c TO A BELLE. full well you know your beauty's powers You oomit your Inverw by tlie ttoom. Accept tlielr liomiwo for an hntir, Thun turn Imliffuroni uh baton. tet not unmoved your henrt the while You're Hiwkintf for a worthy mutui A handKoniL' form, a nullum smile Half tempi you from your maiden itate. U looking on, with wonder see How oft you notlou and admire These knights, of modern chivalry Their gallant mien, their youthful fire. To me their glftx tteom or and slUfht, HetiiflmhorlnK Arthur's noble face. Bis olusterlnK hair, hiti Klauces bright, His form rujilete with manly irrace. My thoughts with bitter memories burn. I wtsli Kootl fortune to your quest! But howito'er yonr fate may turn 1 know that you tmve mlittwd the bent. -Kate Field's Wanhlntfum. MY FRIEND'S STORY. "It's a very strange story," he said, "a very strange story one I hve dared tell to very few poreomi, and yet If yon trotiBt I will give it you." 1 had instated and besought by turns for half an hour and this concession of bis was the outcome of a series of stra tegic movements on my part that would have done honor to a Purisian detective. "Well, then," 1 said, "1 insist. (ioon with yonr story, and if any pledge of aecrocy is in order, just say so and I'll bold up my hands." "1 don't enjoin secrecy," he answered slowly. "The story is not one yon would care to repeat." "Oh, very well, very well," 1 bantered, with a mighty affectation of a flippancy 1 did not feel, "1 can close my mouth as tight as any one you know, But to the story. Your wife, yon said, died a year ago?" "1 said nothing of the kind," he re plied emphatically. "1 told you I tost her a your ago." Then he rose and, crossing the room, emptied the ashes from his pipe into the fireplace and helped himself to another round of tobacco. As he stood for a moment sil houetted against the flaring coals in the grate, silent, calm, serene, it burst upon me Buddenly that the silence and seren ity which in him 1 had long regarded as moot offensive and unpardonable were nothing other than the dignity of sor row, and 1 felt ashamed of myself; not the first time, perhaps, that I have had the same feeling, but never mind that now. At lust, having lighted the new pipeful, he turned and said simplyr "You iusistr By this time 1 realized that 1 was in (or it whatever it might be, and 1 an swered promptly, "Yes." And then, still leaning on the chimney piece, he began in a hesitating way: "As you already know, Uladys and 1 ' were married a trifle over thirteen months ago. 1 lovod her madly, and the, poor girl, was ail a wife should be or could be. We were very happy to gether; no clouds ever darkened the clear heaven of our mutual love, nor troubles for a moment disturbed our peace and happiness. Previous to de parting on our wedding trip 1 hud leased a suite of rooms in a large up town flat-you know the place and when we returned after a short tour those rooms becume our home and our paradise. Ho things ran on for nearly two months, and then then came the end the end." Here he puuned, and turning away from me looked into the hissing, splut tering little fire a moment. Somehow 1 did not feel like breaking the silence 1 realized that he was not thinking of me then, and to speak would have been obtrusion if not sacrilege. At length, raising bis head, he turned to me with appareut effort and as he did bo 1 could see there were teurs in his eyes. "One ovoning," he went on, after 1 had begged him be Boated and he had taken the big cushioned chair by the hearth, "one evening last February my wife and 1 spent with her mother and returned at a late hour to our apart ments. The night was a bad one, and Gladys, poor little girl, was weary and exhausted when we reached home. Her bright eyes hud a dull, leadeu look, she woe pale, complained of a headache and said strange things as if her mind were wandering for the moment, and 1 recom mended that she retire at once and sleep off the ill effects of her overexertion. She was very loath to take my advice (or some reason or other, and when 1 had lighted my pipe and drown my arm chair up to the table she came and knelt beside me and took my hand in hers. " 'John,' said she ah, how well 1 re member her words, spoken in her piquant, half reproachful way 'John, you don't mean to send me away from you, doyouT " 'Yea, my dear,' I replied, rather pet ulantly. 'For your own sake 1 do. You need sleep and rest. 1 am perfectly safe here with uvy paper.' "She rose and turned away, but had taken only a few steps when she re turned und took my hand again. " "Yon want me to leave you, John?1 " 'YeB, yes, my dear; go to sleep and get a night's rest; it will do you more good than anything else under the sun. Her caresses somehow made me feel strangely cold and nervous, and 1 spoke more harshly than 1 should have done had 1 stopped to think. She rose quickly and passed into our bed chamber beyond, and as the portieres closed behind her a feel ing of unutterable loneliness overcame me, my heart beat bard and (aat and 1 breathed with difficulty, It woe all ab surdity, .of course, and when 1 had hesi- J tated a bit and reasoned 1 quickly buried myself in my paper and tried to forget the occurrence, But every few mo ments the same strange unrest oppressed me, until I finally threw aside the paper, and rising paced the floor, trying to drivs off the feeling before I retired for the night. Perhaps I had been pacing up and down for an hour, or it may have been but ten minutes it don't matter how long it was when my attention wa suddenly arrested by a singular move ment of the portieres at our bedroom doorway, and 1 stopped short, unable, afraid to move an Inch. Slowly the heavy draperies moved as though some one was pushing them aside and passing through; then they closed as qnietly as they had opened. "The unaccountable thing filled me with terror, and I was about to spring forward and tear the curtains down when 1 was again transfixed by fear The ponderous oaken door which led from our apartments into the public hall way swung slowly on its hingea, as if some one were going out Then came a faint sound, like a woman sighing and the door closed and latched itself. Nothing had been visible but the mov ing of the curtains and the door, and yet my soul waa tilled with a nameless horror that I dared not dwell upon. Rousing myself I leaped forward, and tearing aside the portieres rushed to my wife's bedside. There she lay, her eyes closed and ber pale face faintly ilium ined by the light that followed me through the doorway. 1 seized her hand and strove to awaken ber, but Bhe did not move. In an agony of terror, I bent my head and listened for the beating of her heart. Then clasping the limp form in my arms I pressed it to my bosom and called aloud her name. " 'Uladys, Gladys, my Gladys!" 'But there was no answer; she was gone." George Percy Taggart in Jour nalist. Meaning of "Snare" "Snore," to breath hoarsely in sleep. The word means more. Its root is in the Teutonic "snar," which is the root of "snar," to growl. It also means to grumble. It iB an expression of disgust. An intimate acquaintance with Yankee idioms takes hold on the expression that is put forward at an unsavory report "Well, 1 snore!" which simply means that the hearer iB disgusted and Bays be growls or snarlB. Another curious expression of that peculiar people is "1 Bnum!" simply a contraction of "I'm struck dumb." This latter bos no connection with the subject in hand. To snore, therefore, means much more than to make discordant noises in sleep. Davenrt Democrat. Gliusta In India. The dread of ghosts, bo well known to all uncivilized and seniiuncivilized coun tries, is common in the aborigines of India to an unusual degree; the same may be said of their Aryan conquerors and the lower classes of Mohammedans. All Indian ghosts are supposed to be mischievous, und some of them bitterly malicious. The only means employed to appease the rancor of these unlaid spirit is to build shrines for them and to make them offerings, such as a fowl, a pig, and ou grand occasious a buffalo. Any severe Uliwss, and more especially any epidemic diw-iise. such as smallpoi or oholera, is attributed to the malig nancy of certain of these spirits, which must be propitiated accordingly. St. Louis Republic. The Iti'HHou was Plain. Dubois This is a strange case, Isn't it? A wealthy man is found dead in his room. There is no wound, no sign of poison and not the slightest evidence of disease anywhere about him. But there he sat in his chair stone dead, one hand still holding the paper that he bad beeu reading. 1 tell you it is one of the most mysterious things Bilgors What did you say be was reading? Dubois One of the Sunday papers. Bilgers Oh, well, that explains the whole thing. It was a forty page editiou probably, and when he looked at it his heart failed. Boston Post, Points About a Good Horse. There are some points which are val uable in horses of every description. The head should be proportionately large and well set on; the lower jaw bones should be sufficiently far apart to enable the head to form an angle with the neck, which gives it free motion and a graceful carriage and prevents it bear ing too heavily on the hand. The eye should be large, a little prominent, and the eyelid fine and thin. The ear should be small and erect and quick in motion. The lopear indicates dullness and stub bornness; when too far back there is a disposition to mischief. Rider and Driver. Cotus of Early Day. The early Biblical references to pieces of silver do not in the orignal uouvey the idea of coins, but of weights, shekels. The Mosaic "oblation to God" was a half shekel, and the shekel 1b explained by Jo sephus as equal to four Athenian drachma), of a value of about 65J; aeuta in Ameri can money. The first Jewish coinage un der authority was, It is believed, struck by Simon the Macoabee, about the year 140 B. 0. It consisted of shekels and half shekels. This coinage bad its value slgni fled upon ft, "Shekel Israel," in Samari tan characters. The trade of money lend ing at usury soon became a curse among the Jews. It was forbidden lio be prauttued "on thy brothers, who are poor,'' while It was more or lew permitted Against a stran ger. Brooklyn hiagle. ABKKALD OP THE INFANT TEAR. Clip the last thirty years or more from the omitury, mid the segment will rei,renent the terra of the unbounded popularity of Iloatet Wi Stomach Bitters. The opening of the year 1K94 will foe signalized hy the appearance of a iren rtimanae 01 ine jimers,in wmcn me uaen, derivation and action of this world-famona medicine will be lucidly set forth. Everybody should read it. The calendar and astronomical calculations to be found in this brochure are al ways astonishingly accurate, and the statistics, Illustrations, humor and other reading matter ricn in interest ana run 01 prom, i ne Hostel ler Company of Pittsburg, Pa., publish it them selves. They employ more than sixty hundfl in the mechanical work, and more than eleven months in the year are consumed In its prepara tion. It can be obtained, without coat, of all druggists and country dealers, and is printed in English, German, French, Welsh. Norwegian, Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and Spanish, There are men who go to a gymnasium for exercise while their wives are sawing the wood. A BOCSKHOLD KKMEDT. Allcock's Porous Plasters are the only reliable plasters ever produced. Fragrant, clean, inexpensive and never failing, they fully meet all the requirements of a house hold remedy, and should always be kept on hand. For the relief and oure of weak back, weak muscles, lamenesB, stiff or en larged joints, pains in the chest, Bmall of the back and around the hips, strains, stitches and all local pains, Allcock's Por ous Plasters are unequaled. Ask for Allcock's, and Jet no solicitation or explanation induce you to accept a sub stitute. Brakbeeth's Pills avert disease. There is nothing like a sharp competition to cat prices with. OATABIta CANNOT BE CORED With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a hlonri or constitutional disease, and in order to cure It you must tase internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country lor years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined wlih the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such won derful results in curing catarrh. Bend for testi monials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. Sold by druggists: price, 76 cents. Table d'hote A matter of course. HOITT-8 SCHOOL FOR BOYS Mlllbrae, San Mateo county, Cal., prepares boys for university or business. Graduates admitted to the State and Stanford Universities without examination. Next term begins January 2 1894. Send for catalogue. Ira G. Hoitt, Ph.D.,MaBter. Use Enameline Stove Polish; no dust, no smell. Trt Gibhia fer breakfast. 17 EBLP IS WANTED by the women who are ailing aud suf fering, or weak and exhausted. And, to every such woman. help is guaranteed by Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion, i or young girls just entering womanhood; wo men at the critical "change of life"; women approaching conflnemeut; nursing mothers ; and ev ery woman who is " run-down " or over worked, it is a medicine that builds up, strengthens, and regulates, no matter what the condition of the system. It's an Invigorating, restorative tonic, a soothing and bracing nervine, and the only guaranteed remedy for " female complaints" and weaknesses. In bearing-down sensations, periodical pains, ulceration, Inflammation, and every kin dred ailment, if it ever fails to benefit or cure, you have your money back 'August Flower" "What is August Flower for ?" As easily answered as asked. It is for Dyspepsia. It is a special rem edy for the Stomach and Liver. Nothing more than this. We believe August Flower cures Dyspepsia. We know it will. We have reasons for knowing it. To-day it has an honored place in every town and country store, possesses one of the largest manufacturing plants in the country, and sells everywhere. The reason is simple. It does one thing, and does it right. It cures dyspepsia? BakinPondcj Purity aricll Leavenin&PoWfer UNEQUALED. CASH PRISES To Introduce oar Powder, wft have d tenalud to dlatrlbate among tb cunatun t ft number of OA8H PHIZES. To the pflrsouorclab returning no the Urgent namberofcertiUcMASonor before June 1. 1894, we will give ft cash prise of 9100, ana to the next largest, nuiueroun otiivr prlstm I fftUKlag from $o to 75 IN CASU. CWSSET4 DEYERS, PORTUm Q& IininiT0R$onIn8TALWtJr, Best make. iiillKn1'1westprirteB, Bend for catalogue. SfUUUMw.O. MKACH, HI poll, Ual. Catarrh Is a Constitutional Dlseass Ard Kutjl.irii A Constitutional Remedy Like Hood's BarsHjiarlllit, wliiuu, wnrkina throuffh the blood, veruimieiitly rures Catarrh by end (eating the Impurity whit-h cause and promotes the dint ate, TiioumnndR o' people testify to the ancci-ss of Hood's 8am parilla at) a remedy for Catarrh when othei preparations had failed, Hood's SarRapa rllla alio builds up the whole system, and makes you 1V1 renewed lu heahh and strength. Take Hood's 8arsar.arilla, ben,,.. L HOOD'S Sarsaparilla CURES HOOD'S PI LLS cure all Liver Ills, Bilious less, Jaundice, Indigestion, 8ir-k Headache. gets, COcta.,1 S1.00 per BotUeT Que cent a 1 ooe. Tma Obbat Govoh Cubi promptly euret here all others faiL Coughs, Croup, Son Throat, Boarseooaa, wThoopinff Cough and Aathmo. For Consumptloo It has no rival; has cured thousands, and will CURB Ton it taken In time. Sold by Druggists on a guar antee. For a Lame Back or Cheat use BHH.OH B BELLADONNA FLABTBKJSO. 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TRAINED SERVANTS USE SAPOLIO RHEUMATISM CURED BY THE USE OF tHoore's Revealed Remedy. AdtVlBVl ftKw lann.w in I ail. . . . v . . . utfiiii.i,TQi. ' uuSMno was reuerea irom en oia case 01 MAlIim when the best doctor I oould getjoid him no rood, loirs In grstltads vita. a. y. btJi, OUB B TOUB DINim, r . ' , N. P. N. U. No. 621-8. F. H. V. Ho.