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A newspaper went through three stages, it seemed to him-(1) it was important for the day. (-2) the next day it was flung aside, (3) the time came when to posterity the paper was worth its weight in gold.â€"Dr. Game“ on the British Muscmn Library. Good brethren of the daily quill, What words of grace doth Garneit say '2 Although, for all the ink wo spill. " A penny buys ” our print to-day, And’though to-morrow (like the hay Whose fate in holy writ is told) In Susan‘s bin ’tis cast awayâ€"- We 5118.! be worth our weight in gold. Ye headlon cribes, who toil to fill Allotted ” pace ” without delay; Ye hacka, attentive to your drill, A penny buys your print to-day. Know all men new, eyes 1 eyes I When future centuries unfold This very penny-aâ€"lining layâ€" It will be worth its weight in gold. A. Story of Woman’s Faithfulness. “ Is it for me ‘2” he asked slowly, for his eyelids seemed weighted with lead, and the words were difficult thupngr. "v u I'vnv u“.--,.n Vi “ Yes ; but, Guy, old fellow, dear old fel- low, how can I tell you ‘2” Oswald said in a. tone of intense aistress. “ Tell me what? Shirley?” The words came brokenly, hoarsely; he had started up from his chair, but he could hardly stand in his weakness and giddi- ness. “ This note is from her,” Oswald said unsteadily. “Guy, try to bear it, old fel- low ; it was perhaps for the best.” “ The note. Give it me.” He opened it with unsteady trembling hands, and looked at it with eager, Highness eyes. '- -. . n 1 ,l!] L4 11..-...151 .‘m a- “ Read it to me," he said to Oswald, in a hoarse strained voice ; and Oswald’s own eyes were dim as he read the few words Shirley had traced before she left the friends whom she had loved and trusted and went out into the world alone. “ I am going away, Guy, because I love you, and because it is best for us both. Some dey perhaps Heaven will be merciful and let us meet again ; but, if you can, forâ€" get me, and forgive all the misery I have brought into your life. Do not seek me, dear; it will be useless. I could not bring shame into your life. If this pains you, my darling, remember that I did it in love. Heaven forever bless you, Guy 1” A Illâ€"okéiit‘s aeaa'ailénce'fonowed the perusal of the letter ; then Guy put out his burning, trembling hqnd. .‘ -- :,,_ “ 1:1: ifiét und‘érstand," he said, in a. strained, broken voice, “HIS sh? gone ‘1” 77321;; Vsâ€"lleafigvélltr in the nigEtâ€"alone. Old fellow, dear old fellow, What are you going to do ?" . n , ,1. ....A_._'l... 0 ponderous pages, which distill The venom of the long dull fray Betwixt the Pestle and the Pill; Three pennies buy your print toflny. When future times the Timvs shall well; At what huge price will you he sold When (to the broken Mlnk's dismay) You will be worth your weight in gjnlfl 0,", “ °¥hmégoing ”â€"Guy was staggering toward the door as he spokeâ€"there was a pause Igetyeen eargh slow wordâ€"” going to 1.. “Oswaldâ€"do youâ€":tlhin‘k she halfâ€"gong a.pr alone? Iâ€"sawâ€"” u , r," His voice died away, a. great; darkness fell upon his sight; be stretched out his hands with a. blind groping movement terrible to see, and stood swaying for a moment to and fro ; then, before Oswald could interpoae, he fell forward senseless at his feet A dingy little room on the first floor of a dingy house in a. dingy part of Londonâ€"a. house standing in a faded street with two irregular rows of tall dark-looking houses, which even the summer sunshine, 9. sickly sunshine here, copld not cheer or brighten. Judging from the appearance and size of the houses, a passer-by would have con- sidered that they had been at one time ten- anted by persons in a different and better position in life than that of their present occupants, but that, in their failing fortunes, they had been let out in offices and floors to different lodgers, for on most of the doors were several plates and bell-hanales, with names of the various tenants. J'" "’ “ 1 will, certainly. Thank you very much.” The girl tripped away, looking much brighter, and with a. light step went down the grimy staircase. Half way she met another applicant coming up, a slender girl in black, who leaned rather heavily on the balustrede, and who had pushed away her heavy crepe veil from her white thin face, out of which her eyes seemed to shine with a. feverish lustre. They passed each other in silence, ana, while the one went out into the sunshine, the other went on and knocked timidly at the door on which “ Governess Agencyâ€"Miss Milton” was painted in white letters on dark-brown ground. . u u..- ,, nun-uh. _.A53 1‘-_.. ° “ Come in,” Miss Milton said from within; and a slight shadow fell over her face as she saw the slender drooping figure that entered the room with a deprecating look in the sweet and eyes which went to “Well,they do not want music here," said Miss Milton, smiling, “ so I hope you will be successful. Let me know at once, if you plea-:39." “I have already answered several,” the girl was saying rather wearily; “and peo- ple are always either suited or want more accomplishments than I am possessed of.” “Yes,” said the kindly voice from the other side of the desk, “people are unreasonable 1n asking for so many accomplishments from one person; but your great drawback, Miss Johnson, is your not being a proficient-musician.” It is never wise to judge by appearances, and perhaps in London especially ; dingi- ness and dirty windows and grimy carpet- less stairs are sometimes better vouchers for respectability than bran-new offices and plate glass and mirrors. At any rate, the governess agency whose office was in a dingy room of the dingy house at the cor- ner of the street was a respectable and trustworthy place enoughâ€"more respecta- ble perhaps than many of such establish- ments. Dingy as the rooms were, the summer sunshine found its way even here; it streamed through the dirty panes of glass, falling in a bright streak of light on the faded and soiled covering of the floor, on the piles of letters and papers scattered on the desk-table, on thegrave but not unkindly- looking woman who sat before it and re- ceived the applicants and on two or the lat- terâ€"one a quiet, ladylike girl neatly dressed, the other a showy handsome damsel, who stood on this hot July day waiting for her audience while the former was having hers with the grave faced woman, who, letter in hand, was giving her the address of some situation likely to suit her.~ ' “Iknow,” EheLgirl replied sadly, “but I have no chance of becoming that, Miss Milton." It was not a disreputable street by any means; on the contrary, it was respectable and steady, and in the immediate neighbor- hood of some superior squares and ter- races ; but it was also in the vicinity of some far inferior ones; and it was plain that the inhabitants of these latter were more frequently in the dingy debatable ground than the inhabitants of the former, for the people to be met there were mostly shabby, busy people. It was reached through a dirty carpet- less passage, and up a. bare grimy staircase, and it was itself a dingy floor-clothed room containing a high desk-table in the centre and two or three chairs, while a. door on the left opened into another room, rather less comfortless, where clients could inter- view ladies whom they had any thought of engaging. Hood reader, make Lhy reading pay ; A penny buys our print today ; But leen the world is waxing old \Ve shall be worth our weight in gold SHIRLEY ROSS : CHAPTER XXXVIII The Newspaper. â€"Pall Mall Gazette. MissMilton’s heart familiar as she was"; with pain and disappointment and sorrow ‘ in the poor ladies who sought her aid. The smartly dressed young lady was expressing her opinions and requirements in a. decided and peremptory tone. There was no need for her to “go out” she said; but she wanted to see something of the world, and would like to accompany a family travelling abroad. Her list of requirements was a long one, and varied, for her “ pa. ” had given her the very best rest a. little, andyou will tell me then. education to be had for money. Miss Milton thought that it was a pity she could not have also acquired some refinement, and a. manner which would make her a. suitable companion for girls who would be women and honest men’s wives perhaps some day. â€". .‘ - I I'l,_1._A.\ -“it wuw “a, . ” I have nothing, 1 think, likely to suit you to-day,” said Miss Milton quietly. " If you will leuva me your address, 1 will write to you; and meanwhile, if you are in this neighborl’ioofl, you might call again." “011, very well; there is no immodinte hurry l" responded the young lady, sweep- ing away in her pirfii gingham dress; and lace-trimmed hatgm'id than the slender girl in black came forward and stood by the desk. The pitying glance deepened in Miss Milton’s eyes as she looked up at the little, eager, pale face with the pitiful, tremuloue smile flickering on the White lips. . . n'l 1i,r:__ “ But I told her,” Mrs. Grant answered simply, “ that there were reasons why I could not refer her to my friends, and that she might trust me; mad-mud she only laughed.” n "A , LL- .w mo..-u. There was a minute’s pause then; the hot red glow was failing out of the sweet pale face, and she leaned wearin against the desk, looking at Miss Milton with very wistful eye’s. .j.. .. 1 .l -1 ma, A “ I umlafmid,” the latter said, with a. little reluctance, “ that, unless you can give a reference, you will find it very diffi- cult to obtsin a. situation, Mrs. Grantâ€"in fact, I may say, it will beimpossible. And it is not to be wondered at. Ladies cannot be too particular,” she added a. little stiffly, “ in their choice of a governess.” “But I told her. as I told the other lady whose address you gave me, that I would try so hard to please her,” was the earnest answer. “ I am sure she would not have regretted taking me. I would have been so kind to the children, and so persevering, and-oh, she might have trusted me 1” “ I do not see how you could have ex- pected her to do so. It. is such a suspicious circumstance, you having no reference, Mrs. Grant. You must excuse my speak- ing so frankly; it is for your own sake. Is it quite impossible for you to write to any of ygur friends ?” “ I did not mean to be ungrateful," was the earnest answer; the momentary anger had died away, and she stood pullid and trembling, leaning against the desk once more. “ You have been very kind to mo, butâ€"but indeed you might safely assistme further. I know that I am asking a great deal, butâ€"" “ It is impossible,” the young weredâ€"for, though she seemed Widow, she had not yet passed hood. “ But you are anxious beyond everything to obtain a. situation ‘2” “ Yesâ€"oh, yes!” " Andmand "â€"Mise Milton hesitated, and glanced at the papers before her~“ you told me that you would soon be at the end of your resources ‘2” “Yes,” Mrs. Grant repeated. “ And if you do not obtain some work, you may be reduced almost to destitution 7” Miss Milton continued earnestlyi “ It is a. terrible thing to be in London without friends or money. You had better make up your mind to write to your friendsfl “My dear Mrs. Grant, there is no 00- cusion for heroics,” said Miss Milton quietly. “ I am obliged to be very circumspect, and indeed I have departed from my usual caution in the matter already. I feel in- terested in you, and in your solitary posi- tion, and I have done what I could for you â€"more even than perhaps I ought. There is no necessity for you to turn against me beoeuso I have been unsuccessful.” “ But surely their ignorance of your con- dition must give them more trouble than anything else '3" The sweet troubled face dropped a little. “ At first it did perhaps,” she answered ; “ but now so many months have gone by thatâ€"thatâ€"oh, surely they will have for- gotten now I I think sometimes," she con- tinued, lifting her wistful eyes to the greve face watching her, "that it was wrong and foolish to leave themâ€"but I did it for the bestâ€"I did it for the best 1” Her voice had risen almost to a wail as she repeated the Words ; but, meeting Miss Milton’s surprised glance, she colored and instantly checked her agitation. w -1 “ I beg your pardonâ€"I forgot,” she said, in a. low voice; then she went on very pleadinglyâ€"“ Miss Milton, could you not help Inaâ€"could you not let me say you know me? Ah, you need not be afraid to recommend meâ€"â€"you needâ€"-â€"” “ I think you hardly know what you are asking me,” said Miss Milton coldly. “ You are asking me to put my name to a. false recommendation; and such a thing might be the ruin of my agency alto- gather.” u “ But you do know me 1” Mrs. Grant Grieg pitifully. “ I beg your pardon. I know you merely as an applicant at .my office for a gover- ness‘a situation. You came to me two or three months ago, asking me to enter your name in my books, and I did so. I know nothing further of you, except that none of the ladies to whom I sent you would en- gage you, and also that three or four times, when I gave you an address, you refused with evident terror to go to that house. All these are suspicious circumstances, Mrs. Grant,” continued Miss Milton, wibh dig- nity; “ and really I am not justified in overlooking them even as much as I have done.” “ Only my word 1" the young Widow echoed, looking up with startled eyes. “ Only my word 1” she repeated haughtily. “And (10 you doubt my word? Do you think I would tell you a, lie 2” ” But even if it be terrible,” the girl ans- wered steadily, “ to be without friends and money in London, it is better to be so than to give trouble and pain and suffering to those Whom you lovez” 7“ Butâ€"but I have done nothing wrong,” said Mrs. Grant brokenly ; she seemed too bowed down even to resent the words. r 7“ You forget that I have only your word for that,” returned Miss Milton, compres. sing {my lips in a. di§P_lleals‘ed manner. -1 if You are asking what I cannot grant, girl ans to be : her girl H1 l Miss Milto hid decidedly. “ I have my l good repute to maintain; and I think this such a. strange and extraordinary request v ofyours,1\1ra. Grant, that really I must decline to give you any further addresses. A person who could ask for a false recom- mendation would be the last person in the world suitable for a governess or any posi- tion of trust.” nun u- -- “ Do you :11:an that I am 110‘;- to trouble. you again," askcfl Mrs. Grant, stuffing erect, with a. trembling dignity which had something very pathetic in its unconscious graceâ€"“ that I am not to come here any 1T1 Ol‘G “ I should prefer your not doing 80,” said Miss Milton, in a rather shame-faced manner. ” You see I have my position to keep up. I am really very sorry ; but I Will return you your registration fee if you like, although I have no right to do so, as you have had so many addresses and lot- ters.” “There isxno nerd to return it," Mrs. Grant, replied steadily; “ and I should re‘ gret deeply that your posihion or your good rmmeslmuld suffer through me. Thank you for all the kianum 3011 have shown me. I will not trospasn on it further. Good-nmrning." She turned away with her usual pmtty dignity and grace, whim struck Miss Mil- ton even in her annoyance and displeasure, and which brought back a thought which had struck her before, that the young widow was not in the position to which she had been accustomed. She answered her “ Good-morning ” rather sullenly and shame-lacedly, for, although she was doing only What she honestly considered her duty, she felt a pang of selfâ€"reproach as she saw the slender, weary figure, in the heavy black garments which looked so sorrowful on that sunshiny summer day, move toward the door. There the widow turned, all the pride and haughtiness melting out; of the pale face as she looked toward Miss Mirlton. “ Thank you, she said softly, stretching out her hand with a. little gesture of fare- well. “ You have been very good to me, and 1â€"1 thank you.” She opened the door before Miss Milton could reply and passed out, closing it after her ; and Miss Milton resumed her book- keeping with a. mixed feeling of relief, regret, and compassion which was very unusual to her, and which she tried to dismiss in vain. “ I wish she had taken back her fee,” she muttered, as she copied some addresses in her business-like handwriting. “ Of course, she has almost had the money in stamps, at cwtcras; but she looked so solitary, and Qfiat her story is ? Eveh' sad- der than most of the and ones I hear here so often 1” so often 1” Meanwhile Mrs. Grant had gone slowly and wearin down the grimy staircase, her heart heavier even than it had been when she mounted it half an hour before; and, when she reached the bottom, she rested her head for a moment on the balueter, in utter depression and weariness both of mind and body. She had walked many miles in the hot sun that morning, and. she was faint with fatigue ; but the pain at her heart and the weariness of her spirit were greater even than her weariness of body. It had been some little comfort to her in her loneliness in London to come to the agency and talk to Miss Milton, even when the latter had no address for her. If Miss Milton was not busy, she was quite willing to talk to her; and the poor young Widow was too utterly solitary not to be glad to have any one to speak to in the great wil« derness where she seemed to be cast away and 10st. Now she could never go back there againâ€"never l She felt very desolate as she lifted her head, pulled down her Grape veil, and went out into the street. It was very hotâ€"so hot that: the heat made people languid and Weak. Mrs. Grant’s heavy Grape-trimmed draperies were not a very suitable attire for such weather, and she felt; their weight and heat dreadfully as she walked on. It was a. day to make one long for sea-breezes and cool drinks and fresh fruit, and to make the stuffy London streets almost un- bearable. fl “Thatis Paddington Station just op- posite,”he said, jerking his chin in the direction he Wished to show her. “Thank you.” She turned and crossed the road, still with her veil down, and entered the station. It was comparatively quietjust then; the travellers by a. train which was about to start were few, and Mrs. Grant had no “ Will you direct me, if you please ‘2” she said, in quiet, measured tones; and something in her manner forced him to answer. “ Do you mean on the Metropolitan line ?” he asked. “ Noâ€"oh, no! I Want to leave London," she said eagerly. “ And where do you want to go ‘2” “ Anywhereâ€"it does not matter." The goodâ€"natured expression of the man’s scolid face changed to as keen a. look of suspicion as that: face could assume, and be surveyed her from head to foot before he answered. Mrs. Grant lifted her head haughtily. “ What shall I do? What shall I do ‘2” the young widow said softly under her veil as she went down the quiet street ; and, as she stood still for a moment to consider whither she could go or what she could do to obtain some employment, a handsome carriage dashed into the street, bringing the inhabitants to their windows to look at the stylish equipage, at which Mrs. Grant glanced carelessly and uninterestedly as it passed. It contained only one lady, a hand- some fair-haired woman in cool gray attire, trimmed with a profusion of lace, who passed the black-robed figure without notic- ing it. But at the sight of the occupant of the vehicle Mrs. Grant turned pale as death and pressed both hands to her heart in terror ; and, waiting only to see that the carriage stopped at the door of the agency office, she walked on hurriedlyâ€"so hur- riedly indeed that she almost ranâ€"until she had placed three or four streets and squares between her and it. Sauntéring slowly toward her was a policeman on his beat ; and she went up to him quietly and asked him to show her the Way to the nearest rgilway-station. “ That will not take me far," she said. bitterly ; “ but it will be better to go away, If she knows I am in London, she will soon hunt me down. Ah, if I had only stayed! But I did it for the best. And now to get to a. railway station,” she added, with a sudden lifting of the graceful head, as if she were trying to shake off her depres- sion. “How am I 1:0 find my way to one‘?” She opened her purse and began counting its contents with feverish eagerness and trembling fingers. They were not difficult to count, for the little purse, a. dainty silver- mounted toy, was light and almost empty â€"he1f a. sovereign in gold, shillings and half-crowns sufficient to make with the gold piece the sum of one pound, and two or three pennies. She counted the coins twice ; but she could not increase the sum, poor childâ€"all the money she possessed in the world, VJThen she stopped, panting, trembling, breathless, leaning against the iron rail- ingof_§n area. fqr gupporfi. ‘_ “ What could shefiwunt there ‘2” she said to herself in a paroxysm of terror. “ Has she heardâ€"does she know? And Miss Milton has my address, and she will give it; to her! What shall I do nowâ€"â€"What shall I do?” VMVSVhrerwélrked on a little way, clasping and unclaaping her hands in her agitation and distress. ” I dnre not go home," she muttered. “ She will have followed me there; and I could not bear she should see me thusâ€"she, of all peopleâ€"she always hated me ! Oh, Heaven help me, what can I do? There is no use entreating her forbearance, although I would even do that to spare him the re- opening of the wound which is perhaps healedby now. My darling, how can I spare you? What can I do?” Qifficulty in making her way to the plat- form. “ Where is that train going?" she said to a. porter staming by. “ Torquay,” he answered shortly. '.l.‘orqu:xy 1 She coukl not; go there ', she might be recognized. “ Docs iii stop anywhere on 1110 way ‘3” “ Yes, it’s a Parliamentary.” “ Is that fire only train ieaving just now?” “ Thurc’s one for Hereford in ten min- utes.” “ Thank you.” Uhe turned from him and entered the booking-office. .. . 1.. 1 .1 LAN“ “ A Eiéket for Hereford,” she said trem ulougly. _ M. .-. .. m - 1 1 ,,,,I,_ “ Noâ€"third." “The other side of the booking-office.”,.~_33 Mrs. Grant looked at him in a rather be- wildered manner ; then she began (lime to understand, and found her way to the other side of the booking-office, where the second and third-class tickets were issued. There was no thirdâ€"class; to the next train, the booking-clerk Said, and Mrs. Grant‘s heart sunk heavily. “ What iH the mice of second-clues ‘2" she said tremulouely. " Nineteen and t-hrcepence.” “ Will you give me a ticket?” she said eagerly ; and, having paid for it, thus re- ducing her stock of ready money to one shilling, she hastened out of the office. “ Any luggage, ma‘am ‘2" “ No,” she answered shrinkineg ; and she fancied as she got into the train that the porter looked at her suspiciously ; but, to :hc-r alarmed and excited fancy, every one ‘appeared to watch her. (To be continued.) Each Human System is in Itself an Elec- tric Buttery. There is no doubt in my mind, says a physician in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, but that the belief that human beings should sleep with their bodies lying north and south has its foundation in true, scien- tific facts: .Each human system has two magnetic poles, one positive and one nega- tive. Now, it is true that some persons have the positive pole in the head and the negative pole in the feet, and vice versa. In order that the person sleeping should be in perfect harmony With the magnetic phe- nomenon of the earth, the head, if it possess the positive pole, should lie to the south, or it the feet possess the positive pole the head should lie to the north. The positive pole should always lie opposite to the magnetic centre of the continent and thus maintain a. magnetic equilibrium. The positive pole of the person draws one way, but the magnetic pole of the earth draws the other way and forces the-- .blood toward the feet, effects the iron in the system, tones up the nerves, and makes sleep refreshing and invigorating. But if the person sleep the wrong way and fails to become mag- netically cn rapport with the earth, he will then probably be too magnetic, and he will have a fever resulting from the magnetic forces working too fast ; or he will not be magnetic enough and the great strain will cause a. feeling of lassitude, sleep will not be refreshing, and in the morning he will have no more energy than there is in acake of soap. Some persons may scoff at these ideas, but the greatest scientific men of the world have studied the subject. Only recently the French Academy of Science made experiments upon the body of a guil- lotinsd man which go to prove that each human system is in itself an electric bat- tery, one electrode being represented by the head, the other by the feet. The body was taken immediately after death and placed on a. pivot to move as it might. After some vacillation the head portion turned toward the north, the body then re- maining stationary. One of the professors turned it half way round, but it soon re- gained its original position, and the same result was repeatedly obtained, until organic movement finally ceased. On All Fools’ Day a New Orleans news- paper printed a. detailed and interesting account of a. remarkable pocket telephone that had been invented by a young electrician in that city. The article, n.1- though written entirely as a. joke, found its way as serious matter into the columns of several highly respectable scientific jour- nals, and a. number of wealthy corporatians wrote to agents in the city authorizing them to; begin negotiations for the purchase of the invention. Mrs. Christopher Cross â€"â€"Thia is a. pretty time of night for you to come home! Mr. Chris, Croas~Sh’m, dear! Ain’t come home yet. Jes’ called t’shay y’needn‘t sit up i’ me to-night. Miss Gladysâ€"You appeared very abruptly with your errand a while ago. You must not come so suddenly into the room when Mr. Smithers is spending the evening with me. Bridgetâ€"Sudden“ And is it suddenly ye call it, and me at the kayhole a. full three-quarters of an hour Iâ€"Harper’s Basar Broad stripes in black silken fabrics form the foundation of some beautiful Paris cos- tumes Where lace is the most conspicuous material. The prettiest of the season’s models in street costumes are the brilliantiues and alpacas which are made up simply, yet stylishly. The ribbon bands are the only trimming. Plain gmuzea are in all bright colors and used for mask veils. Gauzea with chenille dots are also stylish. The long veil which Winds about the neck and around the hat is of black thread lace, or sometimes of tulle. Striped beaded grenadines are in very pretty designs and make rich and elegant tablier trimming for black costumes. Speaking at Simla, India. recently, Sir ])onald Stewart gave a very encouraging account of the progress of the temperance cause in the army. Formerly, he said, the Judge Advocate-General used to bring him every week cases of soldiers sentenced to different periods of penal servitude, but now the reports were not so numerous, being about one a month. He attributed this decrease in crime very largely to the influence of temperance. On looking over the returns he found that there were 7,300 absmnnersin BengaL 2145in Bladras,and 1,485 in Bombay. In 1870 and 1879 the amount of beer drunk in the army in Ben- gal was a little more than 130,000 gallons, but now the amount was about 82,000 gal- lons. He would be glad to see this reduced also. The Duchess of Devonshire hat, which is quite one of the specialties of the season, but can never be general on account of its large size and striking appearance, is an exact copy of that in Guinsborough's lost masterpiece. It is of fine double straw with the wide drooping brim on one side decorated with a pompon of pink roses, in- side and out; and caught up on the other side with ribbon and high cluster of curled black ostrich plumes. The effect is ex- tremely picturesque. There is another hat equally uncommon,though less pretentious in appearance and more generally becom- ing. It is tolerably large and round in form, of drawn tulle (in black or any color), with a. wreath of blush roses, divided in half, one being inside the brim and the other outside ; on the outer side, Where the roses are not, rises a tangle of green rose leaves, and from the back falls in length of tulle, bordered with ribbon,which encircles the throat, is continued down the bodice and fastens with a few loops of ribbon at the side. SLEEPING NORTH AND SOUTH. grist-class?“ said the official sharply. Not So Very Sudden After All‘ Fresh from Vanity Fair. Temperance in India. Not Home Yet. 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The sufl‘ering no better. but probably worse by reason of the delay, wrong treatment and consequent. complications. A pro )01‘ ined' w, l m Du. Primon‘s FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION, directch to the cause. would have entirely removed the disease. thereby is- peliing all them distressing symptoms, and instituting comfort instead of prolonged misery. Mrs. E. F. MORGAN. of No. 71 Lexington St. East Boston, Mass.. says: “Five years ago I was a dreadful suil‘erer from uterine troubles. w M ' L' Mrs. ED. M. CAMPBELL, of Oakland, Cali- 5 faring? writles “11 hadl been 1trouhlicd n11 Having exhausted the skill of three physi- " my 11 O Wit] us Luca My MRS am pm- . _ 5 3 OX 'sms. or s asins, and wriodical recurâ€" CluHS. 1. W83 COIVDICtQIY discouraged. and 50 i relices of sevgre headache]. but since] have _ weal: I could \vith‘dilhe-ulty cross. the room ., .. ,.,.. been using your ‘Favorite Prescription' 1 alone. i began taking Dr. I ierce a Favorite, Prescription and have Md norm of those. I also had womb complaint so bad that using the l< ' treatment recommended in his Common Sense I muld‘ not walk two blocks without the most sow”, mm but Medic. :Ldvlb r. l commenced to improve at once. In three before I had taken your ‘Favorite Prescription' two months. 1 months I mm perfectly cured. and havehad no trouble since. I could walk all over the city without inconvenience. All my Wmm‘ ‘1 1“'~ to my mmlly Paper. brlefly mOHtiOHing 110W my troubles seem to be leaving me under the benign influence of health had 1 i restored, and offering to send the full particulars Your medicine and I now feel smarter than fox- years before_ My to any one writing me let them. and enclosing a stamped-envelope :phvsicmns told me that; I could not be cured. and therefore you or reply. - I .llZLVO recelved over four hundred letters. In reply. win please accept mv everlasting thanks for what you have done have described my case; and the treatment used, and have ear- for me and may God bless you in your good works.” neatly {HAVISCd them to do likeWise.’ From a great many I have Late; She writes: “It is now {our gears since I took your ‘Fa_ FBCClVCd second letters of'thanks, stating that they had com- vorite prescription ' and I have ha no return of the female menced the use of F£_1\'()1‘1t0 Prescription,’ had sent the $1.50 trouble 1 had then’" required for the )IGdleLl' Adviser,’ and had applied the local ' 7 ~ » treatment so fully and plainly laid down therein. and were much Well as: I Ever Wasâ€"Mrs. JOHN STEWART' Of CMPPW“ I . 1» d v." , ~ - . - that I am as wel.as I hem“ “ 1m 3 Falls! W132 ‘Vnt‘efil‘. ZIMWEE‘. t Egaggfia I took four bottles ‘, .w. The sleep of somnambuliam is a. very interesting form. The person will get up and go abroad in the darkness and into the most dangerous situations wholly without -fear. The power of sight is often greatly exalted and seems sometimes wholly inde- penaent of ordinary vision. . ‘ -.- “What,” cried the condemned man as he stood on the scaffold, " what brought me here? What led me step by step to this fell machine of death? 0h, young man, can you not guess '2” “ Whiskey ?” “ No, air, the sheriff."-â€"Lincoln Journal. jactrqvertga “forum-Mrs. EVA KOHL‘ER. of Crab Orchard. 1WD” writes: Dr. Pierce/5 Favorite Prescription has done me a. great deal of good. I suffered from retroversion of the uterus, for which I took two bottles of the ‘ Favorite Prescription,’ and I am now feeling like a dilferent woman.” Doctors Failed.~Mrs. F. ConWIN, of Post Creek, N. Y.. writes: “I doctor-ed with three or four of the best doctors in these parts, and I grew worse until I wrote to you and began using your ‘anorite Prescription.’ I used three bottles of it; and two of the ‘Golden Medical Discovery.’ also one and a half bottles of the ‘ Purgative Pellets.’ I can do my work and sew and walk all I earn to. and am in better health than I ever expected to be in this world again. I owe it all to your wonderful medicines.” The voyage from maiden fair to woman‘ hood is often attended With many perils. Mothers should insist upon their daughters being prepared with every means of safety. Universally acknowledged as the reliable “ Life-preserver” on this rough sea of un- certainties is Dr. Pierce’a Favorite Pres scription. It has averted many a disaster. It has rescued many aperiledlife. This pop- ular remedy is prepared especially for “Woman. It is the only remeéy of its class { old by druggiste under a positive guarantee to give satisfaction. This guarantee has been faithfully carried out by the menu.- facturera for many years. Some of Its Forms Exhibit Remarkable Phenomena. Familiar as is normal sleep no one can fully explain it. It is nevertheless a. blessed fact. Though it seems to take one-third from our life, it really prolongs it by- the daily renewing of vigor. . . n ‘ Some of the abnormal forms of sleep exhibit strange phenomena. We need not dwell on sleep produced by opiates; the lethargy of apoptexy and what is doubtless akin to it, the sleep of the drunkard ; the come. of Bright’s disease and diabetes and the almost irresistible sleep caused by freezing cola. Another form is that of catalepsy. In this there is entire loss of sensibility and ordinary consciousness. The limbs maybe placed in any position, the most grotesque and uncomfortable, and they remain, as if they were made of wax. Still another form is that ofhypnotism or mesmerism, induced on susceptible sub- jects by skilled manipulators. The person becomes insensible to pain and his will is entirely subject to that of the experimenter. The barest suggestion through any sense is sufficient to put the person under the dominance of the idea suggested. Akin to artificial hypnotism is a morbid condition into which persons of a nervous organization sometimes fall. The celebrated “ Soho sleeper ” would for many years fall asleep for a fortnight or more at a time, meanwhile exhibiting more or less of the peculiar characteristics of hypnotism. Many similar cases might be cited, for hardly a month passes when the news- papers do not tell the wonderful story of some “sleeping girl” who has been living unconscious for weeks; but some of the cases are not only interesting scientifically, but pathetic. The growth of London, England. is some- thing marvellous. A. recent article in Chambers’ Journal states that Within the metropolitan police district, an area of 688 square miles, exclusive of the city proper, there is a population of 5,360,000, that the number of police is 13.800 and that during the year 1886 12,252 new houses were built, making twenty-nine miles of new streets. In 1745 the wife of an English colonel apparently died. The husband persistently refused to have her buried and watched over her cold and motionless body for eight days. Suddenly on the bells of a church ringing she started up, saying, “It is the last prayer bell; it is time to go.” . A lady patient was requesting to have a. hot water bottle put to her feet, saying, “ I feel "â€"when she passed into a cataleptic state and remained in it three hours. On opening her eyes she ended her Sentenceâ€" “ a. great cold over my whole body.” TREfiTING’ TEE-XE WRQNG BlgEASE. THE @UTGROW’E‘H @E“ A VAST EXPEREENCE. London’s Great Growth. ABNORMAL SLEEP. Plausible, Anyhow. “filE ONLY of cases of those chronic weakneesea and distressing ailments peculiar to females, at the Buffalo, N. Y., has afl‘orded a vast experience in nicely adapting and thoroughly tOStIDg‘ _ As: a smothng . and strengthening nerviuo, “Favorite Prescription " is une- qualed and is invaluable in ullzlying' and subdu- ing nervous excitabilâ€" ity, 1 tability, exhaustion. prostration, hysteria, spasms and other distressing. nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the womb. It. induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and de- Bpondcncy. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip- nion is a legitimate medicine, carefully (anmpoumlml by an experienced and skillful physician. and adapted to woman‘s delicate organization. It is pun-1y vegetable in its connmsitiou and pcrl‘vctly harmless in its efl'ects in any condition of tho Bystem. In pregnancy, “Fa- vorite 1’1'0svr1'p11011” is 5 a “mother‘s cordial,” : relieving nausea, weakâ€" ness of stomach and Z other distressing sympâ€" ‘ ' ' toms common t9 that condition. If its use is kept up 111 the latter months of gestatlon, 1'; so prepares “A woman at Dayton, 0.," says an ex- change, “offers to send any one fourteen rules for selecting a. wife for 250. Who wants a. Wife for 25 “Mai”: to ferret out and discover, it they canfa. single case where Dr. Pieroe’e Golden Med- ical Discovery has been used for torpid liver, indigestion, impure blood, or con- anmption in its early stages, Without giving immediate and permanent relief; provided, of course, that the directions have been reasonably well followed. What; is Regarded as the Quickest Mar- riage on Record. “One of the quickest marriages I ever heard of,” said a talkative man to 21. Chi- cago Mail reporter, “ was performed by Rev. Dr. Aaron Turner, now in the Minne- sota Conference.” Then the talkative fel- low talked on in this lively strain: “ But,” pleadea the voung ma'n, “ it Won't take long.” i “ But, Mr. “Turner,” 051166. the young man, desperately, and he ran after the minister, “ you surely can marry us. It Won’t take you but a. minute.” “ Where’s the lady ‘2” “ Right back here,” and the young man pointed to a. figure standing in the shadow of a tree. A young mtm ought not to propose too gracefully. If he does the girl may get the idea that he has had more practice than she deems desirable.â€"-SanBernardino Index. “ Dr. Turner was in charge of the Vin- cennes circuit at the time. One evening he was hurrying his toilet in preparation for a marriage that he was to perform at 8 o’clock at the home of one of his flock. He was late and very much afraid that he couldn’t reach the place of appointment in time. Just as he got his white tie ad- justed and was getting himself into his coat a knock was heard on the parsonage door. Dr. Turner took up his hat, stepped to the door and opened it. A young man stood outside. Dr. Turner asked his busi- ness. The young man was flurried, but he managed to say that he Wanted to get mar- riea, and handed the person a marriage license. “Well,” said Dr. Turner. “ I can’t do it tonight. I am hurrying now to perform ano’gher gerpmgny._ I’m already latfi." “ I knuow, but I can't Wait." And the preacher came out and closed the door, walkng raip_idly_a.way. u Polson’s vammn,the great pain cure, is sure pop every time. No need to spend a. large sum to get prompt relief from every kind of pain, for 10 cents will purchase a trial bottle. Go to any drug store for it. Large bottles only 25 cents, at alldruggists. Nerviline‘ the pain king, cures cramps, headacheY neuralgia. An aching tooth, filled with batting saturated with Nerviline, will cease aching within five minutes. Try Nerviline for all kinds of pain. 10 and 25 c. a bottle. “ Why, was that all ? Will that do ‘2” “ Yes, yes, that will do. You are just as much married as if I’d gone through a yard of ceremony. Good night. And again he hurried away, reaching his appointment just in the nick of time. v The young man went slowly back to the bride and spent the next hour or two in satisfying her that she was really married. “ Well, come on,” Dr. Turner mid, and the two went back to where the girl stood. “ Is this the woman you want to marry 7” “ Yes,” said the young man. “ Then you are men and wife. Good night.” And away he went, leaving the pair standing speechless. It was a minute before the newly made husband recovered enough to run after the preacher, who was rapidly disappearing in the dark. “ Mr. Turner 1 Mr. Turner 1” he cried. “ Well, what is it ‘2” said the preacher, pausing. WEDDED IN SIX WORDS. [COPYRIGHT, 1887.] Altogether Too Cheap. Danger of Familiarity. Detectives \Yanted, Sure Pop. have had none of these. I also 11 I could not, Walk two blocks wit before I had taken your ‘Ifavori Could walk all Over the Clty w: troubles seem to be leaving me youtgmedieine, and I now feel am: physxcians told me that; I could I vyxll please accept my everlasting ior me, and may God bless you 1': 1 “n _-- .mm 43 Well as: I Ever Wasâ€"Mrs. JOHN STEWART. of Chipfaeug ' ' ' ‘ - “ ‘ ' u that I am as wel. as Falls, “718.. anes. I wash to mformyp I took four homes ever was. for which I thank your mcdxcmcs. ‘ . _ of the ‘ Favorite Prescription ’ and one bottle of your stcovery and four bottles of the ‘Pcllcts.’ All of the had symptoms have disappeared. I do all my own work: am able t9 be on my feet an day. My friends tell me I never looked so well. @50an ton cnntB in stamps for Trentxse (160 pages. paper covers) 0 tfirz‘Faivorito Prescription is Sold by Druggists Over! Largo Bottles $1.00, Sim for $5.00. Address, 311 (mm; in stamps for Dr. .‘Piorco‘n largo, illustrated pages. paper covers) on Dmenscs of Women. World’s Dispensary Medical Association, No. 663 Main Street. BUFFALO. N. Y. _ Mrs. ED. M. CAMPBELL, of Oakland. Cali- ‘ formal, writes: “I had been troubled all ' my life with hysterical attacks and par- oxysms. or spasms, and periodical recurâ€" - rences of severe headache. but since I have been using: your ‘Favorite Prescription ' l of these. I also had womb complaint so bad that lk two blocks without the most severe pain. but {ken your ‘Favorite Prescription' two months. I over the city without inconvenience. All my to be leaving me under the benign influence of and I now feel smarter than f or years before. My me that; I could not be cured. and therefore you 3pt my everlasting thanks for what you have done y God bless you in your good works.” mes: “ It is new four gears 511100 I took your ‘Faâ€" ition.’ and I have ha no return of the female the system for delivery as to greatly lesson, and many times almost ontirelyflo mxhaylwith the suflcrings 01' that trymg or 021 . ‘ “Favorite Pre- scription” is a posilivo euro for ‘ the most complicated " and obstinate cascs of lcncorrhcn, or ' ~ “whites.” excessive flow ng at monthly periods, painful men- sh‘untion, unnatural suppression. prolapâ€" sus or falling of the womb. weak back. “female weakness," anteversion, retroverâ€" sion, bearing-down sensations. chronic congestion. inflammation. and ulceration of the womb. inflammation, 1min and tenderness in ovaries. accompanied with "internal heat.” “Favgrite Prescrip- ‘ tion,” when taken in con- _ ncction with the use of Dr. E l’iei'cc's Golden Medical Dis- ” covcry, and small laxative F03 THE . doses of Dr. l’im'cc’s Purâ€" limeéEvs. ' ‘ " gativc Pellets (Li!th Liver Pills)Y cures Liver. Kidney and Bladder dis- eases. Their combined use also removes blood mints, and abolishes cancerous and scrofulous humors from the system. QUERY: I! Mr. Page‘s business is the largest in its line in the United States, is it not the bgsfi possible proof of his abilitytopay highest pm}? ? If he did not do so. would he naturaly gstz m Skins than any of his competitors in the smug}: 9% N @ 0W ER THE COOK’S BEST F RIENE “ We believe that in extent of light-weight raw material collected and carried, Mr. Page holds the lead of any competitor and that his present stock is the largest held by any house in this country." And the Review says: _ “Aftm- a most thorough. investigatth of Mr. Page’s business as compared with others 1'71 game line, we have become fully satisfied that in his specialty, lightâ€"weight stock, he is unquestionably the largest dealer in this country, while in superi: Mity of quality he is con essedly at the head.“ nwnnv. Tl n/rv Danna hnnznnaa a: nun ‘Invn‘nal‘ Jokes from the Schools. QUEEN BESS’ PATTERN. “ What do you know about Sir Humphrey Gilbert?” asked a. teacher of history. Silence for some minutes. At last a girl blurted out: “ I know! Sir Humphrey was the man who obtained a pattern from Queen Elizabeth for the pur- pose of settling America.” ABOUT MARY’S POCKET. A teacher was talking to her A B C class about little Mary’s pocket, which had a hole in it. “ Why,” said she, “ pockets with holes in them are of no use.” “ Yes, rarre,” said a. little boy, “ for she couldn’t get her hsnd in 'thout no hole!” The Shoe If: Leather Reporter. N. Y., and Shoo cf: Leather Review, Chicago, the leading trade papers of the U.S. in the Hide line, have sent their representatives to investigate Mr. Page's busi- ness, and after a thorough examination and com- IJariion‘tiie Repor‘tef givqs him ltliis quorgqxxient: for us. Cash Furnished on satisfactory guarantg- Address, 0. S. PAGE, Hyde Park. Vermont, U. . Do you have obstruction of the nasal passages, discharges from head and throat. sometimes profuse, arid and watery, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous, purulent. bloody, putrid and offensive; dull, heavy headache most of the time, with occasional “ splitting headaches ”; are your eyes we , watery, or inflamed; is there ringing in a ears, with more or less deafness; do i u have to hack, cough and gag in your efforts to clear your throat in the morning; do you expectorate oflensive matter, scabs from ulcers, perhaps tinged with blood ; is your voice changed and is there a “nasal twang" to it ; is your breath ofiensive; are your senses of taste and smell impaired? If you have all or any considerable num- ber of these symptoms you are suffering from that most common and dangerous of maladiesâ€"chronic nasal catarrh. The more complicated your disease has become, the greater the number and diversity of symptoms. No matter what stage it has reached, Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, which is sold by druggists at only 50 cents, will cure it. The manufacturers ofthis wonder- ful remedy offer, in good faith. $500 for a case of this disease they cannot cure. We want a. GOOD MAN in your locality to pick up It is said that the primrose was not Lord Beeconsfleld’e favorite flower at all, and that the story that it was arose from the fact that the Queen sent to grace his coffin a. wreath of those flowers with a card bearing the inscription, in her own hand- writing, “His favorite flower." But she meant the favorite of her own husband, Prince Albert, not of Beaconsfield. CALF SKINS The Story of the Primrose. DONL. 2588. What A115 You ‘2’ the World