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WIALOC1UK OF THE HOR8KS.
WlllCtrlcton.
rinsr nonsR.
Wo aro the pete of men
Ttie pampered pets of men.
There Is naught for us too gentle and good
In tho graceful days of our babyhood ;
We frisk and caper in childish glee
Oh, nono to pretty and proud at we I
They cheer and cherish us In our play
Ob, none so smilingly sweet as they I
And when a little our lives hare grown,
Each has a table and room his own,
A waiter to fill his bill of fare,
A barber to clean and comb his hair.
Yes, wc aro the pets of men
The pampered pets of men.
They show us, gayly dressed and proud,
To the eager )csof the clamorous crowd;
They champion us In the rattling race,
They praise our beauty and pralso our pace)
They keep for us our family trees
They trumpet our names beyond tho seas ;
They hang our portraits on their walls,
And paint and garnish and gild our stalls.
Yes, wo arc the jtcts of men
The pampered pets of men.
ecoji house.
Wc are the slaves of men
The menial slaves of men.
They lash us over the dusty roads,
They bend us down with murderous loads;
They fling vile Insults on our track,
And know that wc cannot answer back ;
In winds of winter, or summer sun,
The tread of our toll Is never done )
And when wc are weak, and old and lame,
Aud labor-stiffened, and bowed with shame,
Aud hard of hearing, and blind of eye,
They drive us out In the world to die.
Yes, wc arc the slaves of men
The slaves of selfish men.
They draft us Intothelrbloody spites,
They spur us, bleeding, Into their fights;
They poison our souls with their senseless Ire,
And curse us Into a storm of lire.
And when to death we arc bowed and bent,
And take the bull that for them was meant,
Alone they leave us to groan and bleed,
And dash their spurs In another steed.
Yes, we arc the slaves of men
The slaves of brutlhh men.
CALL A MAN.
AVy ono who is disposed to try n ltuigh
will o well to rend on.
John Jackson was a hnrd working
runn of 23. Being tho oldest child ami
only son, lie had always remained nt
homo nssisting his father on the farm.
John was much respected by every ono
in tho neighborhood, and ninny nbright
eved girl had secretly thought she would
ifko to bo Mrs. Jndkson lint. John was
no "Indies man." Tho fact was, ho was
bashful. Ho would rnther boo potatoes
all day than undergo the ceremony of
an introduction to a young lady. Not
that John disliked tho dear creatures:
far from it. Wo believe that he, in com
mon with nil bashful and well niennin,
men, cntertnined tho very highest re
spect nnri mlmirnuon lor them. Ami
this no doubt was the principal cause of
bis bash'lulncss. He Jolt that they were
superior beings, and 'that ho was un-
wonnv 10 associate wun mem upon
terms of equality. But wo cannot stop
to moralize.
Nancy Clark wj 'tho daughter of a
von rcspeetnbio larnicr, wnoso lanu an
joined tho Jackson farm. Nancy was
a nrcttVi snucy, little witch, mm sho
liked John Jackson Whan thoy were
children tlievanonucu tno sarao school,
and when ho was a few years her senior
was usually lieroiinmpion in tno cniiu
ish disputes tliat arose, and her com
yanion in coming and going. At last
John became so 'much of a man as to
bo kept from school, as sho had been
in past years. John discovered, too, lie
was growing out of shape. His feet and
legs appeared very awkward; ho did
not know what to "do ritli his hands;
his faeo pained him, and takinir all in
all, ho was inclined to think ho was not
more than half put together.
Asmovelists say, it was a lovely day
m August, llio sun was cienr, serene,
and beautiful, tho trees wero loaded
with .golden fruit, and tho beautiful
birds twittered their songs of lovo in
tho branches. Earth, (there, wo'vo slid
down to earth once more; such lofty
heights thoy mnko our head dizzy.)
"We woro prepared to sny that "earth
yielded a bountiful harvest of grass and
clover, nnd honeysuckles, which this
noblo yeomnnry of Chestcrvillo had
garnorud within her store-houses"
ut upon a second thought have con
cluded it thus: "Tho farmers of Ches
torvlllo'havo'dano harvesting."
.John. Jnokson's sister hnd a quilting
that afternoon. His father had gone to
"Keith's Mills" to got some wheat
ground, and left. John to repair some
tools, to bo ireally on tho morrow, to
commence imoving tho meadow grass.
Suddenly It'Occured to John that if ho
Tomined about the houso that after
noon, ho would be called in at tca-timo
and.botrequireditO'do tho honors of tho
table. To Avoid this, ho quietly shoul
dered his Ecvtho and stole away to tho
aneadow, hhlfiairnilo distant, fully ro
solved that ho would not lcavo there
iuntil it was no darkithat ho could not
ooito:mow,hso.as to .avoid seeing tho
igirls.
'The mcadowiwas surgounded on all
aides by n thlokiforcst,which offectual
3y rshut out iwhat littio brcezo there
anight .chnncoi to bo stirring. Tho sun
jpoured its rays (ns though tho littio
nneadow was kifocus point whoro tho
iheatwas concentrated. John mowed,
'.and-sweat sweat and mowed, until ho1
was obliired to jit down and cool oft".
TEhon It occurrethto John that If ho took
off his pants, ho. might bo iiuoro com-
aartatuo. meroicoum no no lmnropri
ctydn it for ho was entirely concealed
Jr'omiobservation,ind there was not tho
slightest reason to, supposo that ho could
no soon uy any person.
,So. John stripped , oil, and avith no
oov'or-aavo his linen commonly called
a ahlot ho resumed, his work, llio was
luat oonerratulatlng .himself uncm tho
eood .tlrao ho had mado from meeting
tne girls, wnon no emtnecu to uiwtiru a
buge uwuic snaKo, a genuine muster,
with a WlituTlring aroupd its neck.
John was Ph coward, tbutOo was cior
tally afraid ia a snokeltljSelf-presenvn-tiott"
wo,y iUj-k fl.7T -Tjussago" litut
flashed across his mind, And "Tegs, Uluj
care oi tho body" wan tlie tnoxt. Drop
ping hie fioythe and spinning around
like a top, fioiwts ready totftriko a 2:30
gait, witeu at nuai moment tuui tumice
was noar enough to book hie crooked
teoth Into John's hirt just flbovo tho
horn. With a itajmondous qprlng ho
started off with tho speed of a ilocotoo
tlvo. Ilia tint jump took the ,iako
clear from tho ground, and as he jstolo
hasty glance over hit shoulder, Iw was
(horrified to see the reptile securuly
iiwtaned to tho o.tromity of his gr
mwt, whilst lio rapidity with which he
rwslwrl forward, kept tho eorpont ox.
tended to an anglo of ninety degrees
wltli hU body.
Hero was u mandnry, If he gtoppod
tho snako would coil about his body and
sqeezo him to death: If ho continued
the raco lie must tail from sheer ox-1
Imitation. On ho flew, scarcely daring
to think how this dreadful race was to
end. Instinctively ho had taken tho
direction of home; a feeling of scurity
camo over him. Suddenly Hashed
ncoss his mind tho true state of nflnlrs
his father gone tho quilting, and,
woiso than all, tho girls. Tho next mo
ment ho felt tho body of tho cold,
clnmmy monster in contact with his
baro logs, his tnil creeping around them
In a sort of cozening way, as by way of
tickling John upon tho knees.
This was too much for human endur
ance. With a yell, such ns man never
tittered, snvo In mortal terror, poor
John set forward nt abrcak-ncck speed,
nnd oneo more hnd tno nicasuo oi see
ing tho snake rcsumo his horizontal
position, somowhat after tho tall of a
comet.
On, on thoy flew! John forgot tho
forgot tho girls, forgot ovcry-
thinir but tho snake.
His actlvo exerelso (lie paid particu
lar attention to ills running), together
with tho excessive heat, hnd bronchi
on the noso bleed, and ns ho ran, ears
erect nnd head thrown back, his chin
'throat nnd shlrtbosom wore stained with
tho flowing strenm.
His first shriek had started tho mill-
tors, and fortli thoy rushed, wondering
If somo Indian was not prowling about.
II v this tlmo John was witliin a few
rods of the barn, still running nt tho
top of his speed, hts head turned potlint
ho might keep ono eyo on tho snake
and with tho other observe what course
ho must take. Tho friendly barn now
concealed him from tho sight of tho
girls. Ho knew tho girls wero in the
yard, having caught a glimpse of them
as tho rushed troni tno nousc. a icw
ruoro bounds and ho would bo in their
midst. For n moment modesty over
camo his fear and ho hailed. The
snake, evidently pleased with his rapid
transportation, manifested his gratitude
by attempting to enfold tho legs of our
hero within his embrace
With an explosivo "ouch I" nnd urged
forward by "clreumstnneos over which
ho had no control," poor John bound'
ed on. Tho next moment ho wns in
full view of tho girls, nnd ns lie turned
tho corner of tho barn tho snako came
around with a whiz, somewhat after the
fashion of n coaehwhip.
Having renched tho barnyard, to his
dismay he found tho bars up. Hut time
was too precious to bo wasted in letting
down burs. Gathering nil his strength,
ho .bounded into tho air, Minko ditto;
and ns ho allirhtedon thoothcr side, his
snakoshlp's tail cracked across sho up
per bar, snapping like an Indian crack
er.
Again John set forward, now utterly
regardless of tho girls, for tho extra
ticklofrom the snake's tall ns ho leaped
tho bars, banished all his bashfuluess
and modesty, and again lie had tho
pleasure of uniting tliu snake in a
straight lino, drawing steadily nt tho
hem of his solitary garment.
The houso now became the center of
attraction, and around it liu revolved
with tho speed of thought. Four limes
In each revolution, as ho turned tho cor
ner, his snakoshlp camo round with a
whiz that was quite refreshing.
While describing the third circle, as
ho camo near tho group of wonder
struck girls, without removing his gaze
irom tno snake, no managed 10 cry
out:
"Call a man!"
Tho next moment he had whisked out
of sight, and as quick as thought reap
peared at tho other end of tho house:
"Call n man!"
"Away ho whirled again, turning tho
corner so rapidly tliat tho whiz of tho
snako sounded half-way between n low
whistle and tho repeated pronunciation
of ndouule-o.
Hcforc cither of the girls hnd stirred
from their trucks, ho hnd performed nil
oilier revolution:
"Cull a mant"
Away ho How once more, but his
strength was rapidly failing. Nancy
Clark was tho first to recover her pres
ence of mind, and seizing a hoop-pole,
sho took her station near tho corner of
the houso, nnd ns John reappeared,
brought it down upon tho snako with a
force that broko his back and ills hold
upon John's nether garment at the samu
time. (
John rushed into the houso and to his
room, and at ten-time appeared in ills
best Sunday suit, but littio tho worse for
tho raco, and to all nppearaneescnlirely
cured of his bashfuluess. Thnt niglitho
walked homo with Nancy Chirk. Tho
next Now Year they woro married; nnd
now, whenever John feels Inclined to
laugh at his wifo's hoops, or any other
peculiarity, sho has only to say, "Call
a man," nnd ho instantly sobers ilov.i.
The Ethnology of Eyes.
Tlie New World lo lie ltiilcil by u
Ill--;j -l Ituer.
Tho eyo is notoriously ono of tho most
characteristic features of tho faeo. It
Is "tho window of 'the soul," and an in
dex to many of .the owner's montal and
moral characteristics. We have the
wild eye d the gentle eye, the stern
eye and tho molting eye, the swimming
eye and the volumptuaus eye, the eagle
eyo and the shitty eyo, tho' eye that is
the herald of the words .that aro to fol
low, tho sneaky eyo of the Oriental tliat
bespeaks treachery ;and cunning, and
the Impassive, unreudablo oye of tljb
Indian tliat miggests .a .character of ly
ing in amlwitjh. Not .to .enumerate all
the eyes that tho poets .and tho lady
novelists haxo so lavishly described, wo
all know tho bailed oyo that bespeaks
tlie sodden mind; the snuoor oyo, wkloK
line me raouu-miaped .tueisors, is too
much of a goodthlngjtand tho oyes not
unfrequontly soon ,ln the .Now Cut auif
tho Uld llallqy, .which look .for ail the
world like holes boruu In, a blanket
About twenty light eyes, are now sold
to one dark. In Jioston tho ;porcontngo
Is even higher, -viz., about thirty-live
blue or light eyes ito. ono brawn, whilst
on tho other hand, in New Orleans, fifty
dark ones are sold to ouo light oim,
Now. were it possible to chaiuie tho col
or of the eyo to be anatohed, it, might be
supposed that the acts noted wore due
to the change In taste, which .recently
prescribed fair hair .iw tho fashionable
hue. This is, however, out of the quer?
lion, iicuce uie ouiy expinnatu.ii
Immigration of tho Inst two decades
havo utterlv swanined tho mixed Kui?-
jjsn population woien previously ucctuu
tal tho Northern aad Western States f
.... . - - - . - -
fclw.l Jnionj whilst in tiio South the orig
Jiuif Froncli and mixed Neurro races
?ma not boon diluted by tho fair-haired,
bme-eyed Northern arrivals. Curiously
cnougu, tho recent census entirely con
firms JJiis theory deduced from the re
turn ot glass oye sales. In Nevada, as
might be uxpeetcd, 70 per cent of tho
Inhabitants uro of foreign birth; In Cal
ifornia, 01; Jn -Arizona, bo 1-2: in uiMoia,
02 1-2; iu Nortliorn and old Western
States, about 1)2, on an nvcrngo, while
iu most of tho hotter Southern States
there Id practically no foreign element
whntover.
Tho same assertion niay bo mado for
the purely rurnl districts of New Kng
lnnil, tho Immigrants' finding homes
chiefly In tho largo manufacturing towns.
In tho cooler cx-slavo States thero Js on
an nvcrngo 10 per cent of foreigners; in
tho others less than 2 per cent.; while
In North Carolina tho people of foreign
birth resident in the State aro barely a
a quarter of 1 per cent. Hut this Immi
gration consists almost entirely of tho
Teutonic and Celtic races. 'Jlio agri
cultural Stntcs nro peopled by a pre
ponderance of Germans nnd Scnndinav-
tans. Whole districts are Inhabited by
settlers from Mecklenberg, Denmark,
Sweden or Norway. Tho German
tongue Is often the only ono generally
spoken over one or two counties, and in
others Norso will as generally ho the
language In which the vernacular non
ofllt'liil intercourse of tho settlers Is car
ried on. In Canada thero aro Gaelic
districts. Hut In tho Stntcs tho High
binders mix with tho rest of tho popula
tion. Comparatively few of llio Irish
or French nut of Canada take to
farming, nnd Krso Is In tho New World
an unknown tongue, hi parts of Louisi
ana, Florida, Arizona, California and
Nuw Mexico, thero was, and Is still, a
large Spanish element.
ltut It is disappearing before tho Anglo-Saxon
and getting confined to cer
tain districts, so thnt even there the blue
i yjs nro beginning to predominate, ex
cept In the warmer regions, which havo
no attractions for the northerners. A
certain nniount of negro blood hits per
meated the South, nnd still more inten
sified tho providence of blnck eyes;
whilst on thclndlnn frontier tho aborig
inal skin, liulr nnd irisnro more frequent
than tlie moralist might desire. It has
been mooted whether tho white raco Is
yet fully nnturnlized In the New World,
nnd it lias been suggested that It would
die out were the stream of immigration
from Europe stopped. It is certain that
in Massachusetts tho native American
women of the old stock have, ns a rule,
few children compared with tho Irish
and German Immigrants, nnd that tills
peculiarity follows tlie fresh arrivals to
their homes in the west.
WONDERS OF NATUH1'.
The Spltlrr a a llulloonbit.
Rix-lirstrr Piniocrst.
In speaking of the intelligence dis
played by birds nnd beasts, Scth Green
argued In favor of the reasoning power
of insects especially, and related from
his own experience tho manner in which
a spider constructs a balloon. If you
anchor a polo in a body of water leav
ing tlie polo above tho surface, and put
a spider upon it, lie will exhibit marvel
ous intelligence to escape. At first, ho
will spin a web several inches long and
hang to one end while hu allows the oth
er to float oil iu tho wind, in tlie hope
tliat it will strike somo object. Of
courso tills plan proves a failure, but
the spider is not discouraged. Ho
waits until tho wind changes, and then
sends another silken bridge Moating oil'
in another direction. Another failure
is followed by several other similar at
tempts, until all tho points of the com
pass have been tried. Hut neither tlie
resources nor the reasoning powers of
the spider are exhausted. Ho climbs to
the top of the polo and energetically
ocs to work to construct a siiucn uai-
loon
Ho has no hot air with whieli to
inflate it, but he lias the power of inak
inir it buoyant. When ho yets his bal
loon liuished ho does not go oil' upon
thu mere supposition that it will carry
him, as men often do, but ho fastens to
it a guy-rope, the other end of which ho
attaches to tno island polo upon wnieii
ho is a prisoner. Ho then goes into his
lerial vehicle, while it is made fast, and
tests it lo seo whotheritsdimensions are
e:iiablo of thu work of hearing liini
awy. Ho often liiidsthat ho has made
it too small, in whieli ease hu hauls it
down, takes it all apart and constructs
it on a larger and better plan. A spi
dcr has been seen to niuku three dlller
cut balloons before ho became satislied
with his experiment. Then ho will ;et
in, snap the guy-rope anil sail nwuy to
land as grnceiuiiy nnd us supremely in
dependent of his surroundings ns could
well bo imagined. Mr. Green stated
that ho had repeatedly witnessed such
actions uy spiders, and that ho leeb
convinced that It Is reason, with wliiel
thu Creator of all things endowed the
animals, tliatcnablcd tlieuitofrcu them
selves from their prison.
Chinese Life in Sim Francisco.
A lady who visited tho Chinese quar
ter in San Francisco, says: "A sudden
turnout of tho bustling thoroughfare,
a few stops forward, mm we feci that wo
aro In a foreign land. Wo are escorted
by a private friend anil polico detective,
without whoso protective pros nco it
would not bo safe to venture into those
dinsrv courts and alloys that Ho fester-
Incr in the very heart of tho Flowery
kuicdom.' l'itr-tailed, bluo-bloused
Celestials swarm in the roadway and on
tho side-walks. Tlmv surge around us
with their silent, stci lthy tread. At tho
slcrht of our escort's face, or at the sound
othis voice, thoy slink away, nnd aro
gono like snauows. xue sircois are
dimly lighted. Tho gas does not blaze
it diidks ocnina lis glasses: mil me
big white moon gives light enough for
us to see tno cneap ana gauuy magni
ficence around us. We aro passing tho
Joss houso. It flaunts its scarlet stream
ers overhead, and flanks its doors with
nefreiids in saffron and cold
"Wllliin is a guuer oi unsei, a suo-
dued light, and tlie flicker of a tiny
lamp beforo a llguro of batbarie ugli
ness. Tho air floats out loaded with the
fumes of smoking sandalwood, and
straiiKo odors from tho East. Tho doors
aro open, but wo do not enter yet. Wo
ii . ... . . . .... - .
troii up tno street, laKingau exterior
tWc w beforo wo penetrate to the interior.
Udored lanterns aro strung along somo
cjltlio balconies, or aie huiig from tho
v Jndows. lted and black signs In
rooked characters are everywhere, and
:from all side resounds tho echo, it
seems, of a hundred unknown tongues
Lights stream from cellar flaps, ereep
tt louirii open doors auu window ciiuiks,
hi t tho shops aro only H litcd by a.uc-
ceiHon of dincry oil lamps. Discordant
na.kes of rasping fiddles, gongs, and
sulldry unknown tuneless instruments
mi'Aglu with tho clatter of strange
tongues. Tho very laughter comes to us
jangled and out of tuno, and illled witJi
odors (Jio roverso of swaet. Mouldy
iruiis, wilted vegotaiiics, siaio usn ioi
long divorced from its native element,
an mingle in ono common ana most un
savory HCtJlt.
"The Chineso shops make no endeav
or to attract the eve, or tempt tho nn-
iMHitu oi tne uoiestiai nonio. uuc per-
naps wnat seem to us a disgusting dis
play, may seem to them a tempting
sight. Tho butcher, who is a general
merchant as woll, sells Joss sticks, U.1-
rots, tobacco, and scores of other things,
lo flanks his door on either sido with
tho eurcasses of hucro shuurhtorod hogs.
They aro not quartered nud jointed iu
civilized fashion, but uro hacked, hewn,
aud torn asunder, just as Ihe meat is
wanted, and present a mangled, shnpo-
less mass, sickening to look nt. Split
chickens nnd birds nro flattened out
like sheets of paper nnd nnllcd against
tno wall. ' uciicato mums, steeped in
oil and dried, nro strung up nnd hung
iiko encrry-uous across mo windows;
nnd scores of oily cakes, llko lumps of
yellow soap, nro lnld on benches. Wo
pnss on our way, look down tho cellar
flaps, and seo tho barbers nt work In
their underground shops.
"Within a rndlotts of hnlf a mllo
thero nro no less than lifty of tlicso
places devoted to the demising nnd
decoration of Mongolian heads. You
may glance down these steps nt nny
hour of tho dny or night, nnii you will
seo the operators busy at their tonsorlal
labor. Never wns such clean shaving;
such delicate eternising of eyes, enrs,
nnd nostrils; such trimming nnd pencil
ing of brows nnd lnshcs; such n scrap
ing nnd polishing of oily fnecs; such n
plnlting of the beloved nnd sacred pig
tail; and tho Celestial pngnu issues
from tho hnnds of tho bnrher a proud
and happy man the perfect ideal of a
Chineso beau. Every inch above his
shoulders is scraped nnd polished to
perfection. This luxurious treatment
which lie receives at tho hands of his
harbor is n law among the followers of
Confucius. Tho Cliinninan feels thu
necessity of frequent rejuvenation un
der the razors, probes, and pencils of
thel.barbor, who is one of tho best em
ployed and most important persons
In the community."
Ghosts.
London Tluici,
Thero is n house In Contham, York
shire iu which n weeping woman is said
to hang over the cradloof any child who
sleeps in a particular room. "Nay, more,
one babo over whom tills weird visitant
was seen to bend, is reported to gazo In
to vacancy and seo her still, though no
other eye's aro conscious of her pres
ence. "There Is a house at Catford
Hrldge, In which dwelt, until quite re
cently, a gentleman well known In l.on
don circles and his wife and child. The
wife saw a little man in a gray coat
cross tier bed-room one night, nnd (lis
nmiear. ns it were, into the cheval "lass
Sue said nothing about it, but a short
tlmo nfterward In the same mom, tlie
nurse exclaimed that shu had seen what
must havo been her father's ghost; she
Knew mm, sno said, "uy iitsgmy coat.
Still, nothing was said to tlie master o
uiu nouso until ue, iu ins turn, cuiiei
upstairs to his wife in a startled voice,
and in his fright dropped tin: candle
stick, exclaiming he hail seen a man
m gray going up the .-lairs. Here,
then, were three independent witnes
ess of tho same ghostly visitor, evl
dently one very like tho ancestral spec
tre of the House of Douglas.
Hut, indeed, authentic ghost Morlcs
tliat is to say. occurrences vouched
for by perfectly honest observers, who
at all events, really believe thoy saw
tliat to which they bear witness aro
endless, as aro tho tales of appearances
to menus nnd relatives' at a distsnce just
as the soul was presumably, leaving the
bouy. there aro a vast numijer, too
of what may be called historic ghost sto
ries handed down in nil the books on
tho subject; such, for example, as the
vigil of the Earl of St Vincent; the
Heresford Ghost and tho withered wrist
tho apparition of the dead Wvnvard
the warning tho second Lord Lyltelton
is said to liavo received of liis own
death; and the account of tho ghost In
tho Tower of London, where such a vis
itor, ono would think, would not laek
company, thougli.theru.iiiightbo a. sear
city of heads among them.
Till: STATU B.ASriCAX'IK'O.lI
Perhaps no fact better illustrates the
prosperity and rapid growth iu business
of tho Statu Insurance Company of Do:
Moines, than a statement of tho in
crease of its business for tlie llrt six
months ot the present year, as com
pared with tho corresponding six
months of last year. During tho
six mouths from January 1st to
July 1st, 1881, its premiums
amounted to 8 101 ,0:1). o7, while for tlie
six months from January 1st to July
1st, 1880, the premiums amounted to
.G0,2!JG.12. These iigures show the ex
traordinary increaso of i? 10,709.45 it
,tho nrst six months or this year over
tho corresponding six months of last
year.
The premiums for tho month of Juno,
alone wore $23,229, being nn increase
for tliat month of $6,!!90 over tho aver
age for tho six months. These Iigures
show the marvelous and constantly
growing prosperity and popularity of
tho company. They show that it is ov
ory day and constantly becoming more
and moro popular among tho masses;
that the people recognize in policies is
sued by it sure indemnity for losses,
This prosperous condition of tho Com
pany Is duo largely to tho just and
equitable management of its affairs; the
prompt and satisfactory adjustment of
its losses, and tho business experience of
its ofllccrs. Tho policy holder in the
Stato Insurance Company feels that ho
has. ample security for nny losses or
claims which may justly nccruo, nnd
that thoy will bo promptly met and ad
justed. Tho managing ofllcers aro men
of largo business experience, tho Prcsl
dent of the Company being Hon, John
A. Elliott, former Auditor of Stato, and
tho Secretary, Hon. Matthew Long,
formerly Stato Senator from Iowa Co.,
but who has made tho insurance busi
ness a special study for many years
Tho State Insuranco Company, under
their judicious management, has grown
to bo uu institution in which they may
welt feel a just prldo. It is exclusively
nn Iowa institution, ns all its business
nnd investments aro in Iowa. It has
tho confidence nnd patronage of Iowa
peoplo, nnd confers Its benefits in Iowa,
and upon Iowa peoplo.
"What aro the wild wavos saving.
Johni"' sang out xoung America to a
Uiiinaman on the ueccii. "Washco,
washco," calmly replied tho Celestial
wtlh a grin.
A I'ool Oneo More.
Tree fret:
"For ten vears mv wile ir confined to her
hed will such a complication of ailments that
no doctor could tell what was ibo matter or euro
her, and I jwed up a email fortune In humhus
etiiif. Six nvjiiths uro I etiw a H. S. Hair with
Hop miter on ft, uiidl thought I would ho a
fool once more. I tried It, hut ray folly.iirovcd
now as well and ctronir as any man's wife, and
It cost mo only two dollars. SuchifoJIy pay;, I
II. W.( Uetrolt,MIclj.
i
A Hartford man sent a pair of trousers
to his tailor to bu repaired. The tailor
found $.'100 In n roll In his pocket nnd
returned It, receiving the thanks of the
owner therefor. When wo send a pair
oi trousers to our tailor to no recon
strticted, and lie finds 8:100 in the pocket
nnd returns it, wo nlwnys tell him to
keep tho trousers for his honesty, which
is tno ocst policy.
1Ut. mice. ant, film, trrmtn. minnuttof. Initrf-fn.
Ac, rlPAfcil out hjr "Itoiiih on lll." IV Imtrt rtt
ilruculitl. Mltehi-11, llnnli
i Crnln, Pci Xotiun.
All impertinent fop mndo fun of nn
old lanner s largo nose, mouth and chin,
but tho old farmer silenced him liv en v.
In, "your nose, mouth nnd chin nil had
to bu mado small so that thcro'd be ma
terial left for your check."
llntln itnil Vt-i.
. Wrlli' Itenltli llrncwcr, in-nliKI rnncilr on earth for
Kll. Mltclirll, llnrllrli A- (;rtn, flea Molnin.
"Elizabeth 1" shouted a brnkemnu ns
thu train gilded Into the New Jersey
station of that name. "Yaw," respond
ed a mild and pleasant looking German
iu liu; corner oi tne cur, "dot Mi mine
sister but sho doaud vas on dis car, nl-
rendy."
(in flit r Hmrr. liv Cnitttill. llnZHl-ii A: t'n.. N'rw
I'm- f 'ml-l.tTrr fill !imil( frtitn mlrrfi'il lltrr
Ynrk. It In nlmiiliiiiiy niri-nnilwi'i I, rnilrnm Mini
M.iu'onri-iiiKrii it pn irr u i nil uim-r. riijui lnii"
IiiHi- ilirlikil It MiTlur Iu any of (lit- olliirullo In
market.
A scientist snvs a hell may bo heard a
great deal further lengthwise of n valley
than over tho hills at tho sides. Wc
once heard a belle two miles, and she
wasn't lengthwise of a valley, either.
She was in the woods, nnd a hop-toad
had lumped on her foot. Sho was a
small belle, too.
PERRY DAVIS'
Pain-Silk
A SAFE AND SURE
REMEDY FOR
Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,
Cramps,
Phnlnri
UIIUIGIU,
Diarrhoea,
Dysen'ery.
Sprains
AND
Bruises,
Burns
AND
Scalds,
Toothache
AND
Headache.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
THE GREAT CURE
1 ron
RHEUMATISM
Am it U for nil ill.ouea or tho KIDNEYS,
LIVER AND DOWELS.
It olamt.i tho gyitem of tho acrid potion
Ui&t cauoea tho dreadful aulTcrine wkioli
only tba victims of Xllicuuiatljiii can reallxo,
THOUSANDS OF CASES
of tUi wont form of this terrible dlseue
havo been quickly relieved, In a ihort time
PERFECTLY CURED.
hae had wonderful ucceai.aad an immenie
i&le in every pirtof the Country. In hun
drediofoaiesUhucured wlioroall elso had
failed. It U mild, but efficient, CKItTAIN
IN ITS ACTION, butharulcusluall caaei.
IVlt eleauicii.Ntreiirtueiie and glretNeiT
Lire to all tho Important oreRmof tho body,
Tho netural action ot tho Kidney is roe t ore d
The Liver le cleansed of alldlieaae.and the
Bowel -novo freely and healthfully. In thla
way tho wo ret dlaeaaea aro eradicated from
theejiten.
Am It haa been proved b,- thousand that
la tho meit effectual remedy forcleausLuc tho
yitem of all morbid eeeretloni. It ihouldbe
uaed In every household aa a
SPRING MEDICINE.
Alway. euro WUOUSHES3, LOHSTZFA.
TION,rm:3 tod all FEHAIJJ SligUH.
Il put tip In Dry Vrretnlilo Form. In tin cans,
one pt.kajrt of which inaUc. Cquaru medlcla.
Aliola!J.uM Fcrm.very Concentrated for
tho coartnlenct of iuuki w hocannot readily pro
part It. ( atti wtth equal efficient lit eUherform.
GET ROrYOUIt DI1UGCJ13T. MUCK. ,1.00.
WELLS, IllCIUItnsOX A Co.. Prop'.,
(Will aend the drypn.t-nald.l III III HCTOS. TT.
WOMAN'S TRIUMPH!
MRS. LYDIA L PINKHIM, OF LYNN, MASS.,
sucorincR or
LYDIA E. PENSCHAM'8
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
rr Il tke lUnil Complaint! anA WeUcM
itcoumfli (Oftur wv ri'Bai pvpuiatiou.
It will cur rotlrelr tho wont f orm of FenuUe Conv
pUiati, all OTariui troublm, imUnmifctloa and Ulcera
tion, FallUff anil Plrlcement. ai.dth conffueat
IpUU rtuJfncvi, an4 U vrtlcularljr adapted tu tho
uunn ( Mia.
It wnj dlitolva and mrl tumort from the uUnu la
aa earl lUcaof doTcupnioat. Tho tendencjto can
tivrftui humoiittiere If checked rery vpecdUj by IU uvu
U remorei falatneaa, (Utulencj, dcttroyi all craitny
ferwtlmulanta, and rtlicToa weaknee of thstomaclu
IS ourea llloatlne, UeadachM. Merrous froatratlon.
General JkebUit, Bleploc3uefl, Ici realon and Jadi
ffestlon.
That feelkiff of bearincrdowni causing paln.wcljrht
avt haokaoU), U alwayi jwrnjanentl j cured by IU iuo,
i wui at au nice ana unucr an circum-iancea act in
luLrmooy wlta ' hs law that croTern the f uualo ijitem.
Fvrtho cure at Kleiner ConiDlalutJ of olthr aoz thli
Cemaund In uaiurraraed.
VtVIX K. riM;i!AMB VEOETAIItR COM
roUIU urfmrM at 2J3 and CCS Westcic ATenue.
Lyno.HMi. 1M-3(1. BlxbottlesforlX UsatbfmtJ
nthefutni of iUIl aUa lnth form of loumscti.o
receipt of trit, St trhoi foreltUcr. Mr. I'lnkhtm
rreelyaMworetUlKUcrracf Inquiry, for paraph
c aaarcu aa nw?t', ji.mion mis iuptr.
K family fliould U wlthotit 7.YPIA I- HtKHAM'S
I'tlXS. They cuto contpuion. bUJx'Ma
ajui ot uie urcr. jti cent wr iwiv
ALL DRUGGISTS.
K1 3k;-
Pi
JEiL
rIVi.liff I'M A l'fiai fa n-'jiflln
111 lil.a hmifi-. Jliid lie lived now lie would linrc
Kcjit N iinier snfn hldni-y nml Liver Cure.
Your stomach uud liver nrc tlin (T.-iirliig
of iie.irly nil your Ills. U'liy In thu tuitneiH
common m-iiu don't you nul)u. I lot. man',-
aioiimcii i -.111, rjimer ntui .Medicated root
bath? Tlii'V won't fail you.
.1. A. T. Ht'l.L Secrelnry of Stnto of
thing.
A yoimj; man lm gem-rally got tl o
winning cams in ins nniiii wuon, on
pointing tho question, liu sees u "llush1
in lm sweot-licnrt's face.
".TIoIImt Iiiin ItVciiwrcttt"
wrote nn Illinois :lrl to licr i'.ntern ri-liitlvea.
"filie took lilt(or lor n loin: time lint ulllioiit
nny pkhI. Son lien liennl of the virtues of
Kidney-Wort lie pit n Ihw nnd It linn eoiniilcte
ly cured her liver eoiniliiliil," HtWt uml unit.
"Iwentv years 111:0," sjivh a colored
philosopher, "Xlggers wiim wuf n tlious
nnil dollars aiiiecu. Now tlcy would ho
deah at two dollars n do.on. It's 'ston-
Ishln' how du rncu nin depreclatliiV'
How lo MeiM.ro IIYullli.
It aeeiiis Mrniiire. that nnvone will Miller from
lU-riinirement hroiiu'lit on by hnmire blood, uhcn
covlll' y.irpni;irllla nnd Stilllinflii. or lllood
nnd Liver Svriiii will retore K?rfe t health. It
una proven iim'U lo lie uie ih-i hkkki iuriiicr,
eireiliinlly curliijr Seroftilii, Svihllllle dlnmleri',
We.iltie of the Kldtievs, l'ralieln, .Mnliirlii.
nil Nervous DlMirilcrn ami Delillltv, HHIIous
cotiiiliiln nnd nil Dlt-eaH's of the lllood, Liver,
Kidneys, t-tumiuli. Skin, etc. A slnule Ixittle
will prove lo you Its merits nsn henlth renew er,
for It nets like n elinrni. eieelully when the
eompliiint 1 of nn rxlniustlvu miliire, hiivlnj; a
tendeiiey to lessen the natural vlgorof thchrnln
nnd nervoua svslem.
llAKKIfS PAIN I'ANACUA eurcs pain In
Muti and lleni-t. d' externnlly nnd Internallr,
II . (0(11 U S VKUETAIILE WOH.M 8V-
ltd' liiftnnllv destroys worms and removes the,
secretion which cause them.
A irreat Imtmivemcnt has reecntlv lieen made
In thnt useful product Cahiiomsi:, a ilemlorlrnl
extract of pet rolenm, which Is the only article
that really cures baldness. It Is now the llncst
of hnlr dfeshi:s!
I.mv. ir you wish to iii'.niii-.ii vonr skin ns
white nnd soft ns that of Dlannof l'olctlers Is
mid lo have been, use Ol.KSN's Sl'l.rilt'll Sol,
whieli Is a healthful beiiiitllleriind not a pcrnl
clous co-met le. Sold 1 y nil !' '. !i.
Header, have ou neen iinmliiiL'L'ed bv siieelal-
Msl Try Dr. K. II. Hnllldav's IIIikhI I'nrlllcr.
It Is the I'oh of the htis!nc.'S, l'hvslclans
recommend It In a horn but It does the busi
ness all tlie same, tor snleby nil Westerndrui;-
l-'I'ts.
I'eiiiiy lHvis i'AiN-Kll.ixit Is nn excellent
regulator of the stomudi and bowels, nnd
should nlwnys lie kept on hand, esH-clallv nt
this season "of the M-ar, when so mnnv MuTcr
from IhiwcI eomnlalnts. There Is notlilni; so
quick to relieve alliuks of Cholera. Sold ut
only cents a bottle, by dniu'lsls eiicinlly.
PILES! PILES! PILES!
Nnri' 'iii-- I'oiiikI itl l,asl. o
m- S.iilVr.
A Mire cure for tho llllml, Hleedinir,
Itching nnd Ulcerated l'ilus has hecu
discovered hy Dr. Wllllanis' (an Indian
reiucdv,) called Dr. illianis Indian
Ointment. A siii'dc liov has cured thu
worst chroniu cacs of 2,'j and !10 years
Mantling. Xo ono need stiller live min
utes nflcr implying this wonderful
soothing medicine. For snlo hy nil
Druggists or mailed on receipt of prieoj
$1.00 per hox. F. S. Husky & Co.,
Props., Cleveland, Ohio.
Correct your hubltii of crooked walking by
UilnB Lyon1 Patent Hfcl Stlirencrs.
Use IteddliiK's Itussla Salve Cuts, Hums.
Wanted. A trood housekcencr. ono
strong, neat nnd willing to work. A
permanent position, at good wages.
Address, II. V V22 Printing Ulock,
Des .Moines. Iowa.
lliivi'yMiiailfiUvlili'rtHCiliimir? If wi. ilon'l fnilti
hi'imi mr uyw jinK rum hi cuiiiiuiiii loui'tir in
C. P. POMEROY, Prest.
K. BIRD,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
S
NOTIONS,
Will Duplicate Chicago and Xtw York Prices.
221, 223 FOURTH STREET,
DES MOINES, : : IOWA.
fltmn'ra flrnt on Arr1trtlnn,
T 00NTEA8TED EDITIONS OP
DBLE'KEVISION
L'oiilalnlne tliriilil anil ni'ur vi.ral.inii In ,ii.p..HmI
CullIIIIllH. Till' ta'ht and clH'atHnt IHiialraliMl .ilfllnt,
ut tlif llitlaid Kcw Tolamt'iii. Mlllloiin nt pcoplu
ro walllnt; for It. Ilonot tie ilrrciicd liy the t'lu an
Julin pulill.hera ot Infrrlur rilltluna. Bee that the
vvvy u iiuy cumaina juir nne ritirrawiiiia on atei
am ijd. Tlil If the unly t-on t runt imT -ll t 1ii
?f.'lAKl',n1!.,.?ri'i'u,n.,llf "'""''y fiuiiiK it. ai:nt
HAMhll. Bind fur clritilara and extra lermi
Aildren Katioxl l't hliiiii.no Co., CIiIcako, 111.
Allen's Brain Food
A botanical Pltrart. 1'ertnani.nllv In.n.lln.n. Hi.
liruln, and iKiiltiM ly curi't ncrtouani'iia. m rronadu.
hllliy, aud all wi akni'ia of Ei'iii'ratheoiKani. l'rlce,
at a TtkB 4V1 All miipivluli. Ik..h..i I I.. 11.. . '
Dt'Dut Am.kn'm Iiiir
stAUTt ais rim avvuut
circular.
New York, N. Y. Bend fur
A n F RT I ,S F s-l-PAhvr.&soiiii e;
lj'i )alnulM.. I Uri
THIS PAPER
b III- It ftKilr
rr.
THE LADIES
Home Eftucation.
DRY
D
WAiiiiKOTONto the present time. Includes much I'linoNit-aadl'm
vaik uiiiury never uviure puuiunea. Aaare.s,
IIUAII I.KY C M .V. rourlh Ht., riilla., I'a
To which I. added a sketch portrait of Mrs. Oarheld.
hRYSO
A CERTAIN CURE FOR CORNS 1
Tho Inxiro nurabor of pooplonho aiirtor from Cornl on tholr feot l
wonderful, anil tbo bout .kill of doctors fliul dnigelstn has borctofbri
been lialllcil In their olTorts tu procuru u euro, tiullorora nro at last tl
UnU relief la
"OHHYSO CORN CURE"
Which will remove mid euro tho worst corns if used as directed. TM
proprietors olfer It under n I'iMtttve tlwirantv. Monoy will borofundH
Is ull enses If not s.itlnructor when used according to directions.
Tbo discoverer, (n druggist In Dos Molnos), sold In the post your OTi
am bottles, nt retull. Hundreds or tcstlmontnls can be furnUhed
If desired, but wo refer to only a fow well-known pari Ion: J. A.
T. lluu,, Hocretnry of Btntoi I)iu A. IUwsoni IUT. Welio
Bt.AdEit, of Itcdbeml St Wcllslagcr, Wholesale bookiellerm,
Dps Moines, luwu.
The NORMAN MEDICINE CO., Prop's,
Dsa uounci, iow
ror Salt by mtchelt, DartlM Jt Craln and O. a. Ward Jt Ot., WUtl
a( VruggltU, D Maim;
ORN
V'mi dm r,osoN'olhlnjr
liy iryinirii iiuiuo,
no cunilio PAY.
PRICE, 35 CENTS.
' U REJJ
HOLMAN'S
PADS.
TSABIIUU.
IIi1tilnnM A .r,.
Llvormitt Nlnni.
iw-li Inl. for Miiliirlii, Aitun unci
1;rv"V.r.'r.i,,,,;.v.,'U.!'.'!;'' M 'o o
J Iimiiiii.i'm I I'n 1 1 1 Fnrllmfnn
nfanti ami ClilMrrn. I'lllcE, Hl.flU.
'"ihii'h Hi'iimi ,! Kiii.M.v lnl.
.or Kidney. Coniplitnt. l'lllt'K, H'.Mld.
IIoIiiiiiii'n Almiiriillvi' ai.Mllfliinl
.v..v.. it....i ...,-1... . f.
,1V"".".V.N AliMirpliVf .Miwllrltmt
i i ,!7' fur.Miinun'ft and BlufKllh
viiiiiinuuii, , it, v. r, , l-vr ('HIT, -,tl'.
AliMorpt 1(111 fmt .H.-llK'l-tixt j.'oiit
riirv.im, iinttriieiii.n. and all ca.o
packiiKr) liFtr. 1
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS,
nrarnlKrmnll, pnal-pnlil, nn rerelnt nf price. Tho
AIIMIIU'TION HALT I. not "mailable" and niutl tS
nut hy hipre.a ut purcha.cr i ih n.c.
The nicer M of IIOI.M AS"H 1'ADS hai Inspired Iml
atora whu utter I'aiti, .Imilftr tn tl...... ami ...i..m
lam!''"clc,M I'0LMA'S"!, "Oli'K. "They arc Ju.ttho
Ileware nf nil lifiu-HM T..!. iml m.il ... ..it am
the reputation of the Ki nulne.
See that each Tad liear the lrlu.n ltnvn.
V,.,,r,"'"lnMhe lllll.MAN' l'AII COMI'ANV
with above Trade Mark printed Ilium n.
IlK. IKlLUAN'Sndtlre la frc?.
free on appllcntlun. Addre,
Full trratlieica
HOLMAIM PAD CO.,
.'Hoi 12. T i t Uromlwu.v, IV. Y.
If you ft re a man
of ftiltni.vrtAk .
enM by the uttaln of
your uuiirn toih
rttmulantjianil uaa
Hop Dlttera.
If toii Arerounir en
dlcnIlou tr Ullia
ricd vt tlOKlc ld ir
iini" ha-fllth tf LUikfUlill
IruiiTiiiiii au. in-
tlun I If soil are ni.tr
I youuir, fcUlttrliiK fiom
linip on a U'd of auk
brA. nly cu Hup
lUitiera. . .
winvvcr you nrc,
wjincvr you fit-!
that your ayatou
7iiounniHtiio an-
n'lillv 1 1 o in noma
1 fi-nn of Kidney
dl"i t'ut luUht
liawUTM'rrtuitt 1
liitf nr ftltnill'ttlnL!
It hut ititoxwitfm.
fa 1 1 in c i y Me j 1 1
inuc nop
Qlttoro.
Hare ytvi ttih
Horulttets
y;ii, kutnty
ci'Miirtciry ('!
Ot tl J CfflMU!,,
(nmili, tttnotl.'
titer vrwrwif
Vr.u will be1
ctiri'il if you ute.
Hop Dittors
Ify.iuarralm-1
rly wen k mulj
wi'iiiUtl,try
itl It may
inveyour
llfo. It Una
saved hun
drocist
D. f. C.
au Mipolnte
d lirt.li(a
lo f ii r i fcii
druukciittcaa,
of opium,
tUllACVUa or
njircotlCH.
If yoia are
Interested
In tho Inrjiiiry Which i i t.'i9
bust Liiiimoiit lor M;t:i iv.ul
Ucast.' tliis i.s llionusvoisi'.i
lostcd by (wo KOiiorations : the,
MEXICAN JIUS'l'ANU J.IXI
MENT. i'Jio r:asou is sim
ple. It ponutmtcs every soro
wound, or luiiii'iiess, to tha
very bono, mid drives out nil
iuiliuniiiatoryund morbid mat.
ter. It 44 h'oes to tho root" of
llio trouble, and never fails to
euro iu double quick time,
aTJiaHliialUlWilaWyl tl1l
Thompson's Eye Water
dlieaieaiif tbuKre. ha.aroiilredawurid.widrrfpnta.
tlon dnrliiK thepa.t rlKhty.nve yeara, and It la a re.
marlcahle fact that thla rrpiitathm haa lieen au.talned
limply hr the Merita of Ihe Medicine llaelf anil
Till, well.knnwn anil tlirirnnfftitv pfllrtrn rmrf ten-
not by any piimneorritrmlvr adirrtlilnir. The manr
hounandi who hae imeiiit will heartt-.tlmonytotha
ruth of ihl.HMti mrnt. Manufactured only liy JOIliT
TIIOMl'MINiCO.. Tniy. New York.
Price 'ernt.. Koldliy all IlniKclata.
"FRAZBrT
AXLE GREASE.
Bum lm tka Warli. Bat Hi.
-'.'.t.'ilttt.V; vjiPtteiHiiiiM
PENSION
KVKItV flOIilllKlt dliabled In line of dutv hv
iind. dlwany or Injury, la en I tiled to mil Ion.
l!VNIOS INOltVANFI) -Miiiv iiri drnw.
ItiK lrfattiAiH'nllllt it tu. tln'iiBniiilanf Ih'lra i-ntlllfd
to 1'euklnn and llounty.-lC YUJ K 'Pi It l ANKN
re-orcn'il.-.VIIAMWM:i CANI N flnUtir.l.
Coplcaof Lout HlHChnrKt'aohinlnrd. Clalma of CTerjT
dracrlptlon prosecuted. lutvuf l'meurcd. Ad
rt'ia. with atiniin.
Una- fia.
(9 4r4M.ti iVIM't
Attorney
AVn hlngfon
1L
W. N, U. Ue Sluluea. vol U no 88
when n jtiTi.n ro AvviutrisMts,
jilrnte nun on amp fi .liftn (IjmiiciiI in
thtt vaver.
W you art a H
man ht
U iKtoilInt'oTrrrniJ-
f' nlrlit wuik, to ii-p pj
t'iu braiuiAMvraiid
wa.U, uo Hop B.
9
M
.IRl 'i"l
U i 3DaxcaKI
I "II 1-1 1 I I' E!l.
1 I
a niTTrnnii
Ml iirurn ! .nUiur I
3 NEVER flrtuUr.
11 CA II uommTu
,4ll 9 RofiMlri Tt B
A.l3rfl.'M WANTBDfor "Tnr LiPlllorTlit WniTillnra.os
in the IIOMmornia raiini.NT," Ihemo.t lntercllnr Iwok of WASH.
INOTON LIKE ever niil.ll.hcd. A lilitory of every Administration from
WHITE HOUSE.