THE E VENIN G. GAZET TE Weakened One Man’s Constitution Until It Brought Him to Death’s Door. Mr. James S. Harrison, a well-known and highly respected citizen of Cleve- land, 0., was for years a suffbrer from dyspepsia and general debility, and in his weakened condition, resulting from the above causes, he had the additional ill-luck to fall a victim to malaria. from this complication of disorders. Mr. Harrison’s condition was becoming very serious, when he commenced to take P. P. P., Lippman’s Great Remedy. Its effects Were marked1and immediate. Read his letter to us. Its earnestness is apparent: GENTLEuEN: For the benefit of all suffering from dyspepsia and general debility I beg to submit my testimonial as to the efficacy of your P. P. P., Lipp- man’s Great Remedy, as a positive cure for all the distressing complaints from which I suffered. My system was also full of Malar1a and my condition was growing very serious; I had no appetite, was losing strength and was completely broken down in health, but now my health is completely restored, and I can eat like a field laborer without the slightest fear of any serious results. I take great pleasure in telhng the world that P. P. P. did the grand wo1 k of resto11n0‘ me to my accustomed health. Yours truly, JAMES S. HARRISON, Cleveland, 0. Ifyou get up feeling tired and stupid, P. P. P. should be taken—it will make you feel well. P. P. P cures eczema, that t01tur ing, itching disease of the skin and blood. If your blood is kept pure, you will not be disfigured with pimples, boils and blotches. P. P. P. is the deadly f0e and van quisher of rheumatism. Its effects a1 c immediate and lasting ,and it 10t only relieves, but permanently cures. Sc1ofula, which is hereditary and deep- -scated 1n the blood can be 0m ed by l’. P. P. It' 1s the one and only posi- tive cure for this dread disease. Sufferers fiom kidney troubles find immediate relief when they take P. P. T. as it cures allirregularities and re- stores to nature her proper functions Sold by ail—drugglsts. LIPPMAN 131105., Apfiecarics. Sole Pmp'n. Llppman's Block, Savannah, Ga. W11"; gfigéiifiéfiél'i -’ 3 I e E of con- ’ E sumption HALE3 E stares a HONEY man in the HUREHOUNI E face Who neg- AND lects a cold. TAR It' s so simple to ct rid of a cough or throat trouble by al'e 5 Honey of Here- hound and Tar. Acts like magic. Sold by druggists. Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one minute. 4 q 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 4 .1 -S'1ecinl tn lie-1 lers If This Paper. (E . , Send this “ad. ’ and 10 % cents in stamps and we “Ill 1na1lyou l-4lb. of. kind of Tea you wi AS on receipt of this " 11d. " and $2.00 I AMILYT charges THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA C0., 31 and 33 Vosey St., N. Y., P. 0. Box 289. Horace E. Darin, ‘ EXCELSIOB uwwuwuvuugv‘ Opposite Dsnbury and NOrWfiik Railroad depot V'orwalk, Uonn. Stylish Single or Double Teen 5 vith or without. drivers date horses for women sndehildren. ' 011101.13. HORSES A SPEC! A131 Y a ATV P. W. BATES’ 42 11111111 $111111, You can find as fine anpssortment 0f innn’liiniflliflflmflifll‘in‘k As an be found it any Yard in the State. Look it over and get prices before going elsewhere. Piano Lessons. RS. GEORGE W BltADLEY.(da11r<hter , of the late Wm.” ... Nash.) Hives efiiceLt 3.111 satisfactory instructions on the Pim11 her home No.19:1 ‘leio "-reet 9 v in that light coat? A ROSE. A sepal, petal. and a. "thorn Upon a common summer 5 morn A flash of dew, a. bee or two. A breeze, A caper in the trees— And I’m .a rose’l ——Emily Dickinson. HE KEPT IT CLEAN. None of us associated with him, in the oflicc felt that we,had a right to say anything to him about it. It was his right and privilege to wear what he pleased. As long as it suited him, why should we concern ourselves in the matter. Truth is, he was becoming more and more genteelly shabby every day, but the careful way in which his shiny coat and frayed trousers were brushed and cared. for was evidence that it was not wanton carelessness of his appear- ance that made him go so shabby. It occurred one day that the weather was exceedingly cold. A regular blizzard was raging, and only those whose bus‘ iness compelled them to be out ven- tured on the street at all. It was one of Jack’s duties as cashier to go to the bank each day,. and when the time came for him to make his regular trip, and he slipped on his light overcoat, the head bookkeeper interrupted him: “I say, Jack, you are not going out Why, man, the very marrow bones will freeze.” “Oh, nonsense, old man. I always go this way—dressed warm inside, you know—~prefer it that way—not so bulky and clumsy, you know.” And out he went. That night after most of the office force had gone, Mike, the office boy, had to relieve his mind. “I don’t think Mr. Jack is dressed warm inside at all. I saw him roll up his sleeves to wash his hands today, and he only had on a thin cotton un- dershirt. I think he’s dead close wid his money, and some day he will be ownin’ this institootion.” But we all knew better than this. Jack was in trouble. Why didn’t he let us know what it was? Not a man in the office from the manager down to the office boy that would not have extended a helping hand to him, for we all loved him. He was a sterling fellow, always ready to divide on the thirds principle—you take two-thirds and he one. He had formerly been the Beau Brummel of the oflice, and what the change was that had come over him was worrying us all. It was finally decided that we would brooch the matter to him in a delicate manner. The head bookkeeper being a man of great tact and delicate per- ceptions, to him was delegated the task. It was some time before the op- portunity presented itself. Spring had even opened, and Jack’s shiny coat and frayed trousers looked the more shabby in comparison with the bright new spring suits around him. “I never saw clothes so cheap,” said one of the junior clerks. “My tailor put in your this up for $20, and I declare it’s quite respectable looking—quite the same thing that I used to pay $35 for.” It was just here that something peculiar happened. A big red bottle of ink standing on the desk near the register had evidently become over heated, and, being corked tight, there was nothing for it to do but explode, which it did with a loud report. Unfortu- nately, just behind it on the wall were hanging all our coats and hats. Poor Jack’s shiny coat was bespattered from collar to tail. Poor fellow! He looked dismayed! We felt sure that next morning we would see Jack again dressed as befit- ted a man of his position. But we were disappointed. The next morning he came down with the same old coat. The spots gave evidence of having been carefully scrubbed, leaving dirty white spots on the shiny black cloth. “I say, Jack,” said the head book- keeper, “really you are growing care- less of your personal appearance.” “Why, 110w so. old man? I shave myself with scrupulous regularity ev- ery morning. I really didn’t know I was looking so unfit.” “It’s not that, Jack. I—er—oh, hang it, don’t you see that your clothes are kinder runnin’ to seed? You need a new outfit, old man. Your tailor will starve.” “I believe you are right, Harry. Fact is, an old suit is so comfortable, you know; kinder conforms to one’s curves and angles. Really, I feel like I am discarding an old friend when I give up an old suit; but I must see my tai- lor. , It will never do to offend the ar~ tistic eye of my friends. I thank you, old man. for calling my attention to it. Really, a fellow can’t see how his own clothes hang.” _ Mike, the office boy, had a great story to tell the next morning. “What wuz’ Mr. Jack doin’ up in the second- hand district last nigh-t? He’s out of place up dere. Me an’ Skinny Walsh was goiu’ along, an’ I see-s ‘Mr. Jack goin’ into one o’ dem second-hand Shee- ney stores. ‘Geminy,’ I says to Skinny, ‘dat’s our cashier. He makes more as 200 cases a mont’. VVhat’s he doin’ in that j”int?’ I peeks tru’ de window, an’ I see him bargain wi’ de Shylock for a cheap suit 0’ store clothes. I cud see him hand over a $10 bill, an’ he got change back. ‘Christmas,’ I says to Skinny, ‘but dat’s funny. He cud buy a hull tailor shop if he wanted to. I guess dat’s dc way dese gesers get rich. Let’s begin, Skinny.’ ” A few mornings after Jack came down with his new suit on. The trou- sers were carefully creased, and the coat was worn buttoned closely around his rather athletic form. But it took only a casual glance 'to see that the. goods were of the cheapest and had never seen a tailor shop. “A11, Jack, you are'quite artistic this morning,” said the head bookkeeper. . tailom? “Do you still go to the Fifth avenue I remember you always saic there were no 0the1 tailors in the city.’ Jack did not reply.. He could not tell a wilful falsehood; but, taking off the coat, he turned back- the collar and dis, played the little tag bearing his old tailor's name. He had cut it out of his old coat and carefully sewed it to the collar of his new purchase. It was about this time that we began to learn that Jack’s frugality did not extend alone to his clothes, but that he had changed his lodgings, which had been of a luxuriant character, to the meanest kind ‘Of quarters in a cheap tenement district. His meals, we learned, were taken at the cheapest restaurants, and the cost of his living must have been lnestima- bly small. What could it mean? Was Jack be- coming a hermit? Was be losing all that fine self-respect and pride that had always characterized him? No. Outwardly he was the same high-bred Jack of old. He came ofa good fam- ily, and his father had been at the head of one of the largest banking-institu- tions in the city. He died a few years previous, and it was understood that Jack was his only heir, and that he had received not a‘fortune, but a com- fortable competency. We now remem- bered that it was about the time of his father's death that Jack’s habits had undergone a radical change. I remember how we all envied him when he was supposed to have come into his money; how we speculated as to what he would do with it, but on one point we all agreed—that he would be the same good old Jack, and we would enjoy many of his little suppers and theatre parties. Had he not al- ways treated us in that way at least once a month when he had nothing but his salary? Now that he had come into money we could expect many nice evenings at dear old Jack’s expense. Jack was not well. He did not look well. We all noticed it. “Take a vacation, old boy,” said the head bookkeeper. “You are not your- self. You are working too hard, and not giving yourself recreation enough." "Could not think of it, old man. Just a little indigestion. Be all right in a day or two.” But he wasn’t all right. He looked paler and thinner every day, until one morning he did not come down. We all knew the reason. Nothing but sick- ness and serious sickness would keep him from the office. It was arranged that we should hunt up his lodgings that night and have him cared for and proper medical attendance secured. We found him in a cheap, small, but clean room. On the table, under the [one gaslight, we found two or three sets of books of small concerns that did not employ a regular bookkeeper. Jack had been doing their work at night. Jack Was in the bed tossing in the de- lirium of fever. “I kept it clean, father—I kept it clean!” he mumbled over and over. Tht doctor shook his head. “Poorly nourished—nothing to him. Evidently been on short rations. In no condition to with stand this attack of fever. We explained "to the doctor that, al~ though his' present environments were needy and poor, he would be paid for the best attention to Jack, and that he must see him regularly and do every- thing possible to save him. The kindly old doctor assured us that he would re- ceive every attention, but said, with a shake of his head: “He’s in a bad way—brain fever, brought on by worry and fatigue. Ev- idently he's been burning the candle at both ends.” We secured a nurse who was to be with him every minute and attend to his every want and communicate with us in case he grew worse. As we were preparing to leave the room he raised up in his delirium and threw his arms around wildly. I noticed a pa- per clutched in one of his hands. I took it from him. The mystery was solved. “Oh, Jack, you noble work of God, you have kept it clean! God grant that it may not be at the cost of your noble life!” The paper read as follows: “TO MY SON—Dying I bequeath you my name. It’s stained. I am a thief. N0 living soul knows it If I could live aw hile longer, I would not die with this stain on my soul. We came of a long race of honorable men, Jack. It’s a hard legacy to leavers. son, but as you have loved me in life keep my name clean in death. I have kept a strict account of all my peculations. You will find it attached. It’s scrupulously correct. No more nor less do I owe the great institution of which I have been the head for so many years. I have kept this account so that I could de- lude myself into thinking that I was only borrowing from the stockholders. They say all embezzlers do this. Pay it back, Jack, every cent, at 4 per cent interest, and I believe the good Lord will scratch it off his books against my otherwise clean name. God bless and keep you. YOUR FATHER.” Underneath, written in Jack’s own hand, was the following: “God bless you, father. I’ve'done it. I’ve paid the last farthing today. I’ve kept your name clean. JACK. ” The next day the papers contained accounts of how one of the city’s larg- est banking institutions had received a large sum of money anonymously c011— signed. The institution had long known of the shortage of this amount, but had no idea who the thief was. It was weeks before Jack was able to come to the office again. He never knew, and no soul shall ever know from us Jack‘s secret. He is himself again now, and the little tag on the collar of his fashionable coat was sewed there by his own tailors—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A NEW STYLE OF BODICE. French Tailor Gowns Illuch More Fanci- ‘ful than the English. (By Special Arrangement with the N.Y. Sum: _It is generally conceded, except in midsummer, that the best dressed wo man is the one in a plain tailor-made gown; but the productions of this sea- son are not confined to the simple coat and skirt models. The English wo- men are especially addicted to the se-. vere style in tailor—built gowns, but the French woman’s tailor dress is a thing of beauty, embracing every op- portunity for decoration. One striking example is a green cloth dress with a yellow and green .1100‘1dedgsilk vest, a cloth bole10 embrc io'eicd all ove1 with narrow silk biaid, a lugs braided collar cut in battlement’ squares, and a jabot of fine creamy lace falling over the vest. The skirt and sleeves are braided, and frills of lace fall over the hands. White collars and rovers of white satin, covered with lace, and velvet belts, embroidered with gold. are seen on the cloth gowns. Theie are several different s tyles 0f collms f01 the tailor coats. One is a sort of Medici cut out in squares on the edge and trimmed around with braid. A close-fitting Zouave, cut in squares or slanting points on the front edges, is a very popular style for cloth, and some of these little jackets have wide revers heavily braided. Among the very dressy tailor gowns is one of heliotrope cloth. The cuirass bodice of white cloth is elaborately braided with black and gold. The frill at one side is of black 0nd kilted chiffon, and the vest, collar, and belt are of turquoise blue velvet. The shirt and sleeves are handsomely trimmed with braid. This style of be- dice is decidedly new. Another very new model has the yoke skirt with plaited panels of white silk set in either side of the front. The material is drab Venetian cloth, and the bind‘ ing matches. it in color. The bolero effect is carried out in white silk. A simple gown in dark blue soft serge shows a cravat and vest of stamped Roman satin. The bodice is tucked on either side of the vest in two groups and again 011 the sleeves, and the skiit is laid in tucks axound the hips. Thiee bands of braid edged with gold 001d and fastened with gold lur‘ tons form the belt. Pique and linen suits made by the tai101.,witl1 jaunty coats and plain Q11.1 LS, me to be very much w 0111 la1e1 on. B1aiding is applied on these dresses ve1y much as it is on cloth gowns, but many of them me made quite plain with the reveis faced with some c0nt1asting 00101 in pique, dull blue, or red ‘on a white gown being very popular. XVash silk waists are worn With these, and so are any of the pretty false fronts which can be easily attached to a plain corset cover that will keep them always in place. .1 narrow belt with a fancy buckle is the finish at the waist linze. Ting Fang, the new Chinese Minister at \Vashington, is the first represenia- “ live of the Flowery Kingdom to the United States who has been able to Speak the English language. l . Washing 31' Powder CAKE 0F TO" ET SOAP 1111 EVERY PACKAGE. WH EN ROYALTY TRAVELS. [t is Necessary that whenever Grand Duke Paul Goes, His Bed Goes too. Few royal folks when traveling re- quire their bedsteads, and bedroom fur- niture to form a portion of their lug- gage, as the Queen does, for instance. But great many ladies there are who carry their own beds and bed linen, blankets and quilts, and always a mackintosh sheet to spread over the mattress to guard against dampness for lack of sufficient airing in transit from place to place. The Grand Duke Paul of Russia, it is true, is always when traveling accompanied by a bed- stead which he has had built in sec— tions, and which is put up by a special mechanic under the superintendence of the royal valet wherever the Grand Duke goes, but then it is simply b1,- cause’ he can seldom, owing to his g1eat height, meet with one long enough for his comfort. It does not appear to be generally known that among the seivants of the Queen are two bearing the title of Her Majesty’s Tapissiers. One of them fol- lows the Court wherever it may be, and the other remains permanently at Vindsor. The duty of these function- aries is to superintend the packing of the Queen’s baggage when the Court migrates, and their work is so perfect— ly organized that every member of the establishment concerned knows almost to a minute when he or she must be ready to receive a visit from the no ckcr — .ondorn Figaro. BlGAMY iN ITALY. Government and Church not in Harmony, which Accounts for such License. Italy enjoys at the present moment the distinction of being the only civil- ized country in Euiope where it is pos- sible to commit biga my without ex- posing one s self to any danger of punishment. Since the constitution of the kingdom in 1870 the authorities have insisted that only a civil mar- riage is legally binding. 011 the other hand, the Church refuses to recognize this form of matrimonial union as val. id, and requires the faithful to go through the religious service, venting its displeasure on those who seek any civil sanction to their alliance. The Government has repeatedly tried -to secure the enactment of a law provid- ing for the punishment of any priest who should have performed the relig- ous marriage service with-out the lat. ter having been proceeded by a civil ceremony. But the vast body of the people in Italy are Catholic t0 the core and would not tolerate any measure which had the appearance of en- croaching on the rights of the Church. The result is that today large num« bers of unscrupulous people take ad vantage of this condition of affairs to have two wives, one in the eyes of the Church and the other in the eyes of the civil authorities. And they can do this without the slightest danger of being called to account or of being punished. ~New York Tribune. Requests blade of Queen Victoria. People often write to Queen Victoria asking her to lend small sums, and promising to repay her in instalments. Sometimes they write saying they are unable to pay taxes, and trusting that she will allow the account to stand over a bit. The presents the Queen re- ceives by post form a curious collec- tion. They are invariably returned. Poets send her poems; tradesmen specimens of their wares; ladies, mit- tens, stockings and other articles of attire worked by themselves. When any member of the household is ill medicines pour in from all parts of the world, and at Christmas the Queen is the recipient of some hundreds of Christmas cards, many of them of the most expensive nature—New York Tri- bunc. Sweet Peas to Drive Away Files. The odor of the sweet pea, accord- ing to a contributor to the Medical Re- cord. “is so offensive to flies that it will drive them out of the sick room, though it is not usually in the slight- est degree disagreeable to the patient." ‘ it is. therefore. recommended that sweet pens be placed in the sick room during fly .timg—Phniadglpljia Ledger. Poe ahd Hisffiaden'. ( Poe’ s fame as a poet lests for the most part upon three poems; “The Ila—i ven, ” “The Bells,” and “Annabell ' Lee.” When Poe composed “The Bari ven” he was on familiar terms with} William Ross Wallace, author of “The' Sword of Bunker Hill,” and the two poets were in the habit of reading to‘ each other their verses. It is “said that at one time the following conversation took place between the two': “Wallace,” said Poe “I have just written the greatest poem that ever was written.” “Have you?” said Wallace. “That’s a fine achievement.” ' “Would you like to hear it?” said, Poe. ' “Most certainly,” said Wallace. Thereupon Poe began to read the soo-n-to-be-famous verse. in his be ti way, which _I believe was always: a captivating way. When he had fin- ished he turned to Wiallace for his ap-'_ proval of them, when Wallace said: ! “Poe, they are fine, uncommonly§ fine.” : “Fine ‘3” said Poe, contemptuously. “Is that all you can say for this poem? I tell you it’s the greatest poem that was ever written.” And then they separated, not, how- ever, bei’ore'Wallaice had tried to pla- cate, with somewhat more pronounced; maise, the pett ish poet. —F0rum. “is She Inezte no “WEI-1:9. ” ‘- “Bridget,” said her mistress, you break another va-h-se ‘2” “Another which?” asked Bridget. “Another vahse.” “No mum,” said Bridget. “Oi only smashed wan of thim cooshpidors on der mantel-piece, mum!”——New York Journal. (£did Turning the Table. "I just hope,” said Mr. Meckton, “that Henrietta will go right ahead with her New Woman ideas.” “She is making pretty rapid prog- ress, isn’t she?” “Yes. And I’m looking forward to the time when, maybe, she’ll 100k un- easy and change the conversation when I ask her what she did with the letter I gave her to post.”—Washing- ton Star. ' “’llat They Feared. “I’m really worried about the baby,” said young Mrs. Jerkins. “Charley’s wor1ied about he1, too.” "Is her health failing?” “Oh, no; it’s her future bothers us. We found her the other day trying to put her foot in her mouth, and we’re afraid she’s going to grow up to be a ballet-dancer.—Trifles. A Paying Business. Mr. Bankhead—-One of the deacons in your church called on me today. 4 He wanted a subscription for the re- lief of the deserving poor. How is the society coming on? Mrs. Sunbeam—Splendidiy! We’ve been organized only a yea', and in that time our receipts have been near- ly enough to pay the oflicers’ salaries. —-Truth. There is Danger. “It seems odd,” remarked Mrs. Ten- spot, “that wi all the‘words in the English language an ordinary person’s vocabulary is only 2,500 words.” “It is odd, my dear,” replied her busy band, "and it behooves you to be care- ful. " “Me careful? Why?” “You go through your vocabulary so many times a day there is danger that you will wear it Ollt- " '——o———-—..———- .-.‘ -1 ‘ ' The “Nd-inc (leased: "If you make any more noise I will whip you on the spot.” ‘Pleas 9 don’t pa; the spot is sore from the wha-iipp 21g you gave me yes- terday."—Truth. .-. For a. Bee Sting. Apply the fresh juice of a poppy plant as soon as possible after one has been slung. The juice is said to give .11111111di11te relief from pain, and pre- rcnts inflammation. Adversity is sometimes hard upon :1 'umn; but for one man who can stand '1'12spei'iiy the-re are a hundred that .1411 91:11:11 adversity—Carlyle. 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