. Under wise handling
and firm control. Ilieanimal on tho whole
improved in docility.
ll was through this chain of events
that Hrimstono came to bo feeding la
this little party ot three who loitered at
midday under tlio blue skv. Tliosaddles
and bridles lay wheie thoy had been
llirown down. 1110 young men were
stretched on the curly grass enjoying
rest after long riding. Tlio animals
grazed contentedly at the end of theii
lariats.
Thero was no sign of danger on tho
broad plain. Nevertheless, it wero well
for the party to have borne in mind that
tho swells of tho rolling prairie and deep
ravines might conceal the inconveniently
near approach of an enemy. Tho train,
now a full mile distant, was all tho time
drawing away from them.
One of tho reclining men looked round,
jumped and yelled "Injuns!" Tho others
came on to their feet at oneo. They
caught up the saddles and bridles, made
for their animals, anil began saddling
them in haste.
There wore sound reasons for doing
this, for less than u mile away a baud of
Arapahoe Indians was coming for the
party at full speed, every man urging
his pony nud holding his bow in readi
ness for use, evidently with tho worst
intentions.
The saddles and bridles wero quickly
adjusted and tho men astride (heir
steeds. The horses, filled with instinct
ive terror at tlio sight and scent of th '
Indians, leaped at the touch of their rid
era and were soon galloping after the
train at n pace rivaling that of tho Ara
pahoes.
Not so the mulo. Ho felt woll after
rest and feeding and was in n mood for
11 tussle with his rider. Perhaps he
thought ho had Ik'oii good over long and
wanted a change. At all events as his
rider headed him toward the receding
train he only braced back with his fore
legs, lowered his head at 11 similar angle
anil stood stock still, with an immova
bility that gave httlo hopo of an carh
start.
Frank shouted and spurred; the miilf
only bet back l he hauler, llo pricked
him with his hunting kuifouud ho began
to buck. When Hiiinstono Ect out to
buck time was no object to him. So his
rider did not urge the Hlnt. Tho situa
lion was Interesting and very critical.
Thero were tho Indians coming on like
tho wind anil already beginning to widen
their line fan shaped, to cut oil tho hap
less rider. His two companions were a
third of the way to the train and safety,
and, barring untoward accidtr.t, sure to
inako it. And he, held to tho spot by a
balking mulo whose inaptitude to change
its mind he knew by hard experience
llo had no liino to apply Ids usual argu
mcnts.
Tho Indians were so near that ho could
seo tho paint on their faces and hear their
yells, The wind brought down to him
their characteristic odor. Hrimstono
smelled and did not at all like them; he
oven showed a symptom or two of mov
ing. Then, as if in scorn of his momen
tary vacillation, ho set his feet more
.llnnly than lieforo and stood llkofc rock.
Frank thought that nil was up with
him, and mado a dciqtemto resolve. He
had six shots in his icvolvur. llo would
indulge, before the mid, in tho brief but
Intense pleasure of bonding a bullet
through llritustotio'ii head, no would
bestow four on tho Indian, and then
shoot himself to oicapo falling alivo into
their hands.
Arrows liegati to II v One sang past
his head so cIom that he felt its wind.
Another passed directly in front ot Hrini
stone'seyes. hut that consistent creature
only blinked and stood Ids ground. As
Frank was about to slip off to carry his
design into elToct.n third arrow whistled
and struck something just behind his
saddle with an unmistakable "split."
Fiitlenceof grievous pain end astoii
IslMiient apjHtired forthwith in the mule.
His hackw.ird laid cars came suddenly
forward as lor a moment his head faced 1
round with an expression of deep and
reproachful surprise His body bumped
together until it seemed as if the saddle j
at the apex must go over tho neck or
crupper Then he headed toward the j
wagon train, straightened out and went. !
And how he went! His first jump was
so sudden as nearly to leave his rider be
hind on the prairie. His next was longer
and his pace kept improving all the way
A line of dust explosions marked the
spots where his hind feet struck. As his
lx)dy lengthened in long bounds tho sad
dle cinch fairly swept the grass, and all
Frank could do was to hold on, save his
breath and try to keep Ids toes from
striking tho prairie dog mounds j
His two companions when half way '
to the train suddenly became aware that
Frank was not with them. Without
stopping they looked bade. They after- i
ward told him that they saw something 1
coming, on the dead jump, behind them. 1
It went bo fast that lliey couldn't well j
make out whether it was a mule or a 1
panther that was making sucli surpris-1
ing speed, but could only seo that it was 1
gaining headway at every leap. It over
hauled them in 110 time, passed them as
a yellow streak, and directly thoy saw,
a thousand yards ahead, a commotion
among tho wagons.
In their narration something is to be
allowed for the exaggerated form of ex
pression in vogue on tho plains in that
day, and which is even yet not wholly
extinct. It is certain that tho mule went
very fast, and in the race to tho train
badly beat the two good horses which
had a long start.
The pursuing Indians never got nearer
tlio mule than when ho started, and were
quickly left far behind. They wero not
numerous enough to attack tho train,
and stopped well out of riilo range.
Those who watched from the wagons
said that the redskins had followed Frank
butiibbort distance when thoy stopped
and sal motionless in ama.ement, watch
ing his mule's performance. They gath
ered in a circle and remained .1 longtime
powwowing over the prodigy which '
had manifestly impressed them as "big
medicine,"
Fran!; tried to rein in his mulo near the
wagons, but could not. Fearing, lie after
ward said, that tlio mule intended to
keep straight on to Salt Lake City, and
meant to gel there that night, ho ns a
last resort pulled him into 0110 of the
teams "head on" and Hrimstono came to
a full stop in a tangle of mules.
Frank kept on a dozen or fifteen yards
farther, sailing, like a frog to water, over
the wagon mules and describing a para
bola which he met the prairie with a
thump, 11 ricochet and a roll, lie got up,
shook himself, reached behind to make
sure bis revolver had not been thrown !
out, and walked back to his mule as
coolly as if that wero his ordinary way
of dismounting,
When Hrimstono was finally extri
cated, the inspiring cause of his zealous
run was fully revealed. Sticking from
his rump was the long shaft and feathers
of an arrow, the head of which was im
bedded some three inches in tho flesh. I
have to say that the mule got no sympa
thy; on the contrary his plight was
looked on by all bauds with iincouuealed
satisfaction. His past conduct bad not
endeared him to the "outfit."
Tho question of getting out tho arrow
head was not easily met. For, while
thero wero plenty of advisers in tlio mat
ter, thero was no one so little in love
with life us to offer to operate surgically
in tlib vicinity of those lightsome heels.
The operation was a heroic one, as the
blood had softened and loosened the deer
sinew that fastened the shaft to the
barbed arrow head bo that thoy came
apart at tho Hist pull, leaving tlio latter
in tho wound.
However, as it needed to bo done, I'ete
Ouray and Frank bet to work with ex
treme care, their instruments consisting
of 11 sharp knife and a pair of pincers.
To tho astonishment of all, Hrimstono re
mained us quiet as a lamb. A cut was
made, wide and deep enough to allow
tho arrow head to be caught with the
pincers and pulled out. Tho mulo winced
under the steel, but ditl not kick.
Tlio wound soon healed thero was, in
fact, no loss of Brimstone's valuable
services. He was rather sensitive to ap
proach for a lime, hut a remarkable ef
fect of tho wound appeared in his dispo
sition. Strange to say, this effect was a
favorable one. From that date on ho
was a different and a better mule. It is
not lo bo wondered at that three inches
of arrow in his haunch should have
wrought painfully on his feelings, ami
for a time reversed Ids usual habits of
thought; but the gratifying fact remain
ed that (ho change was marked and er
tnanent. Frank kept him ns his favorite saddle
animal a lull year after, and in all that
time Hiiinstono never aguin balked or
bucked with his rider. Nor ur.a ho ovor
again known to hiteorkick except under
circumstances generally held to justify
any mulo in so doing.
This is tho history of tho remarkable
conversion of Hrimstono, brought a Unit
through tho arrow and twanging Ikiw
string of a murderous Arapahoe who
meant anything but goal to tho mule
tuid his rider.
Were I to draw a moral it would he
that good may como from seeming evil,
and that thero is a wrong time for all
things. Tho force of tho latter precept
woa brought keenly homo to Hritustone
the last tiuio he over balked. Clarence
Pillion in Youth's Coiutauiou.
Cuinri mill liiU'fU
Charley Guuliiiigton I loll you, Jack,
bIio growa sweeter uml dearer ovrrjr tluy.
Jack nyaucelle Perfectly natural, jny
dear lxy ; augur U advancing, 1'itUburg
Ilullctln,
TIIK WESTERN MULE.
PECULIARITIES OF THE BURRO USfID
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Hmv Tlii-y Aro llrokeu to t'nrk Carrj
lug Ntrniig" Infatuation fur Horse In
teresting, Amusing unit Aggravating
Cliiimrtf rislliM.
"A man who has roughed it out
among the mountains, it was said at a
Hroadway sales stable the other day,
"remembers the mules about ns well and
as long 11s anything."
It is just about at this time, tho sneak
er told, when asked why the mind should
be particularly impressed by tho familiar
quadruped, that a good many nro round
ed up for the summer's work after being
turned out nil winter. As natural to ex
pect, .1 mule tltat has luyl no restraint
for several months is inclined to show
tho worst side when tho hand of a would
be master begins to bo felt. A drove of
100 or so in a corral fresh from the plains
will carry just about as much downright
"cussednesn" as can bo found in any
bruto collection under tho 6tm. The first
thing is to have them shod. Such a
thing as one of them consenting to the
job is unknown, but frontier blacksmiths
have no fear or hesitation, ami in a trice
tlio mule is tied up and ironed.
T he pack mules are smaller nud in
ferior in every way to the riding mule,
except in toughness and rascality. Liko
Joey Hagstock. the packers aro sly.
Most of them are sired by Indian Kinies
and arc born on the open plains. A
wild horse is gentleness itself beside
them, but as they are usually used for
carrying packs their wickedness does
not bo much matter.
Jl'ACKl.VO THE "CltlTTEU."
The first time tho pack saddles aro put
on a young mulo tho excitement sur
passes description. The green beast,
btrong and wiry, is lassoed and led into
u small open space. Before, ho knows
what it is all about a nooso of tho lariat
around his neck is slipped over his nose;
this gives him a shock, ns it were, and
he makes a start for liberty. But the
more he pulls the tighter the pinch on
his nose, so ho finally gives it up and
stands still.
More ropes nro brought into use, and
he is finally brought to have a leather
binder put over his eyes. Tho next step
is to put tho pack saddle on. Tho great
kicking is done when the crupper is
slipped under tho tail. Words cannot
tell the way that mule's heels flash
through the air in all directions. But
strategy wins and mules do tire. The
pulling up of the "sincli." as tho girth is
called, brings out u new struggle, but it
is soon over and to an extent tlio mule is
conquered.
Mules always like company, and work
especially well with a horse. With a
horse on the lead they will follow steadi
ly, and keep in the horse's company at
night without attempt to wander away
They will even light among themselves
to get near a horse. At night-tho mules
submit without moving a muscle to hav
ing the packs removed. A good roll on
tho grass is the lirst thing when relieved,
and then they go to eating. At any hour
of the night, if they aro looked at, their
noses will bo seen on the ground, with
their jaws industriously in motion.
"Hacking" a saddle is an art in itself.
In former years the Mexican sawbuck
saddle was used. This invariably cut
and chafed the mule's back; but now
tlio California stutred aparejo is the
tiling. This is fastened by two men, one
on either side, who brace themselves
with one foot against the mule's ribs and
pull on the lash rope with all their might.
Tlio loail is balanced properly, and the
lash ro po twisteil and looped in a sort of
network. When all is ready for tho llnal
tightening tlio men "give it to her. The
poor mulo actually groans under tho
pressure, but even under this tightest ol
tying tlio loads quite frequently slip out
of place.
A CONTINUAL ItnVKLATlON.
Tho mountain mule is n continual
revelation. New phases of character are
continually unfolding in tho most osi
tive manner. One, for instance, will be
amiable and pleasant until led up to be
saddled, when all at once he will appar
ently be possessed of tlio evil spirit itself.
Another will resist all attempts to saddle
and pack until the others have been
attended lo, when he will bo as docile as
could Ikj wished for. Another, perhaps
used for riding, will not let a match be
lighted by any one on his back without
on outbreak, but will not object to smok
ing. Some will wado through a stream
without hesitation, and another will J
vigorously object lo wetting bis feet. ,
When in tlio water, if ono falls down
and tiny water gets into his big ears, he
will lie and drown without a struggle.
Thoy aro very private and particular
about their curs, objecting to having
them handled.
It is not easy to gain n nmlo's confi
dence. Thoy are absurdly timid, nud if
ono of a drove is scared tho rest nro also
panic stricken An old black log always
makes a unite shy. Snakes terrify anil
bears paralyze them. On the plains no
upurring or whipping can drivo a iiuilo
up to an Indian. Take a Dumber of
mules and throw their reins over Home
of tho others' ears and they will Btnnd
all day in the belief that they aro se
curely tied. St. Uuiis Ulobe-Domocr.it.
l"or't Itrntunitloik
ovhieiuaiii: iiiiiiiiiiij on 11 iuuioiini
Bcnio imiht wait, ami will bo sure to wait,
bmetuatie miimini; on n
. . r
until tlio little reuiuaut of our forestrf!
shall 1h atliiiiuistereil tt'oiioinicnlly, mull
at mii'li a irotit on eosta of exportation .
tu win jtihtiiy tlio outlay roqulreil to
cover cost of replanting, but meantime
uiillioiid of luTi'ti of denuded foreot land
may U preMTveii from the destruction
of ita will l lire, or ita erosion by water,
for the trilling cot of colloctini; and
6catteruii; the mhh! over tboir surface
The wiudatiiul tho birda annually redeem
thousand of tu-rim in thia way, and we
need only oien our oytn to tho Import
ance of their lulMira to rcalizo how much
may he done in t hoMiine way by eyatemat
le, intelligent elfort. - Fore i nud Stream
Tho Topograph Iral Instinct.
A dee) thinking Scotch skipper, seeing
a whale plowing its Military way steadily
south for hours, and not deviating n
jKiint from Ids course, slid: "A whale
will often leave the pack and set out all
alone in search of warmer sens, as this
one seems to have done. What guides
tl'iein? Ah! now you block inc. lad; but
not only whales, even seal seem om
tivcly toenrry a compass in their brains."
.Many animals and birds possess a sense
which enables them to find their way
unerringly oversea or land, where there
exists, so far as we can see, nothing to
guide them. Hogs, cats, iiorses and
birds h.1ve found their way back from,
great distances to their homes, although
they have been conveyed from it in a
way to deprive them of all assistance
from the organs of sight.
The carrier pigeon, for instance, is car
ried hundreds of miles from its loft. It
has traveled that distance in a basket
under the seat of a railroad car: but
when it is thrown up. it circles about for
a few minutes, and then decides unhesi
tatingly on the exact line of flight which
brings it to its loft, though it may never
have been in the country before.
The explanation which says the bird
lias "the liomiug instinct" is as lame as
that which ascribes to the bird the power
of seeing its loft a hundred miles away:
the Scotch skipper's is much better: the
bird "carries a compass in its brains."
A writer in Leisure Hour says that a
collie pup. T months old, was brought
from Inverary to Aberdeen by rail, and
from Aberdeen to Banchory by another
railroad. The puppy ran away from
Banchory and found its way back in a
few days to Inverary. across a wooded,
hilly country, with one river and boveral
streams to gef over.
The writer calls the sense by which
animals are guided in finding their way
the topographical instinct which is a
name, but not an explanation. Youth's
Companion.
Ineongi'iiilies in Hair.
"Yes," said the hairdresser, as she
pomaded and bandoliued a sitter's hair,
"we have some curious features in our
business. For example, there's "the
widow's lock."
"Is that a stylo of hair indigenous to
widows?"
"It is supposed to predict widowhood.
It is a lock that grows out straight at tho
parting of the hair and will not grow
long enough to be combed back with the
other hair. Then there is the cowlick."
"Is that another independent lock?"
"Yes; it grows straight up from the
forehead like a tuft of grass, as if a cow
had licked it up and it is so stubborn
that ladies atllicted with them often part
their hair on the side to avoid them. :
They an a great trouble and no ono j
knows why they have them." I
The hairdresser took a roll of hair- I
pins and put a dozen or so in her mouth.
"F-v'r li-e-a-r of l-ove locks?"
"No; that hairpin went right into my .
brain what are they?"
"Love locks? Oh, they are not in fash
ion now. They wero made by cutting a
lock of the hair by the ear and letting it
fall straight against tho cheek for about
an inch, hver see wlute locks.-' I've
been a lock of hair as white as snow
growing in tho black hair of a young
head: and it was as ugly and contrary as
bin." Detroit Free Press.
An I'liexpeeteil Meeting.
Mrs. Cnrrollton Smytho (to her hus
band) I happened to meet Mrs. Van
Kortland anil daughter at Gridley's today.
I always thought bhe was altogether too
swell for such a place. She was even
looking over the bargain counter.
Husband Ami what took you there:
You wouldn't liko to be considered less
swell than Mrs. Van Kortland?
Mrs. Smytho (haughtily) Certainly
not. I merely went to bee some goods
which they advenioed at specially low
rates. Tho Epoch.
Priuting in raised or cmbosscQ letteri
was begun at Paris, by llauy, in 17b(i.
Tiuo merit never found a cloud big enough
dark uuough to ob.scureii.
Qr
' Is it probable that what a million women
say after daily trial is a mistake? They sav
they know by test that Dobbins' Klectfic is
moH economical, purest and best. They have
had 21 years to try it. l'uu give if one trial.
Some of tho new caunon which shoot twelve
mtle won't shoot anything else.
Keturned prospectors: to Hawthorne,
Nov., from the Breyfogle mines pay des
ert turtles aro plentiful along the road.
They aro exact counterparts of the salt
water turtles, and exist in tlio scorching
sands of the desert.
Those who believe that Dr.
Safe's
Catarrh Remedy will
cure them are more liable
to get well than those who
don't.
If you happen to be one of i
uiu.iv. nun 1 uuuuvu, iiicic a
a niatter of $SOO to help your
c .,, r J .r 1 J ,
faith- Its for 'ou lf the mak"
ers of Dr. Sage's remedy can't
cure you, no matter how bad
or of how long standing your
catarrh in the head may be.
The makers are the World's
Dispensary Medical Associa
tion of Buffalo, N.Y. They're
known to every newspaper
publisher and every druggist
1 in the land, and you can eas
, ily ascertain that their word's
as good as their bond.
Begin right.
The first stage
is to punly the
system.
ou
, i j , j
don t want to build on a wrong
1
foundation, when you're build
ing for health. And don't
shock the stomach with harsh
treatment. Use the milder
means.
You wind your watch once
a day. Your liver and bowels
should act as regularly. If
they do not, use a hy.
rw hy is - - Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. One a dose.
HKKP,
WKST,
TO TUB 1'Alt
On steamboat? . rar. and hihkc coaches, ltoMet
ter's stomal 11 Miters Is rarritd as the tnout im
portant item in the n.uierla medlca of the trav
eling jiulilie. It deprive vitiated, brackish
ater of its hurtful vmpcnlea and execrable
flavor, rounte-arts the tiertiirlous c-tle t lion
die stomach o' bud or lndWcstlblc lood, retne
Ues eiauil's, h iMbum hi id ulin! upon the
toumrh. It Is ami defense against mHlnrlal
disorder. tiiillUe the efle"isol exceive heat,
cold and damp, relieves sick headache, and Is
an in. ompara le lure for eostneues and bll
x'U 11 s. ike fa igue of traiul often tells moft
INastrously Uou mialb s and couvnl sceuts.
ociasi iuallv to such an extent as to Jeopardue
life. Person- iu feeble health, apprehensive of
ouU effects from 'ravel, will, If provid il ulth
toe Hitters, be far less likely to have their fears
realized.
A runa'vav horse and a mad dog have no con
t leiue. Never dispute the tight of way with
either.
THINGS WOK I'll KKM KM 15 KKINll.
When you feel a kind of goneness atiotit
the stomach it is a sign that your food does
not sit well, and that you are about to have
a lit of indigestion.
When you begin to feel norvous and are
unable to sit still comfortably; when yonr
clothes suddenly seem to lose their lit and
become too tigh't in places the fit of indi
Ke.tion is surely upon you.
Wlimi tins tit of indigestion is repeated
from day to day it finally resolves itself
into dyspepsia.
I'hrome d sjiep.-ia will surely make the
happiest life" a hell upon earth.
ltemenilier that three to ten of Huan
nuKTii's Pii.i.s will cure the worst ease of
indigestion or dyspepsia, or both, and that
a regular course of them, say two every
night for a week or ten duvs, will act as a
preventive of either complaint.
Tommy I'n, what is "fame?" Mr. Klgg
Fame, tiiysou.ls something a mail makes mouer
out of after ho is dead.
A sore throat, cough or cold, if suihTed
to progress, results in serious tiulmoiinrr
allcctluns, oftentimes incurable. "Ilruwn't
Ilronchittl Tioche " reaeli directly the seat
of the disease, and give instant relict.
There never was a inaj who lailed ill business
who did not claim it was because lie was ttxj
honest
CURES
RHEUMATISM.
18 Hill Street,
Sau Francisco, Cat,
April 2.1, JfiSO.
"Having been sure
ly afflicted with rheu
matism, my mother
and daughter with
sore throut, we have,
bytheuseofst Jacobs
Oil, been cured."
LOUIS I.MIIAU3.
nrozs
CURES NEURALCSA.
Elleaville, N. V., Jan. 6, tain).
"I suffered with neuralgia, bought a bottle
of St. Jueobs Oil and soon recovered. I treated
aspratued, ankle with sumo remits."
Tnos. M. Van Gonui.it.
CURES SCIATICA.
Baltimore, Md., Dec. 19, 18M).
I suffered 11 long time with sciatic Fains in
the hips; found 110 relief till 1 tried St.
Jacobs Oil, which completely cured me.
Ciias. A. Kulda.
ALSO CURES
Promptly and Permanently
LUMBAGO, SPRAINS,
THE CovV'-Doy oUGHT To KNoW!
Irvine 10 hold a dime ot callle louuliei
drenching rain nirarei an amount ol enposuie which
fen cm witliMand witVioiil sctious results. If
Bicknr5s docs not follow, it will be found that such
hardship usually bnnp.s on iliruinitism and simitar
complaints. At such nines a " Fish iicaud Slick
r" is north its weight in Riild, and is luvaluabla
to any one eiposcd to stormy weallifr. For all sad
dle use, you want a Pommel Slicker, which keeps
the entire taddle, pommel, and cautle dry, and com
pletely envelopes the ruler from head lo foot, lit
tan' grt ivtt, whattvrr thf weather. And, besides
keeping loin dry, it keeps linn arm. Every range
nder hai one Why shouldn't you? liewaieof
worthless imitations; every garment stamped with
" Fish ltrand " Trade Mailt Don't accept any
Inferior coat nhen you ran have the " Kish llrand
Slicker" de'ivered without extra cost, particulars
and illustrated lataloxuc tree.
A.J. TOWER, - Boston, Mass.
WILLIAM G. BECK To.,
WllOlKNUV AMI 1UTA1L llKlLKKM IS
Shotguns, Rifles and Revolvers,
FISHING TACKLE, SPORTING GOODS,
FIREWORKS,
FLAGS,
Theatrical and Gymnasium Goods,
irj-171 Thtril 8 1 root, l'OKTI.AND, Oil,
1 1
SMOKING TOBACCO
HA6 jUfJPEDJDTH E" PRONT
1MIA NOVEL
ACHOSS TIIK
! THAT'
j Croat Remedy
THE COWBOY KNOWS!
i flu. Lf' l
'..-fill At
ANOCHVEHI&HT PAQOT;
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