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4. FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THEOUTGROWN DOLL'S LAMENT. Oh, llston well Whllo talo I tell Of a poor unfortunnto dolly, Who was born In Franco And plvon hy clianco To a swcot llttlo Rlrl named Polly. A woo llttlo Rlrl With hair nil n-curl, And dimpled ohcolts tmilshouldcrai When I nnd sho Took nn string, wo Woro tho joy of nil beholders. Day nf tor day As tlrao passed away, Wo'd nothing to do but ltocp Jollyi But It could not last, For sho crow so fast, This dear llttlo girl named Tolly! First sho w3 soven, Eight, nine, ten, olovon, And then sho wits four times throol Sho outgrow her erlb. Her apron nnd bib, And now sho has outgrown mol Forgotten, forlorn, From night till morn I'm left In tho playroom corner From morn till night In tho samo nail plight, ,lko a plclcss Llttlo Jac'.t Horner. And Polly, slip At school must bo, Or olso the piano strumming, Whilo I Bit horo Growing old and queer, Vainly expecting hor coming. With n frozen staro At tho walls I glare, My mind to tho question giving, If tholllo of ii dolly Outgrown by Polly Do really worth tho living! Julia Schaycr. in St Nicholas. TRAVELS OF A DOG. Aa Albany Cnnlno IVIio Is a Pot of Uncle turn's postmasters. Ownoy went to Chicatro, Cincinnati and St. Louis, and thoy attached chcclcs to his collar. Then ho went on through Salt Lalto City to California nnd from there to Mexico. In Jlcxico thoy hung a Mexican dollar on his neck. Prom thero he enme up through tho south, finally reaching Washing ton. His collar was hanging full of tags nnd checks, nnd poor Ownoy was weary of tho heavy load about Ills neck. Postmaster General Wanamaltor saw him nnd took pity on him. Ho carried him out one day and had a har ness made for him; then he took the badges from his collar and fastened OWSUV IN FULL BKOALIA. them to his harness, as you see in the picture. If you look closely you will discover thu Mexican dollar, and also a King's Daughters' badge which some one presented to him. Owney did not tarry long in Wash ington, but was boon oil again with his new harness. The farther he went the more cheeks he had to carry, and the heavier grew his load. At last tho attachments alone weighed over two pounds, and poor Owney was tired of carrying tho dangling things about with him. A Boston postal clerk saw him and took pity on him as Mr. Wanamaker had done; lie carried him home to his house, and wrote a letter to the post master at Albany, telling him of the dog's difficulties. Word came back to talce off the harness just as it was, and forward it to them. This was done, and the harness with its attachments can bo seen at any time in tho post oflicc building at Albany, preserved in a glass case with Owucy's picture. Once in his travels Owney reached Montreal, and happening to follow tho tnail-bugs to the post office, he was taken possession of and looked up, while a letter was sent to Albany tell ing tho officials there of his where abouts. A reply came to let him go nnd ho would take care of himself. This tho Canadian postmaster refused to do till tho cost of feeding and keep ing him was paid, in all amounting to two dollars and fifty cents. A collec tion was called for among his old friends, tho money forwarded and Ow ney released. Everybody in tho postal servleo in the United States knows him, and per haps tho next timo ho visits Canada ho will not be a stranger. M. I. Inger uoll, in St. Kicholas. BIRD'S EYES AND EARS. They Par Kxcueri in Keenness Tlioio of Our Own Hind. It is certain that tho keenness of vl- elon in birds far exceeds our own, but In what degree wo cannot precisely es timate. Wo it now,' however, that a hawk so high above tho earth as to seem a mcro speck against the sky above him can at this dibtanco distin guish ills prey from Its earthly sur roundings. Elnipe and plover, migrating at so great a height that to us they aro in visible, seem by their calls able to recognize individuals of their own epocies feeding, perhaps on some mud flat, where, if they are motionless, wo can distinguish them at fifty yurds with difficulty. Flycatchers launch fortli after gauzy-winged prey wo could not dotoot, and I have seen jacamarsin tho gloomy fot sta dart more than thirty feet into the air after somo tiny insect. Tho lnggcrlicad shrike of tho south ftlwayx uelocta, llko a hawk, a perch SoP from which ho may havo an rnol Btruotod view of his Burroundings. Prom this outlook ho scans tho ground for somo luckless grasshopper or cricket, and somotimos flics eighty or ono hundred foot to pick from tho grass-grown ground an insect ho had evidently scon before ho loft his porch. But llttlo as wo ltuow pf birds' vi sion, we know oven less of their power of hearing. Thero is, however, no renson to doubt that tho latter is not quite as ncuto ns tho former. Tho robin on our lawns may be soon, with head on ono side, listening in tontly for tho movement of a worm be neath tho sod, and it is said tho wood cock has tho same habit. On one oc casion, whllo seated quietly in tho woods, a barrel-owl lit about fifty yards away, with Ills back toward mo. Watching "him through my field-glass, I made tho slightest possible sound with my lips a man would not havo heard it at a distance of twenty feet and instantly tho bird turned its head and tho great black eyes looked direct ly at mo. A friend of mino in South Carolina tolls mo thnt a mocking-bird which was resident in his garden at the timo of tho earthquake a few years ngo be came a sentinel to his family, warning them, by a sharp, twittering note, of the approach of each shock several sec onds before the rumble whicli preceded it was audible to human cars. Instances of this kind give us somo idea of tho acuteness of a bird's hear ing, but ns yet we have no observa tions suitable for the purpose of exact comparison. Frank M. Chapman, in Youth's Companion. THREE QUEER FRIENDS. How Cat ami an Old Puc; Dccolvpd a Young Poodlo. Theso are pictures of tho pots of a certain little girl. They are Punch, the pug dog, liillikins, "tho prize-bred Russian corded black poodle with a pedigree," and Judy, tho cat. Billikins dwells on terms of friendship with tho others, ns you can see by the fact that ho has had ills picture taken with each of them. But sometimes thero aro slight misunderstandings. For instance, one day Billikins was lyin on tho door-mnt gnawing on the backbone of a duck when Punch ap peared. Punch wanted a bone, too, but Billikins didn't care to share his, so Punch wandered off. By and by thero was a dreadful commotion on tho other side of tho house, a wild barking and scrambling. Billikins jumped up and rushed off. lie was afraid something had happened to his mistress and he wanted to help Punch defend her. When he reached the other side of the house, there was no one there. No ono was hurting his mistress, the house was safe and Punch had disap peared. After n little investigation, Billikins went back to his mat and his bone, and there lay Puncli gnawing contentedly at it! Tho false alarm had been a trick of the wily old pug to get that bone. One Christmas the little mistress re ceived a curious present which the cat and the dogs could not understand. Every now and then, out of a box, a bird would step and say "Peep, peep." Then a door would close, another one would open and another bird would appear and say "Cuckoo." Billikins hated the noises and so did Judy, and the cat planned to kill tho birds. Billi kins was glad enough, but he didn't intend to take an active part in the matter. Ho was just going to watch. Well, in the middle of the night Judy came and woke Billikins up. Wher A CONSULTATION. the little "peep" bird came out of tho box Judy prepared for a spring and when the cuckoo came out she leaped up on the btand whero the box sat and seized the bird by its throat. Tho whole thing box, birds and alb -fell on poor Billikins, and tho more ho tried to get from under them the moro tangled up ho became. Judy disap peared as soon as trouble began. The whole house was aroused by tho clatter. Down came the little mis tress, and there sho found Billikins and her pretty new cuckoo clock all broken to pieces. She was very angry and sho punished Billikins, while Judy looked on with amusement. Billikins thinks now that cats aro very deceitful animals, but ho doesn't quarrel with Judy. It seems better to hint to live on peaceable terms with her and to bo very caroful not to give hor oven a negative support in her schemes. N. Y. World. Catherine Points for a Sermon. A laughable incident is told of 'a distinguished Massachusetts clergy man, who thought lie had a point for a sermon. Ono day ho walked through tho local soap works, and, after hav ing had explained to him somo of the intricacies of saponification, asked tho lorcman now no adulterated ins goods. Thinking it was all In jest, tho fore man gave him elaborate explanation of various mythical ways of substi tuting marblo for soap. Tho next Sunday tho soap manufacturer himself was at church, and had tho pleasure of listening to a wrathful sermon about adulteration, especially of soap. Tho poor man had a dreadful.timo convinc ing tho minister of his error, and then it was tho minister's turn to fool sheepish DOLABELLE'S LETTER Tho Now Sprlnp; Sllka Dofy Acou rato Description. Now Yoilc Hoplfy aolnjr Wild Ovop tho Jinny Pretty Thine Kxhlbltod for Spring Downs Itovlval of th ArtUtlo In Millinery. Special Now York Letter. 1 In tho spring a young woman's fancy lightly turns to dross, nnd sho is in deed hard to pleaso who cannot find exactly what bIio most needs in tho complete menu tho dry-goods caterer has to offer this season. You would thluk it were May to soo tho lovely tempting spring silks in their delicate tracery, ns thoy Ho in shimmering heaps on tho counters. Every woman enn now wnlk in silk attlro, for tho prices aro so reasonable that it would be wicked, as I heard a gushing girl say, "not to buy." On tho sale days tho very newest silks are put on tho counters, nnd the next day, when tho salo is "oft'," the prices are one-third more. I uotico a prominence given to very light colors in nil now goods, both silk and woolen. Somo of tho now China silks havo n white or pinkish ground with a faded flower design, which is like tho gowns in old pic tures. Others have piu-hcad checks and buds, or small flowers. Tho chene taffetas aro deliciously llko old China patterns. The taffetas and faille Fran caise nilks aro soft and pliable, to drapo gracefully. The India silks and Habitai and Ki-Ki havo been selling freely at thirty-eight cents a yard. They make up into lovely summor gowns with quillings of ribbon and lace garnitures. Tho changeable armuro silks sell at the same price Tho moire silks nro having a most determined run, being introduced by tho Indies' tail ors into walking suits. Thomoiro coat is ono of the fashionablo spring wraps. For this purpose a silk is used t h a t varies in prlco from four dollars a yard to six dollars. It is a largo watered design, two In definite stripes covering tho en 1 1 r e width. VXv "M. -. . - . .,wrrr'f .v : i . . -n4 v imA hnnnnien .l-"r vj hSsaset watered 7 S!MW - ra-.'-4' .'rf '(I stripe, and there MATnox's si'iUKO is a moiro an mJlNTLE. tiquo that has alternating stripes of satin and moire. This silk is used in immense quantities for making over, the sleeves and trim mings being composed of the moire. Some of the silks havo a knotty effect to resemble the knots in a board. These aro called arabesque moires, and make one ask "what next?" The now colors aro real novelties, although wo think each season must exhaust color resources. But there aro absolutely new shades of green, blue, yellow aud brown. Then there is Florentine pink, and a color that is pink and yellow combined which was originally called "punch" color. Tea green and foliage green are both new colors. All shades of brown are popu lar, and tho red-headed girls wear them all in one costumo, or at least as many of tnem as will harmonize. The new woolen goods arc classed under the head of novelties, there be ing too many of them for regular names. If you want hop-sacking, or serge, the clerk will show you all tho now weaves. Tho French soft wool nro the finest and best, as they have a melange of color which makes their dainty designs resemble old embroid ery. The ground work is a pearl or gray or light tan, or palo green, but tho pat tern blends with it so perfectly that it has no decided tint, but a soft blend ing of many. Dark emerald on a mouse gray ground is a favorite style, with small design of lighter shades. Crepous aro in constant demand, as are tho light-weight Scotch suitings, which arc made up with silk sleeves. Theso dclicato street suitings aro made up with lace and ribbon, or some of the CLOTH WALKINO BUIT. now passqmonterlcs. tons on each side of nre much affected. Two largo but tho bodice point Thero is a carnival of lace, and every thing in tho stores that is mado up has a sharo of it. Anno of Austria laco collars aro worn with outside, par- raents. Then there aro crimped ruf Uus of lnce, which may bo mado of an inferior article, ns tho quality does not rcvoal itself. Laco bibs nro worn with batln atoohu. Lnco yokes and sleeves aro already ordered for all spring yawns, and laco fia bus nnd collarettes, lapels and brotellos of laco, accompany all tho now gowns. Point do Gone ro- I mains a favorite laoo. ficru. or ..butter uv s VJJL " i ""NT-Jit-- wmJ. yollow aro 'preferred to dead white for day woar. I mado a little tour tho other day in search of spring millinery, and was just in timo to see two mouibora of tho Four Hundred buy their spring bon nota in tho millinery dopnrtraent of a Twenty-third strcot dry goods houso. Why shouldn't thoy? Oh, it has been a sort of fad with somo of our old first families to buy their millinery in a millinery shop somowhoro on Fifth avenue. But I will dcscrlbo tho bon nets, for such thoy really woro. Ono was a brown Italian straw with bunches of blaok Russian violets In front, a fishbow of black satin loops flnring on ono sldo and a stand-up row of small velvot loops at tho back. It was Bimplo, but tho stylo wns elegnnt, and tho prlco thlrty-flvo dollars. Tho other wns a yellow braid trimmed with small upright tips of ostrich fibers nnd gold. Tho orna ments wero balls of jot and gold and thero wero great oriental rings of gold confining bunched loops of velvot. Tills wns twenty-flvo dollars. Both shapes woro the new bonnet form, wlilch Is llko n turban .vlth strings. Tho Pnnnma straws are in again. Thero nro yollow Panama's and whito ones. I saw come that were faced with black satin under tho brim nnd trimmed with tho crazy satin loops so much in vogue nnd bunches of violets. Thero aro nil kinds of fnncy lnco straws and flno Neapolitan or chip peaked crowns, with open straw brims. Tho English walking-hat is a boat shaped, straw with a dent in tho crown. - The new sailor is long instead of round and is trimmed with a high bunch of violets. Tho cabechons aro bonnet shapes, no larger than your hand. They aro of jet, knobs and spikes. Ribbons aro not "in" this season for trimming, except tho wido ones for Alsatian bows. Big buckles of steel, jet or silver are worn on hats, but thoyaro laid lengthwise of tho brim in stead of up and down. Among novelties aro tho sleeveless silk waists, with rows of lace inser tion running across the front. It only takes a yard and a half of silk to make, one of these, as tho back of tho waistcoat can bo of old silk. One I noticed was of blue surah. Thero wero five rows of lace across tho front ono in the collar, two in tho belt. Tho price of tho garment was three dollars. Tho new shirt waists nre of fine pink or blue cnambray solid colors, witn shoulder ruffles and big sleeves. Theso arc S3. 50 each. In regard to gowns, I heard an au thority say recently that if n woman could only havo two gowns a year sho should let one of them be tailor-made; then she would always be dressed llko a gentlewoman. Tho improvement that a tailor-made gown makes in the figure is very marked, and it carries with it, as tho result of skilled labor, an impression of extreme elegance. Long basques aro worn by younc; ladies, short ones by matrons. Tho round waist with surplice front is used this spring. A light material, called CLOTH AND LACE COSrUjrE. feathorbono, 13 used to stiffen the skirts of dresses instead of horsehair. Tho umbrella skirt is a popular form for walking dresses and tailor-mado gowns. Tho draped skirt is seen in new mod els for those spring days. In tho cloth walkinc suit In tho illustration, tho skirt is draped upon one side, and trimmed at tho bottom with a band of fancy fur, which also trims tho sur plice waist. Sleeves and front of light tufted cloth, empire poke hat. Tho second dress in the illustration is of bluo lady's cloth, draped on ono sldo with laca Tho arrangement of tho waist is new and strikingly noveL Both designs are direct from Paris. I must tell you what a French dress maker said to mo on a recent visit 1 mado to her establishment. I was try ing to explain to her in her native tonguo that I wanted tho cloth for my now gown to bo of an intense shade of green. .Sho listened politely and an swered in voluble English: "A3 for color, tho grtion is tho first, but the vory moro shades, not too much bright, arc worn." Isn't that delicious? DOLADELLE. Jot n Thinker. Kate Why does Mr. Littlobraln stutter so? Jane Oh, somobody told hira ho ought to think heforo Hio speuks, and ho Is trying to follow' tho advice. Detroit Froo Press. A Groat I'lty. Old Oraybeard It's a pity to keep such a pretty bird in a cage. Mrs. Do Style Isn't itashamol IIow porfeotly oxqulsltoly lovely it would look in a hatl a. . weoiciy. Tho llotort l'roooolaut. Sunday School Toucher (sadly) I'm afraid, Johnny, that I will never meet you in heaven. Johnny Why? What havo you been doing now? IIomcJournaL, It will, perhaps, rcqulro n llttlo stretch of tho imagination on tho part of tho reader to recognize tho fact that tho two portraits at tho bond of this article aro of tho same in dividual ; and yot thoy nro truthful sketches made from photographs, takon only a tow mouths apart, of n vory much esteemed citi zen of Illinois Mr. C. H. Harris, whoso ad dress Is No. 1,023 Second Avenue, Rock Island, III. Tho follow ing extract from a let tor written by Mr. Harris explains tho mar velous chanso In his personal appearance. Ho writes : " Dr. Piorco's Golden Medical Dis covery saved my lifo and has mado mo a mnn. My homo physician says I am good for forty years yot. You will remember that I was just betweon lifo nnd death, and all of my friends wero suro it was a case of death, until I commenced taking a socond bottle of 1 Golden Medical Disoovery,' when I became ablo to sit up and tho cough was vory much better, nnd tho bleeding from my htngs stopped, and boforo I bad takon six bottles of tho 'Golden Medical Discovery' mv couch ceased and I was a now man and ready for business. I now feel that it is a duty that I owo to my fellow-men to rocommond to thorn tho 1 Golden Medical Disco verv' which saved mv lifo when doctors and all other medicines failed to do mo any good. I send to you with this lottcr two of my photographs; ono taken a fow weeks before I was taken down sick in bed, and tho othor was taken after I was well." Theso two pho tographs aro faithfully ro-producod at tho head of this article Mr. Harris's oxpurienco in tho use of " Gold en Medical Discoverj'" is not an exceptional ono. Thousands of eminent peoplo In all parts of tho world testify, in just ns emphatic language, to iU marvelous curativo powers over all chronic bronchial, throat and lung diseases, chronic nasal catarrh, asthma, and kindred diseases. Eminent physicians prescribo "Golden Medical Discovery'1 when any of their dear ones' lives are Imjiorillod by that dread dis ease, Consumption. Under such circum stances only tho most roliablo remedy would be depended upon. Tho following letter b to tho point. It is from an eminent phvsician of Stamps, Lafayetto Co., Ark. Ho .says : "Consumption is hereditary in my vrifo's family : somo havo already died with tho dis ease My wifo has a sister, Mrs. E. A. Cleary, that was taken with consumption. Sho used Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov ery, and, to tho surpriso of hor many friends, sua got won. .uy who uas niso nau ueni orrhages from tho lungs, and her sister in sisted on hor using tho ' Golden Medical Dis (SJgffffiyV'V i A "' " S " " tt ''"ir v r iw A -v t A t f s'r" I Mothers' & 1 I Friend J&& 1 lew" PI ' g: II- Is a scientifically DreDared liniment every ingredient of recognized value, and in constant i: II: use dy ine mecncai proiession. iiicic inyituituia mc combined in a manner hitherto unknown, and WILL DO all that is claimed for it, AND MORE. It shortens Labor, Lessens Pain, Diminishes Danger to Life of Mother and Child. Sent by Express on Receipt of Price, Jl.30 per Bottle. Book to Mothers" mailed FREE, containing voluntary testimonials. Bold by All Oruggltts, SSSBSBg COLLARS AND CUFFS. jDANBENJGELO isL (PHAEKMURILLD!(tASSOJ Tin a RTEM1mw are the Best and Most Econom 1I1C LAIN KIN E ical Collars and Cuffs Worn. Try them. You will like them; they look well, wear well and fit well. Reversible; both sides alike; can be worn twice as long as any other collar. When one side is soiled use the other, then throw it away and take a fresh one. Ask the Dealers (or Them. Bold for 25 cents for a Box ol 10 Collars, or Flvo Palro el Caff. A Samfle Cellar. nnd a Pair of Cuffi stnl iv mail or tux etnlt. AddrtH, Civmjr Siztand Slylt Wantid, REVERSIBLE COLLAR CO., 27 KHoy Street, Boston, Mass THE POT INSULTED THE COOK GOOD COOKING DEMANDS CLEANLINESS. SAPOL'O SHOULD be used in every KITCHEN. HALM'S ANTI-RHEUMATIC AND GUM AHTI-CATAnnMAL CHEWING 4!itmnnil PrAVfintH TlhnunilltlHni. IndlceAtlOll. I lJ)ypousla. uouriuurn. uamrra nnu aiuibju. ' Unofulln Malaria uml Kover.. Clonnsei the I . u.v .... . .-- . .-- . -...--. -. ---.--, - - . I Too tli nnd 1'romotoi tho Anpotlto. hito tbo JJrontti, Citron tho Tobacco Habit. .noraoqur mo nunicai vacuur. ( 'l5or25cetitpacliam. Ho oonvlr t dE0. B. IIAlil. HO W. SOtli St., New York. i, 4, y ft. Bill the M GOLDHEST 59 RUBBER CO.'S "SPADING SOOT" U You Want a Plnt-Chus Arlld. etnns orlO,T covery.' I consented to her using it, and ii cured hor. Sho has had no symptoms of con sumption for tho past six years. People having this disooso can tnko no hotter rem edy." Yours very truly, From tho Buckoyo Stato comes tho follow ing : " I was pronounced to havo consump tion by two of our best doctors. I spent nearly $300, and was no bettor. I concludod to try Dr. Pierco's Golden Medical Discovery. I bought and used eight bottles nnd I can now say with truth that I feel just as well to-day as I did at twenty-flvo, and can do just os good n day's work on tho farm, although I had not dono any work for soveral years." Truly, your friend, 4-fSS; Mr. Dulanoy's nddrcss is Campbell, Ohio. " I had catarrh in tho head for years and troublo with my left lung at tho samo timo. You put so much faith in your remedies thnt I concluded to trv ono bottlo or two. nnd I derived much benefit therefrom. I used up three bottles of Dr. Sago's Catarrh Remedy, flvo bottles of your " Golden Medical Discov ery," nnd in four months I was myself again. I could not sloop on my left side, and now I can sleep and cat heartily. So long as I havo your medicines on hand I havo no need of a doctor ; I do not think my houso In order without thorn. Yours truly, Mario w, Baldwin Co., Ala, If it would bo any moro convincing, wo could easily fill tho columns of this paper with letters testifying to tho euro of tho severest diseases of the throat, bronchia and lungs, by tho uso of " Golden Medical Discovery." To build up sotidjlcsh and strength after tho grip, pneumonia, (" lung fever"), exbausing fevers, and other prostrating diseases, it has no equal. It does not mnko fat liko cod liver oil and its nasty compounds, but solid, whole somo Jlesh. 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