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I Nadgka should be shoe ,” said he.
DROPPED DEAD.
Dropped dead, they told me. on the streets one
do
With llf‘c all round, its splendid goals in view,
The dearest, kindest friend I ever know.
They told the gently, leagues and leagues away
My heart stood still an instant. then the play
0! joyous light diffused my being through;
Death gave him back to me. and it was true
Death is more kind than life to us ulway
They wondered why I did not seem to care;
They heard me sing old songs with old time
glcc; -
They could not hear his low voice everywhere,
Nor know how very near he scented to me.
Saying, life is so short our love to share,
Bo patient. death will give me back to thee.
.—Emmn Scabury in Home Journal.
A FOUR FOOTED CONTEST.
“Djeridgowko will kill the stallion at the
first spring,” said the rujuh, in his lazy,
arrogant, and heartless way. “There is no
tiger of bill or jungle that can compare with
my chridgowkn. .(thundcr spear) for size,
strength, and ferocity. The white steed,
were ho twenty fold the equine hero you
claim for him, Sahib Colonel, would not
evade his doom. He will go down like a shot,
and you will no longer dispute my guardian-
ship over Mahala, the demure little N hutch
girl under your wing there.”
“But, your excellency,” said the officer ad.
dressed, “if the stallion should win, the girl
will go to Bombay with me, according to
your august promise?"
The dusky potentuto waved his arm, whose
; jewel stiffened sleeve fairly blazed with the
movement.
“You have my word, Sahib,” was his super-
cilious reply. “Tho word of Djainpudrn
Hussuu, rujah of Nagpoor, is his bond.”
“Certainly,” culled out Maj. Poindcxtcr,
another red coated officer of the group. “But
if you are so sure of your tiger winning, ex-
collency, I will lay you an additional thou-
sand of rupees on Nadgku, the mountain
stallion.”
The mjnh inclined his head in assent, and
tho wager was duly registered by an obse-
quious white robed Secretary at his elbow.
The arena was a deep walled circular pit,
about 100 feet in diameter, and around this
the tiers of seats, with a capacity of 5,000
spectators, t-oseso steeply as to give every
one, even the humblest, a complete view of
the interior, and yet grunt immunity from
the fiercest wild boust’s spring.
In addition to the throng of personal at-
tendants surrounding the rujah in the gor-
geously tapestried state) compartment sacred
to his accommodation, there was a group of
English officers, resplendent in their scarlet
uniforms.
The first one of those to whom the rujnh
had addrelsscd himself was Col. Mohun, and
at his side was a singularly beautiful young
Hindu girl, the Mahala referred to. Every-
thing was at stake with the poor child in the
unique combat that was about to ensue.
Mohun had found her with a. band of Ghnut
dancing women or Hindu gypsies of the
Deccamund secretly verified a rumor that
she‘ was the last surviving child of Mulcy
Hussan, half brother of the present rujuh of
Nugpoor, Who had, after usurping the throne,
foully murdered all the other rightful heirs,
many of whom he had thrown as prey to his
favorite tigers. The rnjuh» had only been
prevented from wrestiug Mahala from her
~ self constituted protector through a whole-
somqfenr of the British conquerors, but bad
at last exerted his malign and still powerful
insistence to such an extent that the present
contest had been agreed on as a test of the
girl's guardianship.
The rajah agreed to pit his champion fight-
ing tiger chridgowkn. against a white stal-
lion, likewise noted far his combative dis-
position, that Col. Mohuu had obtained from
the foot hills of the “'estern Ghants, justly
celebrated for their fine cavalry stock, much
of which is blooded, with a. pure Arabian an-
ccstry.
Should the stallion win, Mahala would be
transferred to the protection of powerful
friends in Bombay, with a fair prospect of
one day recovering at least a. portion of her
inheritance. Should the tiger come off the
victor, she was to be surrendered uncondi-
tionally to her cruel and rnpacious kiusmzm,
whose appalling character was a. sufficient
guarantee of the terrible fate in that event
. awaiting her.
There was a sca'like murmur of anticipa-
tion, and an eyes were riveted on one of two
strong iron gratings that were side by side
in the wall of the pit, on a level with its
sandy fioor. ,
An instant later it shot aside, and there
was an involuntary burst of applause us the
noble horse bounded into view.
Bring forth the horse! The horse was brought.
- 'In truth howos a noble steed.
A Tartar of the Ukraine breed,
Who looked as though the speed of thought
Wen-e in his limbs. But he was wildl
He was not large, but perfectly propor-
tioned, with a. glistening coat, as of snowy
satin, a mono and tail that were of a. light
golden tinge, furnishing a contrast as unique
' uslt was harmonious and beautiful. Fire
was in his eye, the rhythm of speed and ac-
tivity in his fine limbs, and, as be curvcted
snorting around the arena, it was noticed
that his small boats were shod with new and
sharp steel shoes, that fairly flushed like a
running rivulet in the sunshine, with the
graceful and airy movements that scarcely
seemed to touch the earth, and yet were sug-
gestive of a fierce wuriuoss and expectancy.
, The mjnh stroked his beard once more and
smiled again.
“It was not mentioned in the compact that
“seat, I
waive the point—I can well afford to.”
Then be straightened himself with a. cruelly
gloating and exultant look, and there was a
fresh burst of many tier-outed applause, not
unmixed with terror, as tho other grating
shot back with n clung, and the vaunted
monarch of the jungle, after springing into
the arena with usual-ling sort of roar, began
circling around and around it in ominous
silence, with his eyes fastened on every move-
ment of the stallion, who coolly kept revolv-
ing in- the center, as on a pivot, head down,
and heels invariably tothe foe.
“Djeridgowka’s way—Djeridgowka’s pct
trick!" chuckled the rnjah, rubbing his jew-
eledlmhds together. “Sahib Colonel, in two
minutes Nodgku’s , satin skin will be in red
ribbons l”
The tiger was, for very truth, a prodigy,
oven for those days, when larger and fierce:
specimens were made prisoners than now.
Ho was four feet tall at the shoulder, pre-
cisel y eight feet in length from tip to tip, and
correspondingly proportioned, with a ferocity
that was at that time proverbial throughout
India. 4
Round and round protvled the monster with
no more sound than would have been pro
duced by the foothills of a. kitten. '
» Suddenly there was an‘ exulting roar, the
large striped bulk seemed to fly up into the
air as though buried by springs,.und he was
- , seen to launch out toward the white stallion ,
us if projected out of u cannon’s month.
.But lightning like as was the attack, it was
. ”countered by a-movemcnt as electric and a: -
. : effective on the part of: the equine hero.
There was a white, whirling sort of flash,
out flew the glistening steel shod heels, strik-
fng tho tigeninth‘e chest, while yet in mid-
uir, withtho force of s catapult, and hurling
himsbnckjtwith-n. ruoumung crasn against
the wooden wall of the pit till it fairly
trembled, . = ' ~ .
The 'rajubfrowned, while Mnhnln‘s soft
face correspondingly brightened, and the
bronze fa‘cepfrlfohun slowly relaxed into a
smile as he drew her-slight figure yet more
- reussuriugly to-his side; the’eutire, British
contingent at the some time bursting into a
shout that rang and reverbernted over the
shriller plaudits of' the native onlookers,
much like the home bmying of a battle
horn over the squeukings and clamorings of
the fifes and kettle drums. ,
“Another thousand on Nudgka!" cried
'Poiudexter, excitedly fluttering. two fingers
at the poteutate in betting book fashion. “A
whole Inc of rupees, .if I‘ only had them!
What says your-excellencyr’
”Djsmpudm-Hasnan composedly nodded his
assent, and tho-wager was recorded.
“It wasDjeridgowak’s first miscalculation;
hls‘imputienco overreached itself,” be said,
stroking his beard once more. “VVctch him
now! He will make up for the fnux pass, as
the French would say.”
Apparently but slightly injured by his ro-
pulso, though panting slightly, the tiger had
resumed his silent, watchful circlings of the
nrena,.seemingly with no more want of con-
fidence in himself than if they had not been
in the least interrupted. '
But the stallion was now seen to have
chungedhis tactics so far that, while resum-
ing his pivotal gymtious, his'hend, in lieu of
his hindquai-ters, were. now presented to the
front. ' ~ ‘ ‘ .
Another breathless interval of suspense,
followed by a fresh hurtling spring on the
part of the tiger; ‘
But it was countered'cvcn more cunningly
and effectively than before. Crouching and
~gliding under the flying black and yellow
bulk, much as u gazelle might crouchingly
cvado a. lammergeyor’s hurtling swoop, out
flew the glistening heels again at just the
right instant, this time bringing up with a
tremendous impact on tho monstcr’s flunk, so
that when Djeridgowkn’s revolutions were
resumed, as they were almost instantly, it
was with a sullen, half gasping air, and with
n perceptible limp that bctokcued more than
aunties inform, his hips. .
_ Nudgka would be the victor.
”‘FATiotfierThousnu'd‘lbil‘t/e hundred on th ‘
white stallion l” vocif‘crutcd Poindexter ye!
again over the many voiced applause. “Is
it a. go; your cxcclleucyi Or I’ll go you three
to onel"
The rujah’s Oriental composure bud deep-
ened into something more than Oriental
glumncss; and his cruel guzo roamed from
tho tiger to tho little bogum—now radiant—
with a. smoldering ficrccncss of t'lirsatisfpc-
tion; but he, nevertheless, inclined his head
majestically, and the third additional bet
was registered. .
But again and again was the tigvr‘s spring
repeated, and with no better subverts, save
that on one occasion one of his mighty fore-
paws managed to fetch the bruvi- sic n: .1 long
raking stroke along the loius, rip)! : ; his
skin into strips and staining his ssh-or:- coat
with blood.
It was now a foregone conclusion that
Tim English-
men roarcd themselves hoarse; oven the na-
tives yelled their unrestrained delight, in
spite of their royal master’s frowning dis‘
pleasure; while little Mahala fairly clupptxl
her hands and bounded in her seat at the side
of her stern visaged protector.
But Djeridgowka, though plainly dis-
piritcd, had as yet suffered no positively dis.
nbling injury, and it was quickly evident
that he intended to make one more supremo
effort to retrieve the day.
Without the slightest warning, he sud-
denly changed his tactics by swerving from
his prowling circuit, and running, instead of
leaping directly toward the horse's lowered
crest, until within it. couple of yards, and
then launching himself forward, like the
veritable thunderbolt for which he was
hunted, full at Nadgkn‘s throat.
But the stallion was not there to meet it,
having danced to one side with the rapidity
of thought. Then, and before the tiger could
recover from the shock of striking the oppo-
site wall of the pit, crush! crash! crash! suc-
cessively were the steel shod, terriblegheels
launched, each time reaching the mark with
ut'rowy precision and bone crushingforce.
And then the jungle monarch wass'éen run-
ning whimperingly around the skirts of the
arena on three legs, and with his jaw hope-
lasl y broken—conquered, defeated, and with
the sole object of effecting a. skulkiug escape
front his victorious foe.
The rajah made the sign by which his fa
vorite was permitted to make good his to
treat, and then, with a. bow to Col. Mohun
turned to go with his suite.
“One moment, excelleucyi" shouted Mn.
haln’s protector. “Deign, if you please. t4
fox-titully announce that the victory is witl.
Nadgka, and my little friend. here is to con
tinue undisturbed under my guardianship.”
The poteutato did so, with none of the bes
grace, it must be said, and then took his do
parturo with as much haste as was consistent
with his august dignity.
It was none too soon.
The white stallion, which had until that
moment remained proudly in the center of
the pit, sudden! y reared himself high in the
air, with flushing eyes and floating mane,
and then fell upon his side—dead.
“Poor Nudgka!” commented Maj. .Poin-
dcxtcr, laying his hand on Mohun‘s shoulder,
on which the little begum was now sobbing
as if her heart would break. “See, his entire
left ribs were laid bare by that one stroke of
Djeridgowkn’s paw. But; newer-mind. Mahala
is free front the rajab’s clutches, and I have
won a. pot of his money. ” _
And perhaps they didn’t mind, at least not
greatly. Money had changed hands; Mahala,
the wltilom Nautch girl, was saved to become
a great itiagistrate’s wife in Bombay, and the
mother of a. child destined to depose the
usurpiug rajah of Nagpoor, twenty years
later, and restore the rightful dynasty; and
a most decisive single combat had been uobly
contested and heroically won.
But; then the hero was only a white stallion
—only a horsel—Nathun D. Urner in Once a
“’cck. ' ‘
ltcmically Pure Gold.
“Is that pure gold?” asked a pretty girl
who was selecting a brooch 1n a Sixth avenue
jewelry store. “Most certainly,” answered
the jeweler, and the satisfied damsel bought
tho pin and departed. Turning to resume a
conversation with an older customer, he no-
ticed u. look of mild scorn directed at him and
said, half upologetically: “or course that was
not strictly true, but it was no lie. that
she meant to risk was whether it was real
gold, and not an imitation, and I answered
her moaning truthfully, though 1 never saw
any pure gold in my life that I know of. It
has always been supposed until recently that
chemically pure gold was something that
could not be produced, but some jeweler in
Rhodo Island is said to have discovered a
process by which he does produce it, and it is
now on tho market.
“I do not see that it is a particularly with
able discovery, for gold without alloy would
be as little durable as lead; or even less so.
It is very soft and would easily wear away
with very slight friction. As a. matter of
business, gold eighteen carats fine is as near
m we ordinarily get to pureuess. That is
three parts of gold to one of alloy. If less ul-
loy than that is used the gold is less service-
able, but wo do sometimes use it twenty-two
carats itue.”—-Pittsburg Dispatch.
EFFECTS OF CITY LIFE.
Imk of Ann and Shoulder Exercise—In-
ccssant Noise—Shock.
An English physician of distinction, Dr.
Walter B. Platt, contributes to The Popular
Science Monthly a suggestive poper'on cer-
tain “Injurious Influences of City Life." He
confines his observations to these points: (1)
The disuse of. the arms for any considerable
muscular exertion by the great majority of
men and WOI‘JCD. (2) Tito incessant noise of
a. large city; (3) Jnrring of the brain and
spinal cord 1: y continual tread ing upon pave-
ments. .
The effect of these influences, according to
Dr. Plutt, is to undermine the stability of
the nervous system and to impair the circu-
lation and general nutrition. Tthe effects
accumulate with each successive generation
of city dwellers, and it is asserted that there
are very few families now living in London
who, with their predecessors, have resided
there continuously for three generations.
In regard to the lack of arm and shoulder
exercise, the doctor points out that it has an
important bearing on the general health of
both men and women, since it increases the
' capacity of the chest and thereby the surface
of the lung tissue, so essential to the proper
purification of the blood. In the city the
mass of people can only get this benefit
through gymnasium work, or some form of
homo exercise, like pulling—weights, dumb-
bells or Indian clubs. The writer insists
upon urm exercise as necessary to o. perfect
physical condition and to the prevention of
nervous irritability and consequent mental
disorder.
The injurious effect of incessant noise as
an irritant to the nerve centers has been "
demonstrated by experiment, as well as con-
firmed by observation. A large share of this
noise in the residential portions of cities is
unnecessary, and should be stopped. “The
loud ringing of church bells at all hours of
the day and night, in this age, when every
one knows the hour of service, hardly recom-
mends the religion of good will to men,” so 5
the doctor. Streets of residences should
paved with asphalt; underground roads
should supplant elevated structures, and all
unnecessary noises of street traffic and vend-
ing should be forbidden. '
To prevent the shock to the brain and.
spinal cord caused by the jar of walking on
brick or stone the doctor suggests an elastic
rubber boot heel. In this country very little
heed is paid to the nerves of the people; they
are lucky to escape with their lives from tho
many perils. But anything that tends to
make city life more agreeable and beautiful
ought certainly to be encouraged—New
York lVorld. ' ‘
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RELlGIOUS NOTES.
Bolivia, which has a opulution of
2,000,000, is without a sing c Protestant
missionary.
There are in connection with the Metho-
dist Episcopal church in this country
24,080 Sunday schools, with 2,016,181
scholars. , ‘ .
Dr. Chamberlain’s scheme for a United
Presbyterian church in India, the thirteen
Presbyterian and Reformed bodies repro~
sented in the empire uniting in one gen-
eral assembly, has been favorably received
in Scotland.
Axroms.
Born to rule—A bookkce r.
Ho “whoops 'cm up”- 10 cooper.
Sticketh closer than a brother—A po-
rous plaster.
Awaiting its turn~A buckwheat case.
When is a despondent 'lovcr like a
tumor? When he 15 cut out.
Irony—The wit of tho laundry—Life.
No Guns Necessary Here.
A salute of seventy-two. guns was fired
at Berlin the other day when the new cm-
prcss gave birth to a son. In this coun-
tr enough noise is generally made when
a. baby is born, without firing guns.—
Norristown Herald.
In it. Doubtful State.
A young gentleman who had written to a
nice girl offcriug her his heart and hand, but
who had not received a. reply, pensivcly re-
marked that be was living “in one of the
:lonbtfui states. “—-Now York Tribune.
BUILDING TRADITION S.
LEGENDS CONCERNING STRUCTURES
INTENDED FOR MAN’S USE.
Cholco of a Building Sitc—-—Tho Devil Suit}
to no a. Mighty Builder—numrm Sacri-
fice and Its Substitutes—Modern Cox-ca
monies.
There are in various parts of the world
many curious traditions concerning struct-
ures intended for man’s habitation or use.
When the nomad finally strikw his tent. and
adopts a fixed structure in some chosen spot
for- hls future home, much importance is
usually laid on the manner of selecting this
spot, than upon certain propitintory rites
deemed necessary to insure the safety or con-
tinuance of the new dwelling. Many of our
modern ceremonies are harmless survivuls of
these ancient usages, and these customs them-
selves are still perpetuated by symbolicul
substitution.
If we are to believe ancient authors, many
tribes were of old guided to their future
homes by mysterious agencies. The Phoctcns
claimed to have been led to nprosperous land-
ing by a seal, Cyrouiuns by a raven, tho
Irpiui by a wolf, etc, etc. So the sites of
buildings were frequently chosen by these
wise animals. Six vultures indicated to Re-
mus and twelve to Romulus the location of
the future mistress of the world. Sometimes
these intelligent guides transfer the building
materials to [a propitious spot. There are
many traditions in England and Scotland, as
well as on the continent, of'such interference
in the choice of a. building site.
It has been the custom in nearly all lands
to attribute to ancient races, or to certain
mysterious beings the construction of gigum
tic works, ancient castles, walls, etc. Among
the Greeks, these structures were attributed
to the Titans, a race of giants once possess-
ing the earth. So in Scandinavia, the J otuns
or giant gods performed these mighty feats
of construction. In Germany, it was the
dwarf inhabitant of the mountain cave, in
- the more romantic lands of southern Europe,
the fairy or witch. In the middle ages, those
gave way gradually to tho devil, whose in-
fluence and reputation spread with the
growth of Christendom. In time he
proved to be a mighty builder, although his
labor was always performed for his personal
advantage, and to the loss of the owner of
the habitation.
The devil disliked the building of churches,
and is seldom credited with assisting in their
construction, but frequently tried to prevent:
their erection. He is the champion bridge
builder in many old world lands, and has
bestowed his name on many a bridge, as, for
instance, that on St. Gothcrd Puss, over a
stream which he alone could spun. Au un-
ecdoto frequently related of these building
enterprises is, in the words of the poet, told
of this:
I showed you in the valley is bowlder
Marked with the imprint of his shoulder,
As he ' hearing it up this way,
A 17, passing, cried “Herr, Jet"
And the devil dropped it in his fright,
And vanished suddenly out of sight.
These stones are shown in my places in
Germany, Norway and Denmark. One at
Lundborg has the impress of his form, where
he lay down to rest before attempting the
ascent of a. steep bill. In another place are
eleven large stones. It is said the devil was
carrying the twelfth up a. neighboring bill,
when her-Stopped to rest. He was unable to
resume his burden, which bears- the imprint
of his shoulder blade. A certain church wall
in England is said to bear the imprint of his
foot. where be stamped to show his defiance
of popery.
A victim is usually required, as the price
of his satanic mnjesty’s services as an archi—
tect. Many stories are told of outwitting
him, when a human sacrifice was required.
A Swiss peasant obtained diabolic aid in
buildings. bridge across a valley, cheating
the architect with a goat. German tales of
similar substitution are numerous, a fox, a
wolf, a. dog, out, or cook being the sacrifice.
It was on universal custom formerly to cause
a dog or cat to enter a new house first, as u
propitintory victim. In Yorkshire, it was
thought necessary to bury a. dog or out under
the church walls, its ghost haunting the
church yard. As tho devil requireda victim,
it was said in Lancashirc that on one coun-.
seling or plann‘ ing repairs to info d building,
or the building of a new one, would die with-
in a. year.‘ ,
From this notion of the devil as a builder,
there arose a. custom prevalent in many
places during the Middle Ages, and surviving
to modern days in Asia and Africa. This
was the sacrifice of a living being upon the
commencement of a. new edifice, usually by
burying alive within‘ the walls. Greek and
Latin authors contain many allusions to this
practice.
A pathetic tale is told of Liebenstein
castle, in Germany. A young child issnid to
have been walled up in its foundations.
having been purchased‘from its mother. To
prevent its cries, it was seated and given ploy-
things. ,While munching a roll as the walls
went-up, it said, "Mother, I can see you.”
Then later, “Mother, I see a little of you
still,” and finally, “Mother, I see nothing of
you now.”
The border castles of Scotland were, no-
mrding to legend, washed with human blood
by their savage builders, tho Picts. Bully-
portrcc castle, in Clare county, Ireland, is
said to have been erected by the Danes, who
pressed into service workmen from for and
near, and made them labor night and day
without rést or food, and when any dropped
with fatigue or hunger, be was at once im-
mured within the walls.
such sacrifices. In Africa, hundreds of vic-
tims suffercd when u. now palace was com-
mcnced.
Substitutes were afterward chosen, when
human sacrifices had been abandoned. In
Bulgaria the shadow of some one passing was
walled in. The person thus losing his other
self would, it was thought, die within a. year.
A dog, cat or cock is still used in many parts
of Europe. Danish traditions tell of a lamb.
being buried under the altar that the church
might stand unshnkeu. In Germany it is
said that u long term of good weather may
be insured by walling in a cock. -
Modern ceremonies at the laying of the
corner stone of a building are doubtless sur-
vivals of these ancient heathen sacrifices.
Religious rites are still held, but tho victim
is no longer represented either in person or
by n substitute—F. S. Bassett in Globa-
‘lemocrat. _"__'____
The Writer As Ho Writes.
When you just begin to be an author the
sight of the blank sheet of paper gives you
an' appetite instead of depriving you of it.
You long to be at work and cover it with ink
marks. A new writer not only enjoys writ-
who will copy out a‘ piece, over and over
again, until the page . appears without ’un
erasure. That is not a bad thing by way of
practice, and would no doubt be advocated
by the printers. But it is not likely to be
kept up more than two or three years. After
that the writer knows what he is going to
write before he writes it; he has learned the
art of putting the contents of his mind di-
rectly on the paper; besides, he has not the
time to make copper plate reproductions of
his work. He is more apt to put it off to the
lust practicable moment, and then to do it as
rapidly as he can. And by'nnd by it will bo
irksome to him to do it at all; and he will
wish that fortune would present him with a.
year’s vacation, during which he could lie on
his back and do nothing;
'There is a period in the writing of every
book when it seems impossible it should ever
be finished. What has gone before scents bad,
and what is to come is either a blank, or it
promises to be worse than the beginning. An
apathy, n. paralysis, settles upon the worker;
he wishes he had taken up butchering or
liquor selling for n. living. Every day that
he postpones the completion of his task it up:
pours more hopeless; his mind is gloomy, his
conscience oppressed; he haunts his study,;
but effects no more than a ghost might; he.
draws pictures on scraps of paper, reads
, books that do not intefest him, or even plans
out work that can only be executed at some
indefinite future opportunity; at lost his
final moment of grace expires, and he sits,
down in desperation and plunges his pen into‘
the inkstnud. The work goes on, and then‘
he wonders how be could-have imagined any-
ditficulty. The word “Finis" is written, and
no experiences an uplifting of the spirit.
Thackeray, according 'to all accounts, was
subject to‘ distressful periods of this kind ;.
but he declares, in one of his essays, that",
after finishing a. given book it was his custom
always to begin another before going to bed—
in the mood of reactionary lightheartednese
following upon his depression—Julian Haw-
thorne in America.
Treatment for Swollen Foot.
Policemen, letter carriers and others whose
occupation keeps them on their feet a great
deal, often are troubled with chnfed, sore
and blistered feet, especially in extremely hot
weather, no matter how comfortably their
shoes may fit. A powder is used in the Ger-
man army for sifting into the shoes and stock-
ings of the foot soldiers, called “Fusstrcu—
pulver,” and consists of three parts salicylic
- acid, ten ports starch and eighty-seven parts
' pulverized soapstone. - It keeps the feet dry,
prevents chafing and rapidly heals sore spots.
Finely pulverized soapstone alone is very
good.--Sclentiflo American. -
Mcdltnvnl legends abound in instances of.
ing, but rewriting also; I have known authors .
ARE EM BEZZLEM ENTS INCREASING?
Society Largely to BIB“!!! for the Down-
fall of u “'ualg Mun.
The New York Herold lids compiled a list
of tho ctnbezzlcments during the past your,
and from this list it reaches the conclusion
that dcfalcntions are on: the increase and
that the confidence of the employer is being
abused more and more. Its ground for this
inference is that tho cmbczzlemcnts and the
nuutbcr of cmbezzlcrs of 1888 are so much
greater than those of 1878,. This may be true,
and yet it 'dce‘s, not £03100} that dishonesty
among employees is increasing. The ratio of
this class of crimes may be no larger in 1888
than in 1878, although the number of em-
bezzlcmcnts in tho later your may exceed
those in the earlier. Because we have more
capital employed in b ' , more business
institutions, more Otis: of trust to be
filled. The monetary ’ transactions have
largely increased and also the number of em-
ployee. With this growth in business comes
a growth in crime, because the field of opera—
tions for dishonest employees. has been so
greatly extended.
A good deal of tlis augmented crime can
be traced, first, to the employers themselves,
and, second, to the false standards of life.
SOcIety is largely to blame for the downfall
of a. weak man. It has erected merctricious
standards of quality, and those who suck and
obtain admission into that society must live
up to these moretriciousgstuudiirdsr ougclsc
they will be ignm-cd. A" weak, dependent
man, one that seeks fornny kind of social
distinction, no matter how puerilc it may
be, is utterly crushed "if society ignores
him. He must' be recognizer]. And this
feeling of despair is the first step toward
his personal destruction. If he should have
an extravagant wife and - family who
also have the craze for social recogni-
tion, he is compelled to get it. If ho cannot
earn enough money to maintain the show, he
beginsto appropriate stnall sums front his
employer in the hope that by speculating or
gambling he can make a good deal more. He
may not mean to steal in the beginning. But
be generally loses, and then the descent in the
down grade commences. After the first pec-
ulation'tbo remainder comecasy. and before
he knows it he is an cmbezzler to the extent
of thousands of dollars. There are some
clerks who steal merely because they like to
steal, but these are in the minority. They
should not be considered in analyzing the
causes that underlie the desire to cmbczzlc.
Employers are to blame in this class of
cases, not primarily, perhaps, for the embez-
zlers generally belong to the trusted class of
employes who get good salaries. But they
are to bluntg for failure to prosecute because
friends or relatives make up the deficit.
W'hen this is dono the matter is dropped and
tho embezzlcr, having felt no disgrace, does
not appreciate the full extent of his crime.
The employer who does‘this does himself no
benefit, but does a. positive harm to society.
Every dishonest clerk or official should be
punished not only because he has done that
which merits some kind of a penalty, but be-
c'auso he has violated a statute. People who
violate laws with impunity, by and by begin
to lose their respect for the law. ‘ :
There'is yet another consideration. Every
time that a clerk is discovered in dishonest
action he should be punishal as a, warning to
others who may contemplafé wrong doing.
Employers crr again by putting young men
in places of responsibility and then paying
them meager salaries. It is human nature to
err. And the man who holds a position of
some importance will in time consider him-
self also to be of some importance. When
this mental conditibn is reached, he must live
better, dress better, and enjoy life in all its
phmes more completely. This takes money.
If his employer does not give it tohim for
servicesrendercd, the clerk finally appropri-
ates in little sums the mohey of his em-
ployer. There is one peculiar fact about this
peculnting, and that is that; none of the em-
bezzlers seem to realize that in the end their
deeds will be discovered—Detroit Free
Press.
President {\rthur’s Canned Salmon.
When Senator Vest atcompauied the info
President Arthur out to the Yellowstone
park on the famous fishing excursion, the
little Missourian thought; he would play a
trick on Mr. Arthur. One day Vest went
out by himself and returned in the evening
with a. fine' lot of fish. Ho met President
Al‘lililll‘ dilu’mlimriiult- -“' ' ‘ ‘
"I never would have believed it, but do
yoifknowthut I really caught some salmon
today in a boiling spring that were nicely
cooked—nil that was needed was a little pep-
per and salt and sauce to have them ready
for the table. See, I brought three of them
home. Just try one of them, Arthur. Most
delightful flavored fish I ever tastee .”
President Arthur looked critically at the
fish and then replied :
“Well, that is quite a. freak of nature,
Vest, but I had on experience today that
lays your boiled unseasoued fish out cold.
Sec,” he said, as he drove down into the fish-
ing basket and brought out a tin can, “I found
a spring today where I caught those just as
fast as I could throw in my line. Try some,
Vest. It‘s the finest flavored canned salmon
I ever tasted. I’ll take you out to-morrow
and show you the spring where I catch sal-
mon like this. Oh, this is a great place. ain’t
it. senator? People in the cost would hardly
believe I have been catching canned salmon,
but I want you to stand by me, and declare
that you saw the cans. I'll stick to the fact
that I saw your boiled fish.”
Senator Vest didn’t try to work or! any
more funny gags on President Arthur during
that Yellowstone trip—Globe-Democrut.
To Achieve True Success.
What will assure success? It needs a com-
bination of sound elements to achieve true
success—call it nerve and brains, or over-
drawn assurance, whatever you will. The
spirit of push, of unbounded perseverance,
of untiniug patience, is a recognized feuturo
of the true American,‘nnd there is no reason
to mourn its existence; it is a. necessary fac-
tor in modern life.- In . the midst of the
hurry and rush of these days a man will be
left for in the rim: who does not make him-
self aggressive.
Mere brain power is not enough, there
must be some means whereby the ability can
be manifested. The man of more intellect
may be a fine scholar and a thoughtful
reader, but he can never mingle successfully
in the busy netualitios of the world at large.
It needs a. determination to make the world
feel the brain power of the man, this is the
menus. I'utcezl not be shown in nwnyto
annoy or disgust; quietly but persistently
the intellect maybe made to influence the
lives of others. The genius of the head may
be excited by the grasp of the humid and the
genial familiarity which follows thereby. It
requires pluck and courage. To wait in the
lowermost places to get an invitation to
come higher is pretty poor policy ,nowuduys.
If you don’t let it be known that you are
‘ around some other fellow will climb over
you and achieve wealth and renown. Keep
looking onward and going onward. Don’t
stun! still. To stand still in business is .but
to go buckwurd;-'—A. II. Revel! in Chicago
Journal. . ' -
The Library's Naughty Books.
Every library has its skeleton—in other
words, a. collection of imprOper or immoral
books. In the Boston Public library this as-
->sortment is hidden away into series of modest
little cloEets.:idéhiguhtcd ns,’tho{‘{.‘Inferno.” On
these shelch Engaged in suggestive rows
are all ”such vblun’ies as? ought to bring a
bluSh to the check of i unocencc. Tho restric- .
tions upon their circulation are very rigid
indeed, for it would seem that there are lots
of people who are always trying to get hold
of something nasty in the literary way. 4 Al-
most invariably they givo’ it as an excuse for
demanding such books that they are going
through a course of English or .French litera-
ture and are compelled reluctantly to peruse
the objectionable works use. portion of the
task before them. So the attendants are
obliged to exercise considerable discretion. If
a. reader comes up and says he has heard that
such und'sucli shock is naughty and that he
would like to see it, the volume will praably
be'given ltim; but if he tries the “course of
litertiture" dodge, ho is apt to be refused.
The applicant for an objectionul’work is
usually asked to fill out a. slip, giving his age
and occupation, together with his name, ro-
fercnco for-"character and reason why he
wants the book. This slip‘ must receive the
.indorscment of the librarian before the re—
quest is complied with. , “At the bindery” is
the ordinm'yforumla employed in such cases,
which, being translated, means that you can-
not havo what you want. A book that is
marked in the catalogue with a single star is
not to . be » circuloted freely, because too
costly. 'A double. star indicates that tho-
volnmo is too rare to be allowed to go out of
the library on any account. Three stprs
usually signify that the work is immoral,
dud only to be seen on application, found by
= permission of the authorities—Boston lleruld.
Cannibals in 'Sfilitli‘lmc'flba.
A queer nook of Brazil was explored by an
Englishman, Mr. John Stearus, two years
ago, and hnsjjiist been described by hin'i. It
is in the valley of the_-Rio D009, and seems to
have been 'péglected'by settlers 9h account of
the ,~ unnuvignbie character 'of the strewn.
' Though within 250 miles of the city of Rio
do J mteiro, the natives arc naked and canni-
bals with no religion. The district contains
much valuable rosewood—Arkcusmv Trav-
elq'é , ' ' ' ‘ . -
W-.
UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS.
HOW CITY FOLKS GUARD AGAINST
UNPLEASANT ACQUAINTANCES.
Notes of n Home Circle Conversation.
Taken by' u. Charming Follow—A
Nice Looking Couple—An Unsopltistl-
catctl View—Notes;
In
Notwithstanding the true American free-
dom of approach and readiness to accept the
advances of others which perhaps exists in a.
greater measure in New York than else-
where, there are yet; certain bounds of in-
timacy which may not be passed until time
has ripened acquaintance into confidential
friendship. The man one mccts daily at the
office, in the store, on the elevated railroad
or at the club converscs freely after intro-
duction, and both gives and receives pleasure
by daily talks, but 110 is not invited to visit
the home circle, nor does he give such an in-
vitation until long acquaintance has famili-
arizod each party with the circumstances of
of tltc othcr’s life.
In a. recent home clrclo conversation the
writer asked the question: “How long and
well should one know a person before com-
mitting himself to confidential friendship?”
The answers, as was to be expected, were as
different as the natures of those who made
them. “I can judge a man tolerably well at
sight,” said on impetuous New Engluudcr,
not yet fmuiliar with metropolitan ways.
“If he has an honest eye and a good face. is
not marked with a rummy nose, and talks
sensibly, I should not be afraid to 11s.: him to
my home. He might turn out badly some
time, and I might be ashamed of having
known him, but that cannot be helped. Ono
never knows the whole of mtybody’s life his-
tory." There was an ominous pause after
this effusive statement. It was not; pleasant
to express less generous sentiments, but the
coutttcnnnces of the auditors showed that
they could not agree with him.
'vaULLY TAKEN IN.
“You will find that you cannot go on that
rule here,” said one who has lived longer in
this city. ~“I used to feel just that way and
acted according! y, but; now I make it a __rulo
never to invite an acquaintance to call until
I have known him favorably of; least; three-
months. If I am introduced to a stranger
and like his appearance, I try to bo cordial
to him during that time. Not heating
anything against him," or seeing any-
thing wrong about him, I then give him an
invitation. I was awfully taken ' in once by
one of the most charming follows in the
world. He looked like a prince .and talked
like an angel, but he is in Canada now and a
bank down town mourns for him and several
thousand dollars which he stole. Since then
I have not been hasty in making friends. ”
“Three months is not; nearly long enough,”
said a. bright, chatty lady, the sister of o well
known clergyman. “Ben (her brother) and I
have to meet all sorts of people in our church
work, and we always wait; a year. Most of
our friends did so with us and they were
right, judging by our experiences. One of
the nicest and dcénticst of little women moved
into the flat next to ours soon after brother
was called here, and I toll him I meant to call
on her. I didn't go just then because I had to
go home and take care of mother during a
sickness. One day after I had got back I
happened to pass her door while she was say-
ing good by to a. friend, and I heard more
slang words in one minute than in all my
life before. You can guess that I decided
not to make her acquaintance.”
“You were perfectly right in saying that
a. year is- not too long,” said another-lady,
picking up the conversational thread.
“When we lived on —— street we had for
near neighbors as nice it looking couple as
ever were seen. The man went to his busi‘
ness every morning, and the woman was
singing over her work all day long. My hus-
band thought they were nice, and so did I,
but we learned better before long. One
night they had a. supper party that began at
10 o’clock and ended at daybreak. Every
one must have been drunk. for they sang and
shouted so that nobody else in the house
could get a. wink of sleep. After that we
heard them scolding each other every night,
and at last something exploded like a cannon
cracker between them. Both commenced
divorce proceedings, and the wife was turned
Stit‘Sfl‘ei‘é’llnttca‘En wetlt-SSSIWW 1‘“
IN A. VERY QUEER \VAY.
“No doubt all of you are right from the
point of view of personal interest,” said the
uni-Sophisticated New, Englander, who has not
yet realized that personal interest rules the
best of us in an inordinate measure. “Yo x
havo'hnd bad luck,“ but most people are good
and well, disposed. Now, I’ve just made
some new friends in u. very queer way, and I
mean to stick by them until I find they are
not all right. Last night when I was going
up the stairs of my boarding house in my
usual dumhcndcd, absent minded style, I
turned into the room below mine by mis-
take. Thinking, of course, that I was in my
own room I was dumfoundcd at its appear-
ance, with trunks piled up in the corner and
’ladies’ dresses hanging in the open closet. A
low, sweet female voice struck on‘ my car as
I stood there amazed. ‘There, baby,’ it said,
‘is papa,’ and before I could turn her arms
were about my neck. Then she saw what
had. happened and accepted my apology,
though not very graciously at first. We are
good friends now, I um glad to say, and
laughed over the accident this morning.”
A general comparison of notes was made
at the end of this funny story. The conclu-
sion reached was not perhaps the best, but
most people will think it a prudent one. All
kinds of people live in this great city. Not:
only are there good angels with good faces,
and bad angels with bad faces, but there are
also good men and women whose counte-
ntmces would convict them of any crime,
undevil disposed wretchcs who look as if
they . belonged to heaven rather; than
on earth, and who talk as sweetly as if “buts
ter wouldn’t melt in their mouths.” Every
man and woman rightly limits the list of in-
timate friends to the rule of congeniulity.
lVell disposed, decent, law abiding people
very properly avoid thoso who have not sim‘
ilnr virtues. In a large city active and stir-
ring peoplc meet new acquaintances every
day. These ought to be received pleasantly
and politely, but may in common fairness
be compelled to wait until time hus'provcd
their desirability as friends—New York
The Novelist in Society.
The professional character of French lit-
erary society makes one of the chief dis-
tinctions between literature in France and in
England. An English writer does not i. :-
fino himself, either wholly or partly, to the
society of his brethren in art; he does not,
perhaps, even prefer his brother novelist to
any intelligent person. He, too, is like Dog—
berry, and seldom allows his gifts to appear.
Ho prefers to be received like any other gen-
tleman among his friends, leaving his literary
character to be inferred from a jest now and
then, or passing reference. . Discussionsu on
art and its methods have been gently ut
firmly discouraged hitherto in his society.
Tito other society across the channel is not
like this. It is above all things, professional.
The novelists form their group, as painters do
everywhere, ltaviu'r a thousand technical
things to discuss.—.$lackwood’s Maguziue.
Burning Bricks In :1. Klin.
Burning bricks in a kiln seems to be a very
easy matter, but if one looks into the busi-
ness he will find that such an impression is
entirely incorrect. I have been at tho busi<
ness twenty-five years, and I believe that I
am in a position to speak intelligently ontho
subject. Ithu the bricks leave the press
they are taken to the kilns and piled in such
a manner as to permit the heat to reach every
brick. Of course, the layers near the fires
are always burned harder than those on top,
and it is the amount of heat that regulates
the grades. The bricks that get the most
heat are strictly hard; further up you will
find the medium, and on the top of tho kilns
we get the salmon, the softest grade, used for
filling up between the walls. then the fires
are started the greatest care ‘must be exer-
cised, and ii the burner who has charge of
the kiln don’t understand his business, 110
may ruin the bricks. Too much heat will
bring about such I. result; just the some as an
insufficient amour ii. The stock brick, which
are formed in liner molds, are burned in
different kilns front the other grades, and, as
they are very hard, you can see that they
must be subjected to an intense heat.—Br1ck
Burner in Globe~Democrat. ‘
James Whitcomb Riley complains that
some conscienceless scribes are pulming off
cheap imitations of his poetry, with his name
attached, upon certain gullible editors.
\Vltltyt'bo Biggest Name.
About the maddest man in North Carolina
is he who, while in New York, ordered the
“pie with the biggest name” on the hotel bill
of fare, and found “nothin’ but _ buckle-
berry," which he had eaten all his life, and
worse, that when he got home some wag told
all his neighbors of its—New York Commer-
cial Advertiser.
Sounds Just as Bad.
In the Volapuk language the word drunk
. is “diinkadik.” It sounds more like pigeon
English. it would II: quite as disgraceful
, for a man to be seen “reeling homo dlinka‘
- dik" as it would to be seen “staggering homo
cranky—Norriamwn Herald.
WHY BOYS GO TO SEA.
The Charm of Sailor Dress—Romantic
Notions of Foreign Lands.
I was but a very little lad when I first went
to sow—my ago 13 years and 6 months. “my
I went to sea I can hardly say. I had cer-
tainly no clear views. Maybe the reading of
story books'nbout the ocean life raised' a. kind
of hankering in me; but I think it was the
desire to shine in buttons, to wear a pair of
blue cloth trousers flowing at the feet, a.
little jacket; with pretty brass bound sleeves,
a colored shirt with a collar lying well open
at the throat and embellished with a. black
silk handkerchief tied. in n. proper sailor’s
knot, the ends twinkling to every breeze like
the fly of a streamer pulling at u must, a cap
on the back of my head with a. sparkling de-
vice above the peak of it representing a
golden wreath encircling a flag beautifully
colored with blue and silver silk.‘ I say it
was :1 yearning to walk attired in clothes of
this kind that cndcd in my going to sea.
My notions of the deep were entirely ro-
mantic. I thought of coral Islands, green
sovannnhs, forests of fruit trees, savages
with bows and arrows, great elephants with
little black men riding cross legged on their
heads, bluc rivers winding toward the pur—
ple of distant mountains, with shining white
cities upon their banks, where the roofs of
the houses of the nobility were garnished
' with gold and silver and precious stones,
whcro there were ducks that laid emeralds
and hens rubies, and where there were the
funniest monkeys in the world too be had for
the asking. I promised one of my little sis-
ters to bring her a box of gold dust and the
ivory tusk of an elephant; for another I was
to procure a. bird of paradise, two,humming
birds and a. lizard that wasn’t poisonous. To
my brother Tommy, who was two years
younger than myself, I promised a. real
canoe, and I rather think I added that if it
was to be managed I would present him with
a. live savage to go fishing with him in it.
I know geography pretty well, though my
ideas of distant lands were a. little confused
when I came to think of their product; but it:
seemed to me that u fellow only needed to go
to sea to obtain what he wanted. The world
was very big, I thought, and when a man
sailed into it. he was bound to meet with
everything that was wonderful and worth
having. It never struck me that I might
make a voyage to a. place where there were
no elephants, no gold dust. no canoes, no
savages oven, mcrcl y u. civilized black man or
two, such as you may meet any day, bland,
clean and shining, in a London street. In-
deed, I no more realized the sort of country I
might first visit than I did the life I must
lead in order to get to it. There was a. great
deal of fruit mixed up in my seafaring
dream; the brass buttons and the badge stood
first, and then my vision was as plentifully
stocked as a big market with cocoonuts, bu-
nanns, oranges, dates, custard apples and
other first class eating. .
I knew something about ships; I had lived
half of my little life in a seaport town, and
could talk of bowsprits, quarter bouts, dead-
eyes and jibs without blundering; but of the
hardships of u sailor’s life, the food he eats,
the work he has to do, I was, of course, quite
i guoraut. It has of ten amused and interested
mo since to ask a boy, say of 13%, who
has told his papa and momma. that he is de-
termined to go to sea, what his notions of the
calling are. As a rule I find them wonder-
fully like what mine were. It is partly an
idea. of getting away from school, partly the
dream of becoming a man all at once, partly
a fancy of pirates, buried treasure, glitter-
ing uniforms, and fine curiosities to be got
somehow and brought home, the whole col-
orcd with the light of the romance which
shines very gloriously upon the minds of
boys when they are little, but which slowly
fades as one gets old and older, till life turns
as gray round about one as n cold November
day—Clark Russell. '
Cossacks in the Russian Army.
The Cossacks hold an exceptional position
in the Russian army, and though they have
lost some of their former liberties, they are
usually looked upon more as the allies than
the servants of the czar. They form a. liv-
in length, over the entire Asiatic frontier of
Russia, from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Don
and tho Caucasus. In former centuries they
were of vast service to Russia in protecting
the Russian borders from the Asiatic hordes.
farce-«sum on.- *M LI.
selves up to the year 1858 Russia’s greatest
opponents in tho south. Shamyl gave the
Russians twenty-two years of hard fighting
in the mountains of the Caucasus before he
was finally captured with his family in one
of the hill passes. ~
From Shamyl’s former adherents Russia
has won a. magnificent Cossack army. Ono
OEIShumyl’s sons is an officer in the Russian
guide; a. second son was also an officer in the
Russian service, but went over to the service
of the sultan during the last war, where he
commanded for a time a regiment of his own
people who acknowledged the sovereignty of
the Porto. After the Cossack revolt on
the River Yaik (Ural), in 1055, runny emi—
grated to Turkey. The Cossacks of tho Ural,
like those of the Caucasus, fought long for
their independence. Their final struggle
took place in the year of the declaration of
American independence. But the Russians
were victorious, thc Comck leader, Puget-
chcff, was captured and executed, the name
of the river and province of Yaik was
changed to Ural, and since then the Cossacks
have been peaceful subjects of tho czar, who
is in his own person :1 Cossack hetmnn and
in whom is now vested the right; of appoint;-
ing commanders—Philadelphia Times.
Firearms in African Warfare.
Professor Drummond, the African traveler
says he has often wished he could get inside
an African for an afternoon and just see how
he looks at things. If; is certain his views of
the world are very different from ours. The
General-in—chief of the king of Uganda’s
army recently expressed some novel ideas on
the introduction of firearms in native wor-
farc. He told the king he was sorry gun-
powder had ever reached the great lakes. In
the good old times the Wagunda. warriors
were invincible. Those were the days of hand
to bond combats, when victory rewarded
the bravest and strongest, and skill in hand-
1ing the lance and shield decided the fortunes
of war. But now, u. clumscy coward safely
hid in the grass can kill the bravest soldiers.
There is no longer a chance for glorious feat
of arms, and “since guns are the fashion we
must fight; with guns.” This stickler for war
clubs and usscgais was doubtless all the more
impressed with the degeneracy of the times
from the fact that he was suffering from
two bullets wounds inflicted by the Wnyoro,
whom for the their time in his life be had
failed to whip. It seems a. pity that all sav-
ages do not harbor old fashioned prejudices
against firearms—New York Sun. _
Should Be More Careful.
Wife—John, I had a fearful fall this morn-
ing.
Husband—How was that?
“I was going down the cellar stairway”—
“And I s’pcse you slipped and fell i"
“Yes.”
“ch11, you'll have to be more careful. I
just paid $12 to have the stairway painted,
and if you keep on you’ll have it all scratched
and (linger .”—Lincoln Journal.
Cure of Cancer and Ulcers.
7" JudgcT. C. McLondon writes to the
Swift Specific Co. : “About three years
ago, Jerry Bfndlcy, had a cancerous
sore on his face, near the right eye. It
caused him a great deal of pain, and ho
lost the sight of the eye, but was finally
cured by the use of .Swift's Specific.
This case is well known in Willie 00.,
Ga, where he lived."
- Mr. L. Cox, of Arknbutln, Tate Co.
I Miss, writes: “I sufleredn great deal
: from old ulcers for years. Your medi-
. clue was recommended, and after using
six bottles I was completely cured.
Your medicine does even more than you
claim for it. I have known it to cure
cases which were thought ho class."
Mrs. A. M. Goldsmith, No. 674 Van-en
St.,Brooklyn, N. Y., writes: “I com-
menced using S. S. S. about threeyenrs
ago. lhad suffered with a. sore throat
for over a year. I used a great many
other remedies with no good results.
Mylittlc girl, also, had sot-c fingers; it
commenced froth the quick, and then
the nails would conic ofi. We doctor-ed
her for over two years, and when Iconi-
menced using S. S. s. I thoughtl would
see what it would do for her. I am
thankful to say that it entirely cured
her. It is the best remedy I know
of for the blood. I really believe
it. was the means of saving my life.
The doctor told me I had a. throat dis-
ease rsimilur to General Grant's. I
cheerfully recommend it to all suffering
foam disordered blood.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed freo. Tun Sivn-"r SPECIFIC 00.,
I Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
Glad tidings. Relief and cure of throat
and lung diseases. Fontniue’s (.‘urc is
guaranteed to cure a cold in 12 hours.
For sale’ by C. Laphum, 11 Main Street,
Norwalk.
Time waits for no man because some
men are so long in coming to time, we
suppose.
Dyspepsia in its worst forms will yield
to the use of Carter’s Little Nerve Pills,
aided by Carter’s Little Liver Pills. They
not only relieve present distress but
strengthen the stomach and digestive ap-
pat-mus.
ing rampart from five to six thousand miles ..
Absolutely Pure.
This l'owder never varies. A marvel of pure
strength and witolesomcness. More economic
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in com-
petllion With the. multitude of low test,~ short
weight, allum or phosphate powders.
liovar. trauma l‘ownsn 00.,103 Wall St., N. Y.
“600B ENOUGH”
Frillilfl .0l_t_0iiii.
Lumps urn
filled direct by
'4:- H E P U MP
w ithout Lift-
ing the Can,—
tho filling tuba
adjusting
suit hot 3'!) th
of any Lamp. '
This is the
most practical
FAMILY CA2:
over offered to
the public.
to
con; '
Ellou H .
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I ,-
MllY SHDUID SAVE 093$.
IANUFAOTURED C'r‘ .
WINFIELD MANUFACTURING COEFAPH,
vermin 0:55.10.
No Drop ingots n the Flatiron-Table; No
Faucet to or t knocked open to waste
Contents or cause Explosions. No Corks to
Lose. CiqscsPerfectly Air Tight. No Leuk-
ngo—No [evaporation-Absolutely Safe.
A Universal Household Necessity.
CAI-=0 A133 8:53 mm
For Sale in Norwalk by Gregory Sc Worden and
E. K. Lockwood in Co. 13122
I .
TRUE PUBLIC INTERESTS
Treated in a clean manly way.
A healthy people make a prosperous nation.
l‘eoplc made and kept healthy by
Baker’s Great American Sneettie.
Rhollllmlium with its Vise-like grip tortures its
victim until he loses control of his temper, and
then comes grave mistakes. Another turn of the
vise and Ncurulgin torments all patience out of a
man. ltclief from these terrible diseases makes a
heaven of happiness for the sufferer, and Baker’s
Great American Specific gives that relief.
There is no mistake about this, and at this season.
in this climate, you cannot afford making the mis-
take of being without a bottle of this wonderful
remedy. Damp, chill winter winds, sleet, snow,
slop and ice are as certain to bring on the for-
ments of linl-JUMATISM and tortures of NEUIIALGXA
as is BAKEK’S (“mar AMERICAN SPECIFIC to cure
them. Price 50 cents a bottle. Prepared only by
Maurice, Baker .1; Cc., Portland, Me. Doolittle J;
Smith, 24 and ‘26 Trentont Street, Boston, Mass,
EEIllESS
LADIESS ms
Do Your Own Dyeing, at Home.
They will dye everything. They are sold every-
where. Price IOc.a package. Theyhave noequal
for Strength, Brightness, Amount in Packages
or for Fastuess of Color. or non-fading Qualifies.
They do not crock or smut; 40 colors. For sale by
.l. u. Gregory k 00. ; (t. Laphnm, lliMain Street;
Geo. B. i‘laisled. Druggists.5 syn:
Heals Without Leaving a Scar.
Its action upon the system is unlike any
| SOUTH NORWALK, -
Jnssnfnoieson. —
Next to Sheen’s Stables, Knight street
Carriage Repairing nh’il’lhiinting
At Reasonable Prices.
'j'" ' N, t';‘ l i
. Has remoyedt’tc thb'hulldiiig
19H
rnnnr one
A Full Stock of Furnitureot all kinder
PARLIIR AND Boonoonsors
a specialty.
DAVID STOW,
Main Street one. Depot
SOUTH NORWALK,GON1N
i .P. H.» DWYER.
The largest Sleei‘ef ‘llamess
EVER DISPLAIED IM TOWN.
All First-Class, "and Stitched, Oak 'I‘unned
Pennsylvania Leather
THIRD CLASS PRICES.
(.‘all early as I intend to sell at SMALL I‘Ror—‘i'r,
SEYENT Y-FI VE
Set Stnote tillll Dooole Harness.
HABDENBBOOK "All,
Over Mitchell's Market, next door to P. II. Dwy-
er’s old stand. lstf
EQUI’I‘ABLE MORTGAGE 00.,
OF KANSAS CITY. CAPITAL $2,000,000
6 and 7 per cent. Debenture Bonds and Mort a
Loans at For and Accrued Interest. g go
It. B. CRAUFURD, Agent.
Room 2 Masonic Buildirg
HEN RY, TILLY
CARRIAGE MAKER,
CONN .
Manufacturer of
Family Carriages, Victories, Booties, to.
All Kinds of Repairing.
76m S treason;
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Harness, Blankets.
’l'mmlcs, Bags,
Sole Leather and Shoe Findings, and Boot
and Shoe Uppers.
Corner of Fairfield Ave. and Middle Street
Bridgeport, Conn.
For—Sale.
ly-lS
Page’s Climax Salve,
A FAMILY BLESSING FOR 25 CENTS.
DOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE madeby JOh:
A“ sums, anmu. \\'ill be sold cheap to
. nature at the office, , _
38.
'ii emotion as Pincers items on
other external remedy, as it never drives the
disease to the Internal Organs. 115 properties go to the diseased part. andrsepctrate
all the poisonous and corrupt ltumors, through the perspiriug vessels to the sur.acc. and
cratlicates the disease from the system.
\Ve warrant it to cure Old Sores. Ulcers,
Scroiula Sores, Salt Rheum. Sore Breasts or: Nipples, Inflamed Eyes, Swollen Glands,
Erysipclas, Boils, Scalds. Burns, Cuts. Bruises, Fistula, Piles, Corns, Bunions, Clnl-
blaius, Frosted Feet. and all cutaneous diseases on man and beast.
PAGE‘S CLIMAX SALVE acts like magic on horse flesh in curing Scratches, Mange, (lid
Sores, Fresh Cuts, htmkc Bites, lirurses, Burns, Saddle and Harness Gulls, Chafes, etc.
It is put up in
boxes three times larger than any other Salve, and sold a! 'the low price oftwenty-fivc rents ; or lat-x.
1: is warranted to curc in every case or money refunded. For Sale by Dxuggists and Dealers in medium:
everywhere.
WHAT’S—DIE PILLS.
THE GREAT STOMAGH AND LIVER REMEDY.
Established by one of our most eminent physicians and recommended by the medical
profession and druggists who know their real mcrit, and are used With more pleas-tug
results than any other medicine.
Moll'at's Life Pills are purely vegetable. They act: on the stomach, bowels. livrr
and kidneys, purify and regulate the whole, system, and are warranted a certain cute
for all Malarious Diseases, Torpid Liver, Impure Blood, Jauudice, Britons Complaints,
Dyspepsia, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion.
Neuralgia and Nervous Diseases,
Costiveness, Nervous and Sick Headache.
Female obstructions and General weakness, Scurvy,
Inflammatory Rheumatism, Piles of every kind, Gravel and Diseases of the Bladder and
Kidneys, Colds and Fever and Ague.
MOFFAT’S LIFE PILLS are elegantly Sugar coated and easy to take and are :1 perfect affu
dinner Pill, one taken after dinner each day Will aid
digestion and our: all disorders of the Stomach.
Headache and Sick Headache cannot exist if these Pills are used. For costivcncss take one Pill at bedtime.
MOFFAT’S PHOENIX BITTERS
Are not; a. drink used for intoxication, but a. pure medicine and only used by people
who are sick. They correct the secretions of the stomach and are usure cure for
Dyspepsia, Sleeplessness, Nervousnejs, Debility, \\’eakttess, Loss of Appetite, I-‘einal:
Complaints, etc. Thousands of certificates are in possession of the propnetor. giving,
perfect cures
just what we have said or money will be refunded.
effected by these invaluable medicines and we warrant that they will do
It is simply asked that the flilllCICtl
will try them once, their use will convince the most skeptical. .
PAGE‘S CLIMAX SALVE, 25c.a Box. MOFFAT'S LIFE PILLS, 25¢. a note. MOFFAT'S
PHOENIX BITTERS, sum :1 Bottle. For Sale by Druggists and Dealers in medicuic everywhere,
or sent by mail or Express, prepaid, on receipt of price.
If. P. MILLS, Sole PrOprietor.
85 LIBERTY STREET. NEW YORK.
'23:...
Dart’s Trip
Prmidcut Cleveland's Prize for the three best babies at the
givvu to these triplets, Mollie, Ida, and Ray,
5 a:
: “L tst Au st the little ones became ve
att'rcic wiihg‘tlhem, I commenced the use of Lacmted Food. It h
F ' and I consider it very largely
Luctnted Food is the best Foimll fog-1‘ Rogue-311;; big-£3.
-~:-. '- t d " better than medicine when they are a e '. e : ., . .
th'l 1': vl‘rtiilz'tsfntrallfiinctt photo. of these triplets sent free to the mother of any baby born this year.
Address WELLS, RICHARDSON & 60., Burlington. Vt.
mtt lllf‘)’ were soon as well as ever,
that .' are now so well."
[Lt
~i
le .
Aurora. County Fair, in 1887, was
children of' Mrs. A. K. Dart, Humburgh, N. Y.
sick, and as I could get no other food
e ped them imme-
due to the Food
It kee
we not“
4
IF YOU WANT
AHEATER
'1‘“ AT W ILL
Hoatlooriloose
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or ll. it. ieeitwoen re eons
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