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LINES TO A ROOE.

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Old rock couldst thou but speak, what untold le-
! gends -,
wouldst thou relate Of ages gone before, ..
When unknown races peopled these fair regions I
And unnamed cities decked this beauteous shore
For. although thou art : cold, unseemly bowlder,
. Passed unobserved and In oblivion hid,
Yet thou perhaps art many centuries older
!; Than Babol's tower or Cheops pyramid.
Did antediluvian empires, great in power
!. As those Of modern Greece and Rome, arises
Did cities, unsurpassed in beauty, tower
In awful grandeur to the sapphire skesl
Did powerful Kings, In regal pomp and splendor,
Lead forth their countless legions to tho fight?
Did famtshed strongholds close. .besieged sur
And weak dominions yield to those of might,
And when the nghtnings rent the heavens asunder
Rendering more terrible the dreary gloom,
when peal on peal burst forth the awful thunder
Foretelling sinful man his dreadful doom,
Did none escape the great Creators angeri
Was there no ship, no ark Of refuge built?
Were none more favored warned of coming danger
To shun the fearful doom Of crime and guiltf
King OF the soil, he roved tho forest free;
STOPPING in reverence, pure Of thought and holy,
Adored the Manitou on behded knee.
AaS USo1cAAnS .W6r-CCy O'ec tue valley 6OuHu6Q,
Echoed his pow-wows through the silent grove;
Swift to the chase, the skillful hunter bounded
Long were his tales of wild romance and love.
His pride is crushed. his council fires extinguished
NO longer here he finds place of rest:
HIS fathers birthright long has been relinQuished
He, hnmbled, conquered, seeks the distant West
The pale usurper. Japhet's great descendant,
Favored by fate; caressed by fortune, reigns
Monarch unrivaled, free and Independent,
Jews down the forests, cultivates the plains.
Ages may pass, great works of art be crumbled,
and Japhet's sons, like chaff, be swept away;
{" 9t empires fall, and mighty Kings be humbled
and other races rule with iron sway.
Yet thou. oh wondrous wrought, unmoved, un.
broken,
Sun:browned and worn by beating winds and
rain,
Shall stand alone, mute witness. silent token
Mans greatest works decay, Gods least remain
D0Mo DREAMER.
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Al Acadian Courtship:

The wooing must be done at balls, o.
in the presence of the family. Flirtine
being impracticable, it is always under.
stood that the Wooer means marriage
and consequently he eagerly ayails him
i self OF the few privileges deemed by the
rural Mrs. Grundy consistent with the
proprieties. These usually begin with
prancing, caracoling and racing hit
horse on the road in front OF his
."belles' dwelling place. He repeats
the performance as often as possible
and enjoys it immensely. The more
spectators, the greater his delight. The
sweets of oourtship. are necessarily ex
pended on the old folks. Macaboy
snuff, q la yanille, q bottle of anisette,
etc, for maman, go far toward making
the course Of true love run smooth
With the old gentleman, tact at losing
half-dimes at play is equally effective,
always provided the lover comes under
that comprehensive descriptive "bon
garcon." While thus courting the par
ents, he avails himself of every oppor-
tunity to make Sweet eyes" at the
daughter, and, after few weeks Of such
wooing, proposes. The ballroom is
generally the place; when the pleasur-
able excitement of the waltz has reached
its climax, while her slender waist is en-
circled by his arm, and her head almost
leans upon his shoulder, then comeo the
opportunity. # the coy maid favors his
suit, he instantly seeks the approval Of
her parents. With that, one might
think the affair settled. But no; he
must obtain the permission Of the nu
merous relatives of the bride elect, even
to the cousins, who may be of no spec
ial Importance. Dressed in his nat
iiest suit, he proudly prances round on
the grand tour, and formally asks the
consent OF each in turn.-"Thea 4cadi-
ans IN Louisiana" IN Scribner:
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KingsleY''s Last DAYS.

There is nothing even IN the most pa
Ethetic story Of fiction more touching than
the g narrative Of. the last days Of Charles
Kingsley. 4 writer in the Christian. at
Work thus sums it up: ~ -st<' ,.'sS* =. -'Y''
His welded life had been st1premelv
happy. He was wont to sum up its story
in the three Latin words that have been
placed on his tom mostone-,s ,sADaay;naus,
4Ansanals, Asnabinaus, We have loved,
We love, we shall love. It was a love on
his part of which his wife could saw that
for thirty y-six years it had never stopped
in sickness or health, by day or night
from its own lofty height to- a hasty
word, an impatient gesture, or selfish
act. 5 i5e S.t5'-S ~ III .S:zt3-@z ss.E.sss
It had been his lifelong prayer and
hope. that they might lay down their
work on earth and go home to Heaven
together, She had been in feeble health,
when 3 sudden turn in her illness brought
her to the very gates Of death. He
could not believe there was danger till
he was told there wos no hope. He heard
the woris as his own death warrant, But
he rallied all his life forces to give COM
fort and care and Christian cheer in the
sick room. He promised his wife to
fight for, life for the children s sake. But
his heart was broken, and the unequal
contest was short one. ss2s 81
Pneumonia laid severe hold OF him.
He had been warned that his recovery
depended upon avoiding any change Of
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midst, especially when he hastcharge o1

midst, especially when he has charge Of
their daughters. ssi.a asi2its5z5 s
He came With the best recommends
tions, and the minister, WAS more and
more surprised. Il; IN
'"Well, sir, the deacon declares he IS
not engaged to be marriea, and, yet he is
looking for house in which to live, i
understand, and he IS at the same time
playing the ls free young gentleman ana
= elias be showed any special attention
to you, or trifed with any Of my young
flock2', = shsuiE #fes, a9@Ft - a7s@;' ,as'a@sf
"He is certainly trying to with t1essle,,
SIR" s3.ses b. 1sZ sgi'st hill "a s.& ].
20, Frank, how can you say so 9'',.eried
Jessie, her face aflame, her eyes sparkling
Indignantly. %.~"He: is a. perfect gentle
man" !" she added turning to the minister,
s'and I:know all about him, and mean to
tell Frank, after having a little fun,
Why, he has been married q year. to a
most beautiful girl. He, told mamma,
after we had become a little acquainted,
that he married her just after he - jgradu-
ated, because she was alone, and had 20
friends or protector, He is now study
ing day and night to get admitted to. the
bar, and he, is anxious to bring his wife
here; that is why he was looking at the
little cottage, as it has o few rooms fur
nished. Now you have the whole 'mys-
terry @,.>.' ~ .'s% ..:1' *s's1.".'S',,
"You might have told us before p cried
Frank, with a scarlet face. sYou, too,
Deacon Tufts, ought to be ashamed Of
your conduct, for Of course you knew it. -
ITO be sure I did. Didn't I answer
all your questions, young lady? thought
I would let you run on awhile, and Pet
all the nonsense out Of you. The master
has made no particular secret Of his mar
riage, that know of, neither has he pro-
claimed 1t from the house-tops. Maybe
he ought to-I don't know. You. knew
he was married, Jessie?''
0, yes, knew it. He showed mother
his wife's photograph, and. It seems she
can teach botany and conchology and
music. She can help him great deal it
she comes here."- -
Then the minister read Frank and the
girls short lesson, ending with these
| words:
when you are old enough and wise
enough to have homes of your own, you
will wait till some worthy man throws
out the line and catches you. And I am
sure you will find in the young woman
coming a beautiful, discreet and lovable
companion; and although none of YOU
have caught the schoolnlaster, you ught
to catch many a wise lesson from his
manly, modest demeanor, as we as from
his instruction from the desk.''
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The Hottest Spot ON Earth.

One of the hottest regions on the
earth is along the Persian gulf, where
little or no rain falls. At Bahria the
arid shore has no fresh water, yet a
comparatively numerous population
contriye to live there, thanks to the
copious springs which break forth from
the bottom of the sea. The fresh water
is got by diving. The diver, sitting in
his boat, winds great goatskin bag
around his arm, the hand grasping its
mouth; then takes in his right hand a
heavy stone, to which is attached q
strong line, and, thus equipped, be
plunges in and quickly reaches the bot.
tom. Instantly opening the bag over
the strong jet of fresh water, he springs
up the ascending current, at the same
time closing the bag, and is helped
aboard. The stone is then hauled up,
and the diver, after taking breath,
plunges again. The source of the CO.
pious submarine springs is thought to
be in the green hills of. Osman, some
900 OF 600 miles distant,
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The Probable Cradle Of Our Race.

The most probable conjecture has
fixed the cradle of our race in that cor
ner of land which lies westward the
steep range of the Beloot Tagh mount
aims, an ofshoot of the Himalayas, and
northward from the high, barren land
Of Kabul. This country, the ancient
Bactriana, is the most habitable district
to be found anywhere in Central Asia.
There the hills stretch out in gentle
slopes toward the west, and inclose fer
lie valleys, whose innumerable streams,
fed by the mountains east and south,
all 60 to swell the waters of the Oxus,
now called the Jihon. Further north
lies another fruitful country, watered
by the Jaxartes, separated from the first
by range of hills much inferior to
those which divide both lands from
Yarkand and Kashgar on the east, and
from Kabul on the south. Both the
great rivers empty themselves into the
sea of Aral, between which and the
Caspian, sharply cutting off the fertile
country from that sea, stretches the
Khiva: desert, a. barren land af-
fording a scanty nourishment to
the herds : of wandering Turkic
tribes. There is good reason
to believe, however, that this desert did
not always exist, but that in times not
extraordinarily remote the Capsian sea,
joined to the Sea of Aral, extended
over q much larger area than it at
present covers; it is known even now
to be sinking steadily within it's banks.
With such q contraction of the great
sea the desert would grow by a double
process, by the laying bare it's sandy
bed. and by the withdrawal of neigh
boring supply of moisture from the dry
land. So it may we'll have been that
the fruitful territory wherein in re-
motest ages were settled our Aryan an
cestors stretched so far west as to
border upon large inland Asiatic sea.
It has even been conjectured that the
turning of so much fertile land into
desert, was the proximate cause of those
migrations which sent the greater part
of the Aryian races westward-to peo-
pie, at last, all the countries OF Europe.
The root which is common to the Eu-
ropean languages for the names Of the
sea means, in the Indian and Iranian
languages, q desert;s how can we ac-
count for this fact better than by
supposing that after the European ma
tions had left their early home their
brethren, who had remained behind and
who, long afterward, separated into the
peoples of India and Persia, came to
know. as desert the district which
%1,o:- &oxLoro InI o,,oo 1pown 90 tho
sea?-The Go7stenep porary Reuieau.
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Boss Of All Blood Purifiers.

DR.. e. B. HalHday's Blood Purifier is the best
known remedy In the world for nervous debility lost
hopes, imprudencs Of youth, lost yigor and ambi-
ton. II viii mako you strong where you are weak,
and build up your shattered constitution. It softens
tho akin cleanses and epriches the blood, acts di-
recly on the liver, kidneys and urinary organs, the
seat OF al diseases. For salt rheum and all private
diseases has no equal in the civilized world Don't
you forget IT. Use in connection DIR. e. b. Hallidays
wash In case Of gonorrhs gleet syphlttie sores.
will guarantee 1t will not structure, and do al Is
represented to do. As this medicine has been extern
stve1y counterfeited, see that ss. Blackford's IL
blown in the back OF every bottle, and that it has
bronzed autographed label on 1t. AK your druggist
for IT. and II he does not keep It, he will order itfor
you; or address 8. BLACKFORD 146 West Third
street, st. Paul, MINI. MOVES BROS. & CUTLER
Dr1QQfRfQ. A1
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Such an Unreasonable Doctor.

One of our leading physicians was
recently aroused at night by frightful
knocking at his door. Sticking his
head out of the window, he asked what
was the matter. !
"Oh, doctor, it is my poor wife!"
Il beg your pardon, but I haven't
the honor OF your acquaintance, and I
am not accustomed"
81 know it, doctor, but her life is at
stake. IF you only knew how much I
love her! For Heavens sake, I beg
you'll" And he went on for a considera-
BILE time in this fashion, until the doc
tor relented, in spite of the cold winter
night. He dressed himself, went out,
waded far through the snow, prescribed
and saved the cherished woman. Sew
eral days passed, and, hearing nothing
of any pay, he sent in his bill. Moth
ing. Then he sent a collector. The
devoted husband greeted the dun with
anger, exclaiming:
$50 to the devil. The idea of my pay
ing that bill for woman who has since
run off with another sman!"-Ne,o Or.
leans PicGyat1ae. .
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WOMAN GOSSIP.
Wouldn't Your
"ou4NA AoO
he told me my face was the fairest

He told me my face was the fairest
And purest he ever had known;
The bobolink envied my singing,
The nightingale mimicked its tone;
My dimples they quarreled with cherries,
Just under eyes tender and blue;
My tresses they angered the sunbeam
half disbelieved-wouldn't your III
He told me my fingers were dainty.
My lips only nodded to kiss,
And would give one of the sweetest
For such poor bauble as this9"
Maybe shouldn't have done it,
But he looked so pleading and true,
The ring was so pretty-I took it,
And gave him the kiss-wouldn't youi
He told me there was dear cottage
just down near the rocks by the sea,
Where sweet roses nodded welcome,
And mocking- birds waited for me,
With himself, of course, for tho master
Twas made plenty large for us two;
forgot what said, but I'm thinking
kissed him again-wouldn't you'll
ELLA, Wis. -. LYDIA F. HINMAN
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COnsumptlon cured. !.

Consumption cured.
An old physician retired from practice, having had
placed In his hands by East india missionary the
formula of simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure for Consumption, Bron tits
Catarrh. Asthma and all Throat and Lung Affections
and I'll Nervous Complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers In thousands Of cases.
teit his duty mas known to his suerir
Actuateo by this motive and desire to relieve hu
sufertug will send free of charge to al who desire It,
DIRECTIONS for prepa ring and using. Sent by mail by
addressing With s.amp, naming this paper. ". W.
eHERAR, I49 Powers Block. Rochester NY,
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The Best Rubber Boot.

There is nothing better for farmer or out
door man than good rubber boot and moth.
ing so exasperating as bad one. Competi.
tion among manufacturers has led to such a
cheapening of quality that until lately it was
a hard thing to find rubber boot really worth
the money asked for it. The Candee Rubber Co
of New Haven, Ct: however, has put on the
market boot designed to meet the call for 8
real good, substantial article, and to denote it,
freedom from adulterative mixtures it is called
the "e5 Per Cent Sterling Boot" 1t is made
ranted three months. BY an ingenious con
trivance space is provided at the top of the
leg for recording the date of the sale, By
punching holes in the space provided-like 8
railroad ticket-so that fhere may be no trou
Bile about the warrant. The upper and leg Of
the "95" Boots are doubled, and the soles are
one half inch thick, Of solid rubber from toe tc
heel. Ordinary rubber boots are barely q
quarter inch thick in the thickcst part, and
only one-eight at the shank. A desert ptivc
circular can e. be obtained by sending a posta
he found at most of the stores.
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ARROW. Roor FOR S1cK PEOPLE

+ ARRow RooT FOR S1cK PEOPLE
The following I often use for my pa
tients: I take a dessert-spoonfu1 Of ar
row root and add 4 table-spo oonful Of
milk; wet and rub il smooth. To this
I add teaspoonful of powdered sugar.
Hest 8 hah-pint Of good rich milk and
bring it just up to the boil. Then,
when it boils, stir in carefully the ar.
row root and sugar. Allow it to boil
three minutes, and give either warm or
cold. 49, ..s.E Il s..sl..:.. .5.
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THE PARTING WORD.
ny OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
l must leave thee, lady sweet
Months shall waste before we meet;
Winds are fair. and sails are spread,
Anchors leave their ocean bed;
Ere this shining day grow dark,
Skies shall gird my shoreless bark;
Through thy tears, O, lady mine,
Read thy lovers parting line. s
When tha first sad sun shall set, & &
Thou shalt tear thy locks Of jet;
When the morning star shall rise,
Thou shalt wake with weeping eyes;
When the second sun goes down,
Thou more tranquil shall be grown,
Taught too well thy wild despair
Dims thine eyes and spoils thy hair.
All the first unquiet week g.
Thou shalt wear smileless cheek;
In the first months second half
Thou shalt once attempt to laugh;rs
Then in Pickwick thou shalt dip, H.
Slightly puckering round the lip,
Till at Last, in sorrow'ssspite,
Samuel makes thee laugh outright
While the first seven mornings last
Round thy chamber bolted fast, 3 { ( { Z
Many a youth shall fume and pout,
"Hang the girl, she's always out?' ~ {
While the second week goes round,
Vainly shall they ring and pound; ras
When the third week shall begin,
martha, let the creature in"
Now once more the flattering throng
Round thee flock with smile and song;
But thy lips unweaned as yet, - ! 3t<G
Lisp, "O how can forget" !"
Men and devils both contrive s-,- :.
Traps for catching girls alive;
Eve was duped, and Helen kissed
How. 0, how can YOU resist!
First be careful Of your fan; :
Trust it not to youth or man;
Love has filled pirates sail 80
Often with its perfEmed gale.
Mind your kerchiefs all;
Fingers touch when kerchiefs fall; %
Shorter ell than MERGERS clip
Is tine space from hand to lip.
Trust not such as talk in troops
Full Of pistols, daggers. ropes, r.-.
All the hemp that Russia bears ~
Scarce would answer lovers prayers;
Never thread was spun SO fine,
Never spider stretched the line,
Would not hold the lovers true
That would really swing for you.
Fiercely some shall storm and swear,
Beating breasts in black despair;
Others murmur with sigh,
You must melt, or they will die;
Painted words on empty lies,
Grubs with wings like butterflies;
Let them die in welcome too;
Pray, what better could they do?
Fare thee we'll! If years eftacc
From thy heart loves burning trace
Keep. u, keep thv hallowed seat
From the tread Of vulgar feet.
II the blue lips of the sea
Wait with icy kiss for me,
Let not thine forget the VOW,
Sealed how often, love as now!
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:tempetattirc. But one day he leaped
from bis bee, ran into his wifc's room.
and, taking her BY the hand, said, ssThis
is heaven. Don't speak. & s..
81 fitof coughing came on, and he could
sayanol more He fingered for some days.
waiting for the summons that he sup
posed had already come for; her, saying,
over and over again, eIt is all right, ali
as It should be- and finally passed away,
leaving her to recover and tell us the
story Of his life, as no one else has fold
it SO we'll. .,tE5ISs Ifa Y. 55s-5:sff4 1..zs5 =
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SF5s - sf,7-
b. c.

believe you are as old as i.
am, : said Smith to girl whose age was
rather shady s & ss5s
Indeed, Tn not. Why, If some one
were 70 brush the dust Of ages frCm you
he would find you labeled, tB. O.'1
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A PHYSICIAN, finding lady reading
Twelfth Night" said: "When Shak-
speare wrote about patience on q
monument, did he mean doctors pa
tients?" "No," she answered, you
don't find them on monuments, kut un-
der them"
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A call. For some one to cnlighten the public
as to what has become Of the National Green
back Party. If you would be enlightened
in regard to the merits OF DR.. Thomas Electric
Oh, Noyes Bros. & Cutler, wholesale agents
st. Paul, MINI.
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WaMteo.
Sherman & Co., Marshall, Mich. want an
agent in this county at once, at q salary Of
500 per month and expenses paid. For full
particulars address as above
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures indigestion
and all disorders Of the stomach.
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There is general complaint that while
prices of commodities have increased in some
cases fifty per cent, wages have not advanced
anywhere near in the same proportion. We
know of no complaint in the shape of cough
cold, sore throat, rheumatism or neura]g gia
that DR.. Thomas Electric Oil will not imIne.
diately relieve. Noyes Bros. & Cutler, whole.
sale agents, st. Paul. MINI.
Delicate females praise Reeds Gilt Edce
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For one cent purchase a postal card and
send your address to DR.. Sanford, 162 Broad.
way, New York, and receive pamphlets by
return mail, from which you can learn wheth.
e1 your liver is out of order, and If out Of or.
der or is any way diseased, what Is the best
thing in the world to take for it.
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One DOx or SIX Hotties.

If you are suffering from a combina.
ton of liver or kidney diseases, and con,
stipation, do not fail to use the celebrat
ed Kidney-Wort. 1t is a dry compound,
as easily prepared as cup of coffee, and
In one package is as much medicine as
can be bought in Six dollar bottles Of
other kinds.
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COME Away.

slaONE AWAY. 7[95| & & 6. - .
Whereiare those evils gone on this bright iday'
Those heavy clouds Of woe e--where, where. ard
! they s3z ~ 5$ss -
Il n s.a8s Gone away! gone awaye 50 I
Was It So late ago as yesterday 80. = =.
dreamed of one sad thing ne'er Iriipht INV II,
Gone away! ,gohes aWay!.es ! 4
"Down to my death the sting must stayw ]
And yet this smiling morn doth surely sav.
~ Gone away! gone away! !;
a Pipes Of Go,1s!": ns s7'ttEssl ~ san{y
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Answer This.

Did you ever know any person to be
i'll, without inaction of the stomach, liver
or kidneys, Or did you ever know one
who was we'll when either was obstruct-
cd or inactive; and did you ever know
or hear OF any case Of the kind that Hop
Bitters would not cure9 Ask your neigh
bOr this same n1lestinn -Z,ianea