1
Ag t aal-ly American Maifirarn.
No fall:u-t- la more firmly flxod in the
prihlic mind than that whirii represent!
the entalirixlunpiit of our government i
the work fit old in. The ilelasioa i.
taWM in childhood, nnd is nneor
idonsly cnllivalml hy the tort books
nsed in school. ,Tiip "father of the r
public" mo di-picW in all the historic
with wigK, queues and other accoiworiee
of drum that apparently betoken afro,
and the pupil naturally concludes that
they must hare boen old when the na
tion wan burn.
In point of fact the; were an uncom
monly younir net of men. Ueorge Wash
ington, senior in age an well a in author
ity and influence, was but 43 when the
Revolution broke out, and 67 when he
became first pratident; Thomas Jeffer
aon only 33 when he wrote the Declara
tion of Inde pondence; ilcnander Hamil
ton bat tK! when he became secretary oi
the treasury; James Madison only 28
when he was made member of a Vir
ginia committee of safety, and 86 when
he was Hamilton's great collaborator in
the production of that political classic,
The Federalist.
Nor were the leaders in the great en
terprise exceptional in this matter of
age. Forty names were signed to the
constitution of the United' States on tiie
"th of 8eptnber, 1787. ' Leaving out
. of account four whose birthdays are not
(riven by the books of reference, only
five of the remaining thirty-sii had
reached the age of 60; twenty of the
number were less than 45 years old, and
twelve were under 40, among the latter.
being one (Hamilton) of 80, another of
29, a third of 28, and a fourth who lacked
nome tnonius ox x wnen tne convention
ieL The average age of all the mem-
mdid not quit reach 45 years. The
most important committee to which the
instrument was referred for final re
vision consisted of five members, four of
whom were between 30 and 86 years ol
age, the fifth and least prominent being
U Century.
The Bathi of London.
There are as many great baths in Lon
don as there are theatre in New York
city. They are Turkish, Roman, vapor.
electric, swimming, medicated, hot, cold,
tepid and salt. The most interesting are
the great public baths. Nearly every
district of Loudon has one, and often
there are public wash houses in connec
tion with them. Borne of the older of
these baths are dark and more or lees
cloomv, but the newer ones are very in
viting. Take the Battersea public bath
as an example. Its first class tank is 100
feet long by 85 feet wide, with a depth
of 6 feet at one end and &i feet at the
other. It is lined with white glaxed
bricks, roofed with wood and iron and
ventilating skylights, and has fifty locked
dressing boxes. In the same building
there is a second class bath, 75 feet by 25
feet in size. At certain times women
use both baths. The water is heated
when it is desirable. These baths are
distinctly popular. The first class price
vanes from a shilling to fourpenct, and
the second class from sixpence to two
pence, the cheaper baths being those in
the more thickly populated parts of the
tiry. The wash bouses connected with
many of the baths seem to be of very
great public benefit-Julian Ralph in
Harper s Weekly. '
Secret of Baring- Gat Bill.
For several months Brooklyn man
has been terrified by the site of his gas
bills. He is a family man and enjoys a
good income, but he does not tamely
submit to swindling and extortion. Be
lieving he was being robbed he com
plained to the company which supplies
him, but it availed him nothing. .
Still the bills were presented with un
varying regularity, and as the days
.shortened and the nights lengthened
they became larger. Finally he grew
desperate, but was still powerless. At
last be found an unexpected ray of
hope. It came in the shape of this ad
vertisement in a newspaper, printed in
big type:
"Reduce your gas bills over 75 per
cent. Socret free by mail for only fa.
Address , Cincinnati, O.
Eagerly the oppressed citisen sent on
his mont-y and anxiously he awaited the
receipt of the secret which he felt would
be the means of keeping hundreds of
dollars in his pockets. In a few days the
-secret came. With trembling hands be
tore open the envelope and extracted
card. On this he saw in big, black
type, "Use kerosene oil." For a -few
days the citiaen kept his secret, bat at
last hi wife gave it away. New York
Herald.
Tbirtaaa lean' Work with a Paakntfe.
Nichols Levisler has erected in his
parlor a wooden model of a large coon-
try neidence which he made witn a pen
knife. The building measures fonr feet
by two, is two stories high, with a
French roof and observatory, and has
bow windows and porches. A flight of
stairs connects the first and second floors,
both of which are neatly carpeted, and
the walls are covered with paper. The
parlor and bedrooms are filled with fur
niture, and hare chandulien hong from
the ceilings.
The model contains nearly "all mod
ern conveniences." It stands in a gar
den that occupies almost all the parlor
floor. On the grounds are gravel walks,
with settees, a pomp and trough, an
. atnr little structure for courting couples,
and a strong watchdog. Mr. Levisler,
who la a laborer, has been at work on
the model for thirteen years, doing small
parts at night when he returned from
AM LNKMY RAFFLKI).
There 1 an arir-my with whom Oinvuurirla ire
InmilUr nil llielr ivoa. brrai.afi ihnv lira born
Hri teadiiariv hi bllloiiaiieaa. V lib Ihln rm-mv
they are c -iiataatljr ba.llliiir -tn Incffcotual
c spoil. Hoawttrr'a til mm h Bitten will liaf
mi it. Were purBnttvea ! 1 ot reform a dlanr-iti-rod
r-oikQinnn at th llvtr imllraM, not by
roualtpaltonalrme.birtaW by,lc iK-aitarhi'a,
yt-llrwiifa of tha skin and eveballa, llaiitua.
lurra i lungne and iinaaaliiwt., more particularly
WHin im-KMim on the rluht Hide, iiri and brlww
the abort rlba. Avoid ilrimtte puraatlvna whirr,
jfrlaud weaken the Intcstinea, and aithatltnt
thla world-lHoioua ant -bllloua cordial, whl'h
llkewbe remove malnrial.ainmarhie and kklney
cnmn.alnu, rtieuroBtiani and nervouan. Aa a
laxative ot t!e bnweia, pain wa but elliftnal. It
IniDmvea appetite, fleep and lheahllHvtodtitet,
and pfi-WNn the audllloual advantage of a
alauilard toulc.
"What do you mean by thraahinit jwir-bnv
without provocation?" "Well, yon aee. ft buay
man like me mint dlv-lpilue bia children whuu
he hupptsna to a ve time."
ONLY KIGHT TO TELL
The Uev. Mark Guy Pearse, the eminent
English divine, write:
" BEProRb Placs, Kurseli. 8o.vre,(
Lomi.in, December 10, Mm. )
" I think it only right that I should tell
you of how much uwi 1 find Allcock's Po-
rovs Plasters in mv familv and among
those to whom 1 have reoonunended them.
nnd them a very breastplate against colas
and oonghs."
M a. Dix-What la H the alirn of to have the
familv oat bowl outaide at alight? Ilia uf a
death lb the family, if the man ia a good aho .
Rudden chanires of the weather often
cause pulmonary, bronchial and astbmatic
troubles. "Brmm'i Bronchial 'trochu' will
allay the irritation which induces cough
ing, giving immediate relief.
Put the rla-bt kind "of a Rood man In any Mn-
mtinitv Ktld be will Binn make everv mean maa
amoug hli neighbors feel aabamed of tumaelf.
We Tjeeltlvelr oars rapture, plies and all rec
tal diseases wltboat pain or detention from buat-
No euro, no pay. Also ail Fnvw auv
l Addroaa for rjamDhlot Dra. Portttrflald a
Loaey, KSabtaiKet ureet, 8sa Frandaoo.
I've olten woade-ed If tbe man
w ho a ug with aoul ready to borat,
Felt half aa bad about bia last cigar
Aa 1 did Bni'blng my Oral.
"How I Wrote Ben Her."
Toltlbrtfeneral Lew WaJlace.la one arrap fromthe
volumliioua anaaujiernproBTanimeoi eminem wn-u-ra
and InlereHtliia artlclea which THK Yot'TB'K
CoMeaaioN announcea. It reulna ita place in WO.-,
eto rannilea ny the ventailllty ana tne inairut-uve-1
neaa of ju general arttrlea. tbe high character or all !
II ainHea Hit. hrltrliUiea iriia llluairatloua. hen
It cornea everv week, and one acta a gieat deal for
1.76 a year. The price rent al once will entitle vou
tu Oia papr tn January, 1HM. Audreaa THE
lulTatuarAaiua,aiiiiui, aan.
A mother's Story
' Whtn my boy wai yean ( I dgc, a (all
brought on hip diWAW, which gradually gravr
vorae uuttl. 'Whei. Its
was , ho canld not
wajkt we had him
treated 9 month, at the
''Children's Hospital Jn
' Boston. But when ho
canto home he- wan
worse, and the tocton
aald noiltliifr could i
bednno. I twReuglv
iiitr him Hood'i Barsapa-
Ulllle Iulf. riUaWid helmpiwedat:
onefl. The Habeeiea on his htp healed np,hU
appetlta improved and ho could walk, at flrrt
Hood's Cures
with CTUtchea, then without. He Is now per.
tectlw well, lively as any noy.
V. Dnrr, Wftlpole, .
VALENTINE'I .,
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luteal ImDroveit. fa reenirutxed bv the medi
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made for tbe cure ot Nominal Wenk esa, lBlua
in Back, liaa of Memory, Ityaterla, NcrvoiH
Froatnitlon. or any diKoaae ariaitiK from youth
ful indlec-etion. Kellevea In one or two dnya
Rheumatism, Oonll nation. Paralysis, Kidnev or
Liver Troubles. frlceSIKI. Heiul for circular,
sunt i . O. D. or on reee pt of price. Address
ONUOOD BROS,, MruKK'a'a,
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unnn-fi sail 19 do not ruirare. pain or gripe, bat
act promptly, easily and efficiently. 36c,
BCrniBal AMD PILES CUBED.
I. iii !i
I ilf'v'&laM 1 I
E5'50t'BL asgl
SHILOHS
CURE.
Tfow is a splendid time to apply, Kor
reliable, prompt, effective service, or in
formation in any claim write to
LEWIS HEININCER, ' '
F. O. Box 37(1. Washington, D. O.
1 mtOQI
DK. PARKKK'S HUKtt COUGH CITRIC.
One dose will stop a cough. It never falls.
Try it. Price, '25 oen $ bottle. For sale by a.l
alldrua- Ists. Pacific Coaet Agents,
GEO. 0AHLBEN0ER A CO., Druggists,
S14 Kttrcy Street, Sun Francisco, Cl.
Cares Consamptlon, Cotiffba, Cronp, Soto
Throtsie Sold by all DruitffisU on a Guarantee.
For a Lame Side, Back or Chert Shiloh'i Porott
Plaater will aive great satisfaction.- ceata,
SHILOH'3 VITALIZER.
Mrs. T. 8. Hawkins, CbjattanoogaCenn., says I
"fSbOoli'lVitaiiser'SAKiifl MY LIFE I
WTuUUritthclxrtrtmuIyfiira&Mikatdtytttm
lewruKd." lr topepsia, Liver or Kidner
trouble it excels. Pnoev5cts.
kCATARRH
'REMEDY.
TI aA riatanh B 1VTril PaTTUwIv Tt will
relieve and Cur you. Price 60 cta."Thls In
ieetor for Its suocewfol treatment to finished
hee. 6btkb'a Bemedtes are sold bF ua oo
aruswitae to give aotLafactloo.
Old Oolrf auid BilvMF BoOaTh snnd km oM Ottl
U& HilTM hi Bkil in th nld auid mllaihla hntiasi id A.
Oolemu, 41 Third rtwei, Bui FtbhoImo; I wtll tend hi
v we mboui
CHIL0HX
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It 1 hard far h tthilnftnnher to nndenUnd whr
football nho Id b nailed play, as long m ihoTel-
luguoai u ootimaerea nara won.
BOW'S TBIS,!
WeoiTertlO) reward ftr anrcafte of catarrh
that camiot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CH k.n hi & vv., iropa., i ftteao, u.
M' th uortfrBiaued. have known F. t. Che
ney lor the lai-t fifteen yean, nd believe blm
perie'tly honnrable 1i all buslneai tranoartlnna
and financially able to carry out any obligation!
made by their firm. WEHT TKl'AX,
i nno.eiaieur wtiu-ut, iwe u, u.
WALIHMj, K1NNAN A MAKVIN,
Wboltsnale nruinriau, Toledo, 0.
Mall'anatarrh Cure t taken inbetuallr. artlm
directly upon tbe bl'xxl and muoeus aurtaeea of
tbeeyatem. Prle, TficenU r bottie. bold by
all druggist. TeatlmotilalB free.
"German
Syrup
Judgb J. B. Hill, of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German- Symp to
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men of rank
and education thus use and recom
mend an article, what they say is
worth the attention of the public.
It is above suspicion. "I have used
yourGerman Syrup," hesays, "for
my Coughs and Colds on the Throat
and Lungs. I can recommend it for
them as a first-class, medicine."
Take no substitute. -1: a
ftllllilMoTbln Habit Cored In 10
llpllalltoiiOdaTa. No par till cured.
UT lUlrt DR. J. STEPHENS', Ubanon.Ohio.
Guns for lEverybody.
1
Just received a full line of
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nse UfeoBOBone to kill
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