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BROWNING'S NEW POEMS.
A Book That Will Give the Namer
ae *"Clubs" a Flne Opportunity
for Profound Study.
S''"Hence, get ye homeward, ye great
and renowned ones. night's children
unchilded, with kindly attendance"
so. in English. run the words wherein
.Esehylus takes farewell of the Eumen
ides. Mr. Browning' Fates-Clotho.
Lechesis, and Atropo-h-:d us good-by
in his new poem thus:
Clotho: Bah
Lachesis- Trs-is-la
Atropos: la, ha, ha!
It is true that words of Apolk's in
terrupt these laconic greetings, and yet,
looking at the printed page, one feels
inclined to ask. Is this poetry, or an
extract from some classical extravan
at at the Savoy theater? Romanticism
is indeed triumphant. l'errault and
Hugo have triumphed over Boilean,
and Aristoile, and £Aschylus, when a
justly famous English poet can take
those liberties with the Fates. Even in
the days of Theophile, of the flamboy
nuit waistcoat, it may be doubted
whether the wildest of the generation
would have made Clotho, Lachesis,
and Atropos drink the wine of mortals
till they said "bah", "tra-la-la," and
*Ha, ha. ha" to a god." "Say boo to
you. pooh-pooh to you is within meas
urable distance of this familiarity. Mr.
Blrowning's new volume, in which
these and other singularities occur. is
styled "Parleving with certain people."
It is a return, and we think a more for
tunate return, to the form of art in
which Mr. Browning wrought his best,
his immortal poems, the poemsof "Men
and Women," and "Bramatis. Per
eons'." The prologue between Apollo
and the Fates is headed with referen
ces to texts i'. the Homeric hymn to
Hermes, in the "Eumenides." and in
"Aleestis." Apollo held a dialogue on
the value of mortal life, and especialil v
on the life of Admetus, for whom Al
'estis died with the Fates. The ideas
of the poem are interesting, and cast
their light on the foundations of
things. It is too late to presume to
argue with Mr. Browning on his meth
ods. Lord Tennyson in youth altered
many of his poetic ways, as age brought
the philosophic,mind. and the philo
sophfu mind, as it chanced, rejecied
most of the things which criticism had
censured. But Mr. Browning has ever
taken his own war. The classical taste
of the mere perruque (with which we
confess a sympathy) might deferen
tially demur to a speech like this.
which Mr. Browning assigns to Lache
OPWe-urpled. weal-prankt-if it speed, if it
Life'ssubstanee and show are determined by
Whb meetiug out, nixing, with sure thumb
and Ager.
Lead look the due length; is all smoothse-ss
and glee,
All tagle sad grieft take the lot, my decree.
'The speech, dificult even with the
context. suficiently displays the causes
of Mr. Browning's obscurity, discovers
S a his style those tenebriferous stars."
by which Paracelsus is said to have ex
plained the phenomena of night.
itrage stars rayed out darkness. Par
aeelsns dreamed.-here be the similar
~omstellations (or a few of them) that
make Mr. Browing's poetry obscure to
the multitude. First come odd words:
"Shun an unusual word like a hidden
reef" is said to have been the maxim of
no less a critic than Caius Julius Caesar.
Now. "purpled." in the first line, is a
very unusual word. Speaking from
memory alone we remember no more
familliar use of it than that of Malory
In the "Mort d'Arthur." "King Ryahce
would purple his mantle with twelve
kings' beads." One can fancy the well
meaning student of poetry looking out
"purple" in his English dictionary, and
practice of that sort is chilling work.
"Weal-prankt" is not so difficult.
Doubtless the poet uses these archa
isms and these clashing consonants
purposely. to indicate the archaic char
satet of the venerable Fates and the
harshnemss of their dispositions. In the
same stansa the words "'lead lock the
due length" entirely baffle us. We
have tried "lead" and "look" both as
substantiveis and verbs, but unless they
are employed in some technical sense
we fail to get any meaningout of them.
This may be mere dullness of appre
bension, but other English poets yield
up their teasures of their sense more
easily. The next stanza, intelligible
enough, cases, like most of Chap
man 's poetr and a good deal of Keats'
"Emdyl aan an uncomfortable feeling.
uas if rhyme had suggested the expres
i ds, rather than that the expression
suaued to itself the thyme.
The Fates, whose business it is to as
sign eor mortal thread, weave it and
eat it short, as we
Motral who dangled
the s sely till earth's solid Seor
m befrIre fell through, lost in nought as
nla too mueh of Mr. Browninag's poe
try, as here, he seems to forget that
leguads recorded by Pausanias, which
made Aphrodite the eldest of the Fates,
ofthe Moirai, ashe calls them. Thus
did Greece make beautiful with the
gre of Aphrodite. even fateful doinlgs;:
es there is little of her charm in these
wrds of Mr. Browningr's Surely it is
ba heresy to divorce loveliness and
erim Ifrm poetry; to make 'triumph"
rhyme to "on high--umph!" and 'itm
pl" to "wine ere it reach brain
must brimpulse." Would any mortal
man talk of brimming a pulse, exceept
Sorthe sakeof groteosque rhyme? So
very strange uad un-Hellele In form
ti thianremarkable poem-so admirable
S and valuable as a chain of thoughts,
that one is driven to doubt whether,
after all. deep knowledge of the clas
ie can Impart grace and charm to
style. Compare Keats' "Greek Urm."
@or "Lamla, or 'Ode to Baeehus;"
eampare (except much of "Eudv
mioa") any of hbis Greek pieces with
Mr. Browninag's. Which is the most
. Hellenieo in form. which poet wears a
leaf of the Delphia laurel? Not Mr.
S rownalg-a learned poet; but Keates
--poet unlearned. got vigor only.
a- e ar vigor, thought. sad voluntary
rou~bes ean reproduce the Titantic
strmns eds Behvlus. The met music
ael oberoas In Shelley's "Prnetheus
Ubeenad "comes nearer the note ol
ZJleebylus than the method of Mr.
Nothing ean e farther from our in
. testlon than to speak as if Mr. Brown
ag's e mw book were not worthy of
l, a, d a gift of value to students of
e-sir. We would only note the rude
ef that poetic form which Socrates
hlis migt have eomapared to the
ef ibi-- Ied withoutL, full
rweet -rr Base trme
aoa t me apt to make n
s lr l withi . i t
-b. a -mM
Itires. rich in the same qualities, of
Francesco Furini. has only to read the
poem on that artist. No less noble).
kindly, and wise is the poem on Chris.
topher Stuart. called "Kit," who said a
good and rude thing about (ray,. andl
ailso in a lucid interval of brain disease:
wrote a powerful and passionate sacr.ed
poem. In fact, this book is perhaps the
most welcome of his lshorter work
that Mr. Browning has given um -minu'e
"Dramatis Persona'." It is a delight
fiul thing to find. with the old thiings ti
protest against the old mainlines, wi-
dom, keen sight, and suht le rya-on it,
praise in the works of so eminent anl
veteran a poet.-Londoun N'vcs.
"SING WITH EASE."
A New story in Vilichl the Old-T-ime
Li':nfant Terrible Figures.
*'While lpa-,inmi a few dayv at tie
i holse of :1 ver chl:armillg vyong lai'y,
ill I ondon." writes :t (corresondent.
"'her little girl, li\e year- of age. one
morning in tihe nur'.'rc. aked ime to
tell her a story.
*" Not ('inderella or i :ailtc andI
Ile;st.' she said, 'hut an(lior 'tory.
*'My supply not Ieing vast in this
branch of English literatulre. I started
iHolhly with the tale of "'Little. Golden
Ili r and the Three I:o.:r..' But when
I arrived at the porridge. my story for
sook Inc. if indeed it hadl ever been
mine: so I ventured to say to to le little
English lassie that Golden Hair told the
hears, if they wouldl be good. she
lou(lll sing them a soulg.
"*Mr smyall listener looked slightly in
creduiloius, but sudlilenlv exclaimed:
SW'oell, otl bthe he ar, alnd I'll sing
tihe slng'
, And forthwith Ie'.:li to regale nme
with a nursery ditly :at the top of her
smaill voice, much to tilhe distreas of mY
a:tr-drnuma. .lA, sooiu I coniid inmake
nmyself heard. I toll hloir how fair froml
iei.' lthat we-. Saihl I.
' ,You hurt imy ears -
" Win; Wii ea-e.
if ).3inutah t mI h.-.
For all tho-e whi, shll iit
tmmin wear theiel'et's out.'
'Much to my atoni-hmllieult the little
Ilti n seenlmed hilgh it delrghtlied with :a
homellyl rhvlune, ai nd :lm md lime repeat i:
. several tiimes, she singzing it softly to
herself. In the afternoon of that day a
tea was rivm'en for ilue li my hostess,
and one of the lladies pr.esent, on being
asked to sing, arose at onte. and seat
ilng iherself at tihe pian,.. gave us a
piece ini which her voice was more re
imilarkable for force tha:n I,':lliti of tone.
I "SaretilI halt the sintger tinished the
lhirt verse, when niy lile -Gohlden
IHair.' tuggng at the lady'" gown, ex
claimned:
S' "Ou top; oil hurts imy ear,-
S " Silng with eai-',
If oiu wishes tio peIwe.
" 'hTlis atol of hulnia'llv was g'.ilmg
on to expl:ain. whllen -Ihi wa:t suddenll
seized by a strong ipair of armlis land
carried out of thie dlrao inlg roon,. lint
from the corridor, amlidult gentle re
mnonstranices on somel one'a part, and
I tears on that of the infant. a shrill lit
tie voice, distinctly and bie. sobbed out:
" "Well. Mith Bonney-boo-hoo'!-
told me-boo-hoo!' (Miss Bonney told
iCu so)."
Her Reasolls.
Oh yes, I mlttened himn' I'm tree,
My Ilear. Youi want tlhe fat'.
Ile iook mlue to the playV. :ld lie
Went out between tle lm,,sl.
·~-- J----iI lt f;p
Darilg Surgery.
A Ioston dispatch say-: Surgeons
at the Massachusetts General hospital
Saturday undertook a bold operation in
a desperate case of cancer. A shoe
maker living in Weymouthl is afflicted
with cancer of the stomiach. The only
chance of saving his life was to resort
to the most radical surgical measures.
At the hospital Saturi:iy the sufferer
was first etherized. and llthen Dr. War
ren made a large opening in the abdo
men.
" The stomach was exposed and lifted
out for examinati:m,. It was found that
the cancer affected a large part of one
side of the wall. T''o remove the can
cer at once was impossible, for it would
have taken away a large portion of the
stomach itself, and it would have been
impossible to close the gap so that tihe
contents could not escape. Accordins
ly the surgeon sewed a seam direciy
across thie stomach, separating th,
healthy from the diseased part, and
making two saxcks or bags insteadl of
one. The stomnach was then replaced
and the alxionlmen, temporarily closed.
In a few days. when the seam has
grown into a natlral wall of separation.
the abdomen will again be opened and
the diseased part cuit oflf. The patient
bore the operation without any appar
ent bad effects. and the operation in the
end is expected to be fully successful
and the cure radical.-Ezchungc.
Facts About Wool.
The estimated clips of English and
Irish wools were as follows in the years
named:
Year. Lb. Year Ltiw
152........lit$f.O,i0,l 1|m'2r........12tU.00ot( l
ll ........taOo ote less.....l..teWo0A0o
l11........ 14m,000,t 0 18'f........IS100l,00tM
1881........188,00uo 000o 1885........13u,000,0
The eaxports of English amld Irish
wools up to December 18, to all parts
of the world, in 1886. were 21,317.401)
pound.. out of which the United
States took 11.925,400.
The estimated wool clips in the
United States for the last four years
were as follows:
Year Poundt. Year. Piundm .
18t3........ 4L(t 0.0tm0 lst........:r. taliult n
1884 .......1.mi1,uuO Is-1e...... .:r!2,ats,
For the eleven months of 1886 fronm
January 1 to November 3t. the United
States imported 117;.336.919 pounds of
wool. As compared with 1883, the
Texas wool clip was 5.000,000 ponnd.
short in 1886. the Coloradlo and New
Mexico clip 4.000.000 ponntds in excess
of 1885, and the California clip 3.300.
S000 pounads greaterio 1884; thlua in 1i.
-Prairie Farmer.
An Excusable Error.
3hrs. Rongwerd was in trouble aboutl
i something she had slid. and a ldy wars
talking to her about it.
SI1 don't think," -obbed Mrs. IL.
" that 1 ever made suchl a remark."'
•' beg our pa;irdoln, Imy dear." re
plied her friend. 'Lbut 1 heard you sac
'"Wel.l lerhi:ms I didli bnt if I d:d, it
was an ignis.sttetr.. and I dalon't thank
I ought to lie blamed fur it.-- laising
toe Criic.
Mobile hals a hm Ilsltd ulLth a com-cibnce.
It goes out in the lbutar on a Sundayl anda
hidel Itself l the wootlts to praclk.e. At
dites two ae three m l 11 the imsi e
h iL, enImi -.Ii,'e ..& ,
Conjugal Affecion.
Jim .\ker, wa- :t -iaill. tow-headed,
knock-kneed tan, with irr.-Soular teeth,
which made his mouth lohtl. like a steel
trap twisted out of plunlll. Hlis wife
wa- a large, raw-honed o:,la:n, fully a
hea:d taller and lifty pounds heavier
Ithat .lim. She, h:al the tItemper of a
halif-f:lntIhe' tsilh lat. and no darkey
ju-t "gittint reli ;no,' w:ts ever half so
much :afr:eai of the dtiv\il as .lnu was of
her: let' h:u r.a:tsn to beli. When -he
a:Ls fairly 4o tihel' ar- a i th sit' breathed
hain lightnitg and flthing cyclones fromt
the tip of her tonue. Nor did lshe
o tntenct ber-elf with word, only. how
ever bitter a31I fltitri s. She Ver'V
often brrtlthd thi. p,,tr I tWe wr'etch
the gridiro:t.
(One bright. gtileth n. dl, i' ittc aftte r
timtu in tne ltetr part of latt. .Ja. le.ft
th"e p tch uhlna- he h1:1 ten'll hal,,d at
pork all d:,%. :1 4d ..-nut; ,en" to hi,
e.sbin ha til blu'k way. lie p,rcce ed
hat-ily to doll hit eve'Vry tu:r clothe- and
don hi- Stntlt g:tt.rtlltent-; a:-t'mt g fur
t.ve glan' es all ithe wilth!e :at the black
Irowied, terrible dahme titt ng in tlhe
front doorway knittilng. With trem
Lltt^ haste Ihe completed his prepara
tioni, antd wa. shanmbliinf out :gain
n len his wife. prcviotuly applmarently
obliviouns of hii., plres.ce. lhot a fierce
glance at him which made himt jump
alnost out of his shoes and brought the
perspiration out from every pour.
"Whar' .ou bonn' fur?" she asked.
"'I 'lowed I wuz gwine down to the
i4h fry fur a hour or two. Them boys
is a hevin'-
"'Well. you 'lowed Wvrong. You jest
histe off them close, and go hack inter
that patch aind fitish hoein' them per
taterst. D)on't you d.,tres yoursctlf
'bout no tish-fries."
•'But I done toleb the ' txvs wuz
gwine to be thar."
"Well. you tole 'cm a lie."
."But Ed Sykes andi Hank Evans is a
waitin' fur mne now at the cross-roads.,
and I'd ruther not disappoint 'em."
"'Well, I'd ruther you would. Shet
up. and do ez you're told."
Jim gasped and quaked with fear:
but for the first time in many years, he
realized the tyranny under which he
was crushed. Ills heart was set on go
ing to the fish-fry, and in that feeble.
fluttering little organ a faint shadow, :t
l;m eidolon of spirit becamte suddenly
aroused. He hesitated a moment, ven
turel even to retrn tithe gaze of those
glowing. wratlhful e ies. and then start
ed. saving:
"Well, I'm a-gwine.'
•"Great Jehosophat: Iloop-la!
She swooped ulpo him like an owl
ont a mouse. The air was filled and
darkened with dust and sandy hair and
agoniz ng shrieks.
Ed Sykes anti Hank Evans, at the
'ecross-roads," becanr' convinced that
Jim's cabin had cautght tire, and that
lie was perishing in the flames. They
rullshed in all hatae to his assistance, but
as they neared thle sp,,t the clatter sub
sided, and they heard :t stern feminine
voice, which causel them to halt and
keep out of sight, say,
"Now I reckon you'll do ez yer tole."
Then they recognized Jim's piping
voice, protesting betwixt convulsive
sobs:
"I'd sorter g:n out gwine befo' you
spoke."-Southern Iicotuac.
He Had Been In State Prison.
A stranger entered an Austin saloon
the other evening, and after scowling
at the half-dozen sitters who were gath
ered there, he said:
"'Would yot gentlemen object to tak
ing a drink with a m:tn what's been in
State prison.
He was a big nmuscuiar fellow, w;th
,a had eye in his head, and as he rested
his left elbow sort of careless on
Ilte bar, facing the crowd, his right
handl reached playfully for his hip
pocket.'
All jumped quickly to their feet at the
invitation and advanced toward thie bar.
exclaiming in choruts: "Certainly not,
stranger!"
"I'mn proud to drink with you," said
the foremost man, grasping him warm
ly by the hand. "I don't think any
less of a man because he has been in
State's prison. In fact, I've served
seven years in one myself."
"I have broke jail in three states,"
said another, "yet I ain't proud. Give
us your hand."
"I have never been in State prison,"
remarked a third. "but 1 don't know
how my ease may turn out when they
get throughit with it up to the court
house. It looks pretty squally."
Sbelieve in giving a man a chance."
i said a fourth. "I've got a brother in
the Louisiana penitentiary, and I
Swouldn't like to see folks give him the
Scold 'houlder when he comes out."
"'Many an innocent man goes to pris
Son,' remarked the fifth man. "I would
Sbe there myself, I reckon, if the State's
Schief witness hadn't up and died just
I before the case came on. It was a
close call I tell you."
"WelL"' said the stranger. "'since you
Sseem to be such a hard lot by your own
Sconfession, I retire my invitation. I
have been in State prison for several
'ears, not as prisoner. but as prison
-uperintendent. I will see you later,
to doubt." andi pas ing for his single
t drink he departed. leaving an inconsol
able crowd behind.--Tz-as SiiniBs.
Too Particular.
A little Bagg :trcet boy begged his
nlother to lend hlint her cutting-board.
"•'What do you want it for, Eddie?"
abe inqcuired.
SL"I'm goin' to lI muarried, and keep
honuec. an' I want it tI, set the table for
niv wife."
•"But your w fe will not like to eat
her dinner on a board." said his moth
er.
S"Won't she?" answered the boy.
S"Them she's too pertikeler lor me."
Awd lh met to hslekepig la eag eem.
i..9 "" ....G* :" W I **
IN THE SWIM!
The l'aal Error of Drifling !ulo a Mael. t
strou. th
Sii
fia
Hoiw I'sue ed wetriit" 1i Often Fuilowea ga
bL Terrible D)h4.aster. m
Huraln , -. il
( i' t|he we.-tern ea.t of Norway lies the l,
little rocav iA'&,, ,f 'Ishin-s. It is in
liabitel h. ;: fIw hardy lishermar .*n who ea- p
gate in tlie a,.1 an' d Iering ti-h- ries alutig 1
the coast.
It happe,,..I ned.iyy iit 'i spri,.' a of 1M6ba P'
that an old muan :ain hi.s 'ra sin. a Ind of i1
tell or a doz. -i r \,. put I It fromi the is- it
land itn a hina.,i .int. tIking with them
their ti.rhn. tackle and a lunch ol driedlish
til (oatettal Ia le. ut
They ruow, lit so, . dist:nc.-. andn secure :<
a boat load l: listh Il g bef.retheretutllilng v;
title will allow theI to lu, Iil. so they eat
tihe frugal lu.nch anti la" ht.ck ,in th eir oars
t.o rest anid wait. Ta- old mtan, weary with
pulling the lieat nheits, iS s nn I ,.t asleep,
leaving I lte ;lt to lo(iaLAo th.* s. .,ly of the
boat. For a time the sea i si n.loitIh, theu hi
a light wind l!,ows frou the west and the a
boat hr-gill slowly libut surely to drift. Lit -i
tlie ihulatla nd p.ii atc'hes of ifai a paaWr oil
thi.~ surface or tile dark wcater. Teer breezt ,,
stiffens. and 'hte boa;t.withI.t..ildily iucrea.- Ii
inl spled. tiegius to move iin an ever nar- a
rowing circle. A sudden lurch alarms the a
hny, and at tIhe same time awalkelins the e,
grandfather, whio seizes the oars and pulls ii
with the streniith of hde-'peration i;;aiiist
the now madly rushing, waiters; then the
oars are wrencihed front his hands the
doomed tiahigt hoout is for a ilotlent dash
ed about with terrible ve ciyit, and then ti
disappears forever in the awful vortex of
the great nmaeltrum'!
It is the samne with the blood. As it
courseearound through the veins, it reach
er every part of the system in its healthy
rush, seeking an oaportunity to discharge v
the waste anild p)oisnoutti matterfromevery t
mart of the system, into thenaturalsewers. '1
This sewage matter is carried by the blood w
to the kidneys, there to be thrown off the a
same as in life the scavenger would throw t
his sewage into the stream to rid himself of li
the vile substance. 1
And the blood has no other place but the I
kidneys in which to throw off its waste ,I
matter. 4ontetince it finds the kidneys I
unprepared to do this work. But the s
heart takes up the blood and again passes d
it through the systemn, where once more it
waste matter is gathered up the same as g
the sewers if of our cities gather up such poi
sonous matter, to be discharged at one
grand point, and then lie carried off.
Fancy the dange- of such poisoned blood I
coarsing for years through the body!
This process continues, the blood passing
through the kidneys anud heart, removing
the impurities from 65 gallons of blood per I
hour, or 48 barrels each day!
Yet the unthinking procrastinator re- I
gards the kidneys as of little Importance,
until they are stricken down when he finds I
himself so far advanced in the vortex that
there is but little chance for him. In such I
emergencies many have resorted to that a
great remedy, Warner's safe cure, to assist
in putting these organs in a healthy con
dition, and have not rested on their oars,
trusting their life idly in the hands of an- I
other when they can catch up the oars be
fore it is too late, and a few strokes would i
put them safely beyoud hopeless danger.
A few bottles of Warner's safe cure at the
proper time will rest-re the kidneys to 1
health, thereby enabling thenm to rid the
system of the poisonous uric acid, which is
liable in its corruption to attack the I
weakest part of the system and there.
by breaa it down just as the little
stream at the mill-dam wears away ;
the dam, increasing the danger each
hour, until at length it becomes overtaxed
and gives way, causing destruction to )
those who a short time before looked upon 1
it as of so little importance, but now con
template the result of their ieglect with
horror.
Advantaces of Sunday School.
A Blston lady promlaently ladentfled wlth
unaday school work, and who is much lanter
esaed ia briaging our Chinese residents within .
the pale of Christian Influence; called the oth
er day upe one of her celestial proteges
Jobs welcomed her visit to his laundry with
evident pleasure, and when the greetings were
over the Mogoilan, sla response to her inquiry, 1
Rave her to understand that he eanored very
mueh attending the Sunday school, Isforma
tleI that was exceedingly gratifylnag. axlus
however, to receive more practlcal demestra
ties of the inluence of the school upon him,
be asked him I be dad not thisk It dMi him
good. YI, yI Il" came the convincing response,
"wshbeetis whole eoglegatloa."--Bst i
One Cent Invested
in a postal card on which to send your ad
dress to Hallett & Co., Portland. Maine.
will, by return mail, bring you free, pr
ticulars about work that both sexes, of allI
ages, can do. ana live at home, wherever
they are located, earning thereby from $5
to $25 per day, and upwards. Some have
eareial over $5o in a single day. Capital
not required;you are started free.
Congressmen use G600 towelsa day. They
ought to have "clean hands."
Nervous sad Dyspepele wMrers amd sure
relief in Cnarrs's LrrrLE NEnva PILL.; 25c. I
After the sleeveless bodice will cornme the
skirtless skirt, and the-good Lord, deliver
us
The bashful lover beginning once more to
hople.
lR:ow.'s BRONcuL TuocuxS will relieve
Bronchitis. Asthma, Catarrb, Coasump
tihve and Throat Diseases. They sr used
always with good success. Pries 25 cts.
The old flame ones more begine to glow.
Doellma of Mse.
Mental or organic we aknes., nervous de
bllityand kindred delicate diseases, how
ever induced, speedily and permanently
cured. For laure illustrated book of par
tieulars enclose 10 cents in stamps and ad
dres, World's Dispenuary Medical Asocla
tion, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
TheTwo lds of the Seal Sels.
Twenty-ve thoussa dollars, a dry goods
man told me, ee woemns had spet with him
within a twelve month, and several othemrs had
grown poorer to the tune of u0m00 or Sl,
SotU. l'hIrty thounasand dollars is nset ubsheard
at uas the pries of the drss and tlet equlp
meats of an extravagant eity's extravagast
d·ames. Attheothersndlofthe soeial scale,
unwomaly emolooymeets of the very poor are
,fore the evedajlv. Im see womea rakg in
the ash barrls for bits of col, begs of fel
slung upon their backs; womes balaniag
eavy planks and broken wood up. their
d pilfered fonu houses Is process of
ere ; womes bent I anxiety over the1
offal buckets for stray mrsels to eL.--I.
Terk Cemmerrls.
Sei w'amint
Too mah effIort cannot li made to bring
to the attention of suffernlg woman
hlood the great value of Lydia E. Pink
lam's Vegetable Compound as arnmedyfor
the dieesas of women. Suchl an one is the I
wife of General Barringer of Winston, N.
(. and we quote from the General's letter
as follows: "Dear Mrs. Pinkham: Plese
allow me to add my testimony to the most
excellent medical qu;alities of your Ve'eeta
ble Compound. Mrs. Barriater was treated
for several years for what the phlysician
calledLeucorrhea and FProlapsus Uteri
combined. I senat her to Richmond, Va.,
where she remained for six months under
the treatment of an eminent physician
without say permanent benefit. She was
induced to try your medicine and after a
reasonable time commeaced to improve
and ias now able to attend to her buises
and considers herelf fully relIevl." [ -
eral Barriagm in the proprietor d the
Ameoesa Hotel, Wiste, N. C, sad is
widely kmewa.1
I likbmu e n hhiminmta.M i
Henee These Steers.
Dr. Holmes somewhere remarks that he who
would make a pIn would pick a pocket, and
the wisdom of the observation is Illustrated In
the case of a man named Stehr (tronoutnced
Ntteer' whouhas been arrested iu Des Moines
for having secured a loan by giving a mort
gage upon five white steer" he claimed to harve
on his farm. At the exp;ration of the stipu
l.ted time the money lender repaired to
bther's farm. and. prar;ueing hib chattel Imort
gage. demanded of Mrs. .tebr. the onl, adult
he saw there, the live white steers I he
wife t ,k the doclauont. and, einltling to five
prom[llng taIts, Ohe csliUly to I him theyr
were the stevrs covered by the mortgage.
Stehr had utillizd hts name to procure the
loan. A manl wilo would perpetrate such a
pun as that, and under such aggravating cir
cumstances. deserves no mercy at the hands of
the Iaw.--Boeu, IHerald.
Never "bull-doze" a man, but if you i
mteet a human bi.ing suffering with a badl
:ough you nmay ",lull.-lor."' him to an ad
vantage with )r. Bull'st ough Syrup.
A pretty girl is her wn \ alet iue.
oune Folks
have miuch d;ttaicllty in eswa Ilowin rc t he huge,
old-fashionedl pill, but anutyone can take DIr.
Pierce's "Pleaanat Ilurgative 'Pellets,"
Pwhich are colanpowal of highly concentrated
ve.etable extra, tn. IFor diseases of the
liver and stomach. sick and bilious head
ache, etc., they have no equ:al. Their oper
ation is attendedl with no discomfart what
ever. They are sugar-coated and put up
is vials.
Te it not about time to pass a law re
straining lawyer from aiding crianmeby abet
ting criminals?
Love's eyes soon detect the postman.
It Is a Fact
well established that consumption if at
tended to in its first stages, can be cured.
There is, however, no true and rational
way to cure this disease, which is really
scrofulous ulceration of the lungs, except
through purifying the blood. Keep the
I liver in perfect order and pIre blood will
be the result. Dr. Pierce's "Golden Mes'ical
SD)iscovery," a purely vegetable compound
i oes all this and mnore; while it piritiea the
t blood. it also builds up the system,
t strengthening it against future attacks of
a disease. Ask for oIr. Pierce's "Golden Med
I ical Discovery." Take no other. Of drug
s gistc.
A walking match does mulch to make
l people thankful that there are only six
days between Sundays.
I A Wonderful Food and .ledleine,
Known and used by Physicians all over the
world. Scorr's Easusmos not only gives
flesh and strength by virtue of its own an
tritious properties. but creates an appetite
for food that builds up the wasted body.
S"I have been using Dr. Scott's Emulsion
t for several years, and am pleased with its
t action. My patients say it is pleasant and
t palatable, and all grow stronger and gain
Sflesh from the use of it I use it in all
cases of Wasting Diseases, and it is special.
ly useful for children when nutrient medli
- cation is needed, as in Marasmus."--T. W.
l Pmsucs, M. D., Knoxville, Ala.
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It is a great day for theanonymous libel.
ler.
I Fit dolluars aved yearly I beets and shoes by usiag
i Ly's lIel htieaerss; vest ealy 2c.
A valentine means a great deal to the
r widow.
Prompt relief in sick headache, dizziness,
a nausea, constipation, pain in the side. etc.,
guaranteed to those using Carter's Little
- Liver Pills. One pill a doze. 25 cents.
Love has a peat eye for disguised hand.
writing.
I AIOLISIALVi cures Itehblne gandte
tatonas of the Skin and Scalp. Polsons,
a adI Uleere. Cares Burns anad S&aldswah
eSugSear. 5M and 0 eta at Druggists.
The lover who makes his proposals
through a valentine misses the pleasure of
seeing his girl blush.
Will not soil the eothing nor stain ft
skin. Hail's Hair Renewer. Try it.
"Ayer's Pills cured me of stomach and
liver troubles."-D. W. B1ine, New Berne,
N. C.
The spiteful man can get a good deal of
revenge for a penny.
"DON"T PAY A BIG PRICI !!"
,'i 65 CENTS"zske·ur aw" *: r..."t*
SteekteeJders JLie asiW Ameoseam Rural
looes, sloclteetoP. n s. Y.. without eraaSIar- s
Mmtd5 DIer eeolatWoeyi W y 8 pesharal
usy M atm ead. s or Oea illUar Cea Waro
5 ash aese. a ear I1 dllecsa Ccisa-sauad
SDelma Volmeaam. as to sa r.s mose yseear.
alasC. s rain the. see: law attobat Lswyees
lFamyCycispd;: Fain Cyeltsda; Fatness' sa
eresasdetis: Coenmn e,8sar e slt8t
Yardl; Weald CCalsesea; 5aiass's (MsI-cmi) Cour
I Usr; Dsys' ULa8a Paues: FIve tem Dfr, to
HaMtor Paestt sam et UsLW a Cail wari
0n* larses; Pesslsr inary Ctid ).
fAr, esbh. amer ai ·e.Us- ssda(s ur.
saeed hek sad Weekly. se Ussey i4f8ded
Reseose: Has. C. 3. Paesoa. lHapse .BoHstets.
r *syI eeIc€. RUI~ LKOl '.,Idn,.
lLmOwrt IPrrrorunr e.a r. Daltlrs N.Y
U wume n twpe Ier HAIa is EeCno's a Aliana&.
Tee sIea, f s amsmetsam a pewernral earn
Igka, Weshassa, colld 1 the hebst8d aIl
se adIt.Iderasd by Plyylkcis sai
V Jd Im welre e tUr e rw plasters sad
Umt tllla. are ahaolitoly aiU
II88,- fI S attllas8 0dmel silielr asnudin
es th a atesly worthless sd inteuded as deeacs.
I rgPespis e~rso, ses New, Yoh.
OWT ER ggt et,
p va 1- -- --- ofit*.. . . ... . "
r Infants and Children.
W Eh ... a n dle. It. nsg. did t e WIomen
Ineummead s osagg are Steansra reb D oear SreaQett.
TM rC somm Cese , 1 Fulton Rinse .
Why did the Women
of this country use over thirlen ;llion cakes of
Procter & Gamble's Lenox Soap in 1886?
h okeCf* and yon will sn underad whry.
"A most extraordInarv and absolute I
cire for rheumatism and otrl.r bodily
ailments is rt. l.acohls il," rvay- lion.
Jlameis Harlan, ex-' ic.e"-% huni.elor,
L.ouisville. Kly.
TIº,r, is nith 0 ',,ca frl tilVe ib *D.i, t th.
~VIA .lit . h, is y a1 u .y u . .,i'- .u,:,
.a a .
-----aka-.
I)r. .lorse. phbyic-ian at Marine loh
pital. Baltimore. Md.. fuuni laed star
t'ough cure a harmless and most fcRet
ive remedy in the cure of c·ough'. lie
recommends it especially for children.
who are Irritable and obstinate, as
pleasant to take and prompt in its ef
fect. Price, twenty-firve cents.
The coquettenever gets nmr.e than one
valentine from the same per. n.
Vltality of Great M.en
is not always innate or bri \t h t them,. ut
marny instances are known il resit hals tbeen
acquired by the persistenrt in.d julic'ious
u.a. of Dr. Harter's Iron Ton, .
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It is now that the camdlidate fir a'rier
nmau begins to toy with the butii tnhl.ie- of
the vuters in his ward.--chiet,,g News.
When Baby was sick, we gave her asrteora
When she was a Child, she cried for (astoria
When she became Miss. she clnrr to ('etoria.
Whbe shbeha Children, she gave them Caster"
ACS, IIDS ,NW
e ht I Tur e sADA o Teen,
L D, LIVEN, ITOr.
ACI, - IDNITs,OW
EK, b o. It Pries the
*" B1*, s ao vi etrate sad
SClenasses the System.
' CAT ARIO R ANI,
WSB IOICEADACKNDIL*
V LIVER
S. IUMACH ispa rely a dieae
wa * atr iatitre per
t tiiesourly hidase a
ed oe t. lItisples-o
In u s tests., s
sork. Myso roice i
wit cotsr of it Ve
iowusly affected m
voice. One boCtu'e o
Ph iladelpia, Paro.
Cream nBslm did tk
work. My roice is
A particle Is applieod late e esh nostril and is reehie
to use. Price 80 cents by ail or at druggists. Send fet
seltealr. LY HROTHEUS, Druggists. Owego, N. .
WIZARD OIL
etty is the U. S. Marvelous Cures haws been wit.
asd by thoands of people. who can testify
Tls WONDJs/VUL IALINO POWan Or
laili's Wizard 011
SCatarl, CrNsp, Sore Threat,
Lame Ik, SW Jelmts, Contracted Cord
RHEUMATISM
rLr S ains, Brases Burms, Fever d,
WImes, Old ISores, CiMlMalns, Frest
Sites, See NIpples, Cak Breasts, ad
" All Aches and Pains,
, see nqany rlPeved by this magiral remedy. Try It
fhe@ md IOU will never be without it. or e se
PI.SIs.' tr , 0IN0 BoOK free toi L
r Mens WIZAIRID OIL CMIPANY, CIICIMS.
-i CANI, RIELIAULL
UPLANT SEED OMPANY,
UIm IItartmli I.OS. 1S
gg, Bsist to Use. sad Chespig.
K. M. U. O. I. No. 11-4451.
Sili " . ! n J\ I
- -
ACI ISCONSIN
af0o ,est Jfa rt o o t
IIE OGLY IRUE
SIRON
TONIC
'wll purify tee Iea 4 ta
1:rel otr the Ht
OR of TOUTE. DpriaWsser
of Appetite, INsditeIselet
strnle b Tre d Ti f..llaae.
wilteolr : dtune Imlii tm
es uied 4a«M » am
tnr te. hallenuste
and seppila Iela Pewr.
per (iarl h t eem llyite
}?IO aar teoa d , ay edyu.rw Girmesaerltn a
thew emoliea . t ur lque attempta at
ineonllrjd totheu n ltliarlt Of the l uIi s
noo_ r Mr t-jot m ho e Jtlela Ar D onrt,
SOr HARTIR'q LIVER PEILLi
Caro CePeotltc.LPer Ce·lonat s Is
1easiseo. SIampl bees end ream Deesk,
melNed roeIMot ttwo centln pesi80.
Addese Dr. eritr Medlcine St. t. ou.s Is.
DROPS
TREATED FREE.
lisnetI. I IU:" " and Its .ompllntt'alniin wltht
ly hartile.+. itemn ', alt .vltvl +i ..f Uit ,p- Inn
totsenty dene. c'ulrspsaienl. prOlciirle li hpei mhg
i ith toft pIy.iei'Lan. Frut e t ltr t.l " t A.. r ltheavi.pte
rapilly d-allear, bld in ten days at Irut t a u'tdlrd
aIl ,Inpn tllls ae remeted.
titoOe ry ivyr htinbul withollt knowing anytltl
Io,, it. ti-membr ait deo llt i·XPolt IuON ontlhne
rbeSte the suit of ouL r treaI tetil (or yuoursirt.WI
are eon anttly aurcllil cres of lood sIaud1i-ioul
that hnetn ltri** l a etmer Iln t tinte and tkep
tenlt delaret unabl *t l i tll e wek. Corie full blia ee
*fcanaenameo.s set. .hew totgl 'tekte. &'. Iendtiel
free pamphll.rln it. rlIligti. lileoniil.t. Tii iaesttces
tlnt fitrhi.eti FRIEE by nill. If yut ol der trnlat
IO eItl in taups. tbO pay pw stae g,l!.lr tFitsltr)
iyy Marietta Street, ATLNT, b
Aud otbe ntferllic tu h
Irl]l't' of l y Jllr lor Vu
re llo llus l Merlt. bs
Seery dtate s thl' e u h.M e luto t a
year. t(all Tan wesr tamne ben t. E as
t.- i o wllmle ebrlto. .toi we th ls
=-Z%~irI T0 rleldin as. N*l lnmp fol Il
STEEL PENS
GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION =8
Nos. 303-404-170-404.
OF
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DISCOVERY.
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de-ne-Any oo k leer.aea) i eading. I..ry. .
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ecriie.sd bee4 bees Inceg stet se e i
!1, sad metwltheeedl I tUe lsshr ether pelesl
tIe- hre bece Icrudled leto t. t lhteLt.__
tIesI. e .rDewe It will sevrr faiLWe pqtrn5
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sent on (ri an4 an #AiI
a lip y,,uirosenelted. 'atlele
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.eep e Emn a Ilt ('ared II I
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