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THE DYING wIFe.s FAREWELL.

Raise my pillow, husband, dearest,
Faint and fainter comes my breath,
And these shadows stealing slowly
Must, know. be those Of death
SIT down close beside me, darling,
Let me clasp your warm, strong hand,
Yours that ever has sustained me
To the borders Of this land.
For your God and mine, our Father
Thence shall ever lead me ON,
Where upon throne eternal
Sits hts love and only Son;
I've had visions and been dreaming
Ger the past, Of Joy and pain;
Year by year wandered backward,
TIL was child again.
Dreams OF girlhood, and the moment
When stood your wife and bride,
How my heart filled with loves triumph
In the hour of woman's pride.
Dreams Of thee and all the earth cords
Firmly twined about my heart
OH the bitter, burning angui-h,
When knew that We must parti
Ithas passed, and God has promised
All my footsteps to attend;
He that's more than friend or brother
He'll be with you to the end.
There's no shadow DER the portal
Leading to my heavenly home
Christ has promised life immortal,
And It's He that bids me come.
When life's trials wait around thee
And its chilling pillows swell,
Thou'lt thank Heaven that I'm spared then
Thoa'lt feel that "all is we'll"
Bring our boys unto my bedside
NY last blessing let them keep
- "a - ~~l~
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iniudicious nse Of mercury In the icrm
d cslorne2 on 9therwiee leaves very anJu eHs
Nat s15icts h11Inanity i due 70 TOO per-
sistenf use Is this poison. The various
functions Of the body become impaired ~
it, use and even the bones sometimes 1e
come aifected, causing aches and 9 genera
feeling Of debility and distress Any 0nS
WIN has need calomel or mercury IN any ot
- ~ Sorms viii 40 wen to follow 1t up with
= use Of Dr.. Bulls sarsaparilla. TINS e.;
e efpects Of mercury and other mineral
noisons. It is composed Of strictly vege.
table ingrediente and t1er S. = ht tSe most
aeiscsts Good health invariably follows
it, useS-Spring field Health Journal.
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9 WAS an old
man and his
h Q q d W a s
whitened by
the frosts of
many winters.
His form was
bent and his
step was totter-
ing. His eyes
had long since
grown dim and
his hands were
I 0 9 b l o and
wrinkled.
Often and
often of even
ings he sat in
the twilight,
and as he
gazed up and
aWav in the
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ONR ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of sistaken; it Is pleasant
and refr1Ghingto the taste, and acts
gentlyyet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efIectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs Is the
only remedy Of It's kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities com
mend Il to al and have made e
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Fig Il for sale in 800
and 81 bottles BY all leading drug
gistA Any reliable druggist Who
may not have f. on hand viii pro-
cure it promptly for any one Who
wishes to try f. Do not accept
any substitute.
cAkkFORMxH re syrup ca
GAN 6RANcleoO, CAL.
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Sir Nopsle Ftss. win be sent. by Cragin g
"a. Phiiada Pa, to any one In the Y. p p 0 0r
Canada, postage paid, upon reco'Pss eS II list
Il novels on circulars around each bar.
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Tar self-made man has no prejudice
against the tailor-made girL--N. O. Picay-
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THr things We think at night would Be OF
nm ! my, fhem. g Milwaukee Journal.
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GOING HOME.

The Old Man Reaches the Fair
Place Of His Dreams at Last.
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srvvxnrRs from Coughs, Sore Throaty
stc' shonld try Brosos's Bronchtgt Irocnss,-
2 slwnIe Init sure remedy. Sod oniy "
hnrxs Price Is cents
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PAX in the Side nearly always comes nom
adisordered liver and eprompty reneve11 ~
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THoucn time dies It Is the man who goes
slow who keeps up with it--Atchison
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MONEY talks except when II is "shut
up'' in bad investment w ashington
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THE MAYFLowER.

rnterestins Facts CONCERNING the Weasel
That Landed the Pilgrims.
A new training brig has recently been
launched at the Pembroke dockyard in
England. This latest conner in the En-
glish navy has been christened May
flower, the last of long line of vessels
of that name. This has brought out the
interesting and little known fact that
the Pilgrims Mayhower of 1920 was At
one time an English war ship. The
name is one of the oldest ship names In
the English navy, going back to 1415,
when vessel with that name carried
some Of the knights who fought At
Agincourt across the channel. Her sue
cessor- the Mayaower of 1447-was the
flagship of Richard, Duke OF Gloucester.
But the Mayflower of 1920 was an old
Armada veteran long before she came
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z TIM man who tries to take things - they
come the baseball catcher. Nv asnangton
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ExPos1ovs Of Coughing are stopped by
Hale's Honey Of Horehonnd and Iar.
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Journey" the doctor replied, as he bent
over the old man. Does anyone know
any thing of mis- life?'
No one spoke.
Then the door opened softly and a
stranger entered. Leaning forward and
bending over the apparently lifeless
form. the stranger looked on the haggard
face for some time, then raising himself
he muttered:
SIT is he"
A minute passed and they all waited
in silence. The stranger did not speak,
and the doctor touching his arm asked:
What do you know of him?"
HE is my father. Years ago l went
away from home and soon after my
mother died. Then there came trouble.
and those nearly related to him set to
work to rob him Of his home. He was
old and easily persuaded. and after .
time they got deed to his property,
and then they drove him out They at
tempted to conf1ne him in . paupers
home. but he ran sways and for years
he has wandered about the country.
From the day learned his fate have
searched for him in every direction.
Sometimes heard Of him being some
where, but always long time after he
had been there, and 1t is only now that
I have found him-and found him
dying"
The stranger sank down on his knees,
and taking his fathers hand In his,
bent his head upon It and let his tears
fall Those present fell back . little.
and though they were as silent as death
their eyes grew dim and tear-drops
rolled down the cheeks of some OF
them. 1t was but few moments, per
haps though it seemed an age. before
any one spoke 1t was the old man who
broke the silence.
I'VE have come long way to-day,r
he said, ''and am growing faint and
weak. 1t Is not far now, but must sit
down hero by the way-side and rest Z
little before attempt to climb the 9TH
q hill. We have climbed good many
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Increase Of Railway Mileage.

The increase in railway mileage in this
country during the first six months of
the year was 1888 miles. This is ac-
counted highly creditable More miles
OF railroad have been constructed in the
southern states than in any other section
OF the country. The northwestern states
and territories. where construction went
on rapidly for while. have nearly
tapped building. Massachusetts, laid
INT mile and a half Of new road.
Maine about ten miles. The other New
England states stood still California
gained one le.-Chicago News
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Girls sln Lace Horses.

John {. Moore. Il rancher near Moore
Station. permitted two of his daughters
To ride a couple of race horses he owns
one Of them. Gold Dust: being well
known for speed. The girls rode with
SIlrcingles oaly. but the horses became
unnianageable Being two of them and
surprising themselves matched for race,
the high bred animals dashed away with
their inexperienced riders The girls
We're soon thrown oil and dragged a
short distance. One had her arm broken,
and the other was injured Internally
Chico Gal Chronicle
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NO. 16


An Ohio clergyman thus writes of his
experience on one of the ocean racers:
Il have made my last trip on racing
steamer. We lett thirty minutes ahead
of the Teutonic, and the speed main
tanned was terrific. On Saturday night
the heat was SO oppressive in the cabins
that everybody had to go on deck. and
it was found that the great speed had
overheated the machinery: but there
was no check until Sunday. when the
passengers became alarmed. and the en-
gines were slowed down to allow the
machinery to cool. If the speed had
been kept up for a few hours the vessel,
with all on board. would have gone to
the bottom"
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,InMa t;nin- To PnlcStinc.

y convention of delegates representing
the largest Jewish colonies in thirty-six
different cities of Russia met ten months
ago and after long discussion they
gave Il pna0imoas vote for Palestine as
their future home
The change that such an emigration
would produce on the Holy Laad can
not bp oyerestimated. One million new
workers would turn the barren hills of
Judea into terr;,cea vineyards. The
olive trees of the past would again spring
forth. and the whole land would blossom
like the red poppies that cover the
plains of Sharon 1t would mean the
adding of l50 per cent. to the population
of tie land occupied by ancient Pales-
tine. and it would make JerGsalem a
city Of more than 100000 people.
The Holy City has Geen growing with
allngst American rapidity within the
pas. few years. ;nd an exodus of the
Jews from al parts of the world to it is
slowly bat surely going on.-Franll G.
Carpenter in National Tribune.
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Bees Hinder q Train.

A swarm of bees created block in a
curious manner on the Perkiomen rail
road the other day. A freight train run
ming between Perkiomen Junction and
Allentown, Pa, stopped to take water at
Palm station, twenty miles north. A
swarm of bees from neighboring farm
house had taken refuge in some woods
near by, and when the train stopped at
the station they came buzzing out and
.aishted with one accord on the tender
b,lind the engine.
fhe engineer and his assistant in the
ell ,ine and the brakemen standing
a-oand the train were astonished at the
visitation and promptly sought safety in
the waiting room of the station. The
fireman. William Heist, was on the en-
gine cab at the time busily shifting coal
from one side of the tender to the other.
and in an instant a hundred bees set
upon him. Half mad with pain he
jumped off the tender and rolled wildly
in the grass at the roadside
The schedule time for starting the
train came and went, but the crew saw
no way in which to start They held a
consultation over the problem. and final
ly bright idea struck the engineer.
Putting it into execution he crept softly
and unconcernedly up to the tender, af
ter the manner of an experienced bee
farmer, and secured possession of the
adjustable hose with which engineers
are accustomed to clean up their cabs.
He got the drop on the bees and turned
on them steady stream of cold water.
The effect was magical. The entire
swarm took to their wings and described
a straight line-a bee line-toward the
woods The train then resumed its
journey. fifteen minutes behind time
Cor New York Sun
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The Siberian University.

The medical faculty of the new uni
versity of Tolnsl (western Siberia) is be-
ing rapidly organized. Eight chairs
have recently been filled up, Professor
Albitzlzi having been appointed to that
of general pathology, Professor Vino
gr&dow to that Of pathological anatomy,
Professor Ssuial1ow to that of hygiene,
Professors Kuclow and Eortunow to
those of special pathology and thera-
peutics and internal medicine, and Pro-
fes5or Eosowitsch and Dr.. Sali5tchew to
that Of surgery. The chair of pharna-
colo3y, which was offered to DR.. Paw
low, is still vacant, owing to that gen
tle,nan having accepted a similar ap-
pointment at Warsaw. The erection of
the various clinics is being proceeded
with, and it is hoped they win be ready
for the reception Of patients about the
beginning Of next year.-Chicago Her
aid.
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Some C::l Eric Engineers.

There are seventeen members OF the
Port JeTvis Ledge Of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers who have been
employed on the Erie railroad for peri
otls of from twenty-five to thirty-iiye
consecutive years. the average term o.
srve.. heing within a fraction of thirty
years. The oldest in continuous service
az Z. L. Carlouyh and s. A. Ron,1,
b3>h of whom began running on the
real Jan. |, 1873.
I'ae Oldest IN actual length Of service
Is Benjamin Io.fncr. who entered the
employ OF tn company as an engineer
IN 1873 b1t va, OF the road from 1854
To 1853 Ir. iIorfner Is still doing duty
ut 20 years Of age. and in the thirty
ei..si.tl year of his work Oh the road as
er-irear Of the train between Port Jer-
US and Osiaville.
The seventeen veterans referred to in
the order of seniority Of continuous sr-v-
ice ara e. L. Carlough. S. \. Ronk,
Char!es Prayer. Albert Johnson. David
Gen,,eTsgn. William Dooiey. Benjamin
E1ofnar. Edward Ezent, G. H. Cooper.
,,,a.:...al s. W..li,a-. D,vil Wilson. j. b..
Co3..S3n. a. T. Coo1:.ie. &. H. Cox, A.
p. B-ady. G. Il. Johnson and john Aci,-
g.l.&a.- a.it.Llctown tN. y Cor. New
Yo..s; Times
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TIis. N.EnGc"fll Con.ro E..cr.

Tor our knowledge Of the dimensions
AL navigable lengths OF the Congo the
!i...e.te.it. and, ne..t to the Nile. the longest
African river. the world is indebted al
most entirely to Mr.. Stanley, its dis
cnye"er. and the founder Of the great
Fec State within its basin. According
to ,Ir. Stanley tie Congo is more than
5000 miles long. ana i'll size and volume
the second river of the world. the first
being presumably the Amazon. Like
the Nile, the Congo has one stretch of
Enin te,-'upted navigation l.0a0 miles
locg l. lt,veen Stanley Pool and Stanley
Falls
Unfortunately for commerce. however.
this magnificent stretch of water is sepa-
rated from the sea by Il series of insur-
mouue;.ble cataracts that compel u port
age of 335 miles, or twe port;.ges of 81
and 80 miles and many trans@ers. The
largest of all African rivers. ane prob
ably the most valuable from CONNER
cial point Of view, more promptly and
more emphatically than any of the others
forbids the upward progress of the
steamer. Thomas Stevens in Scribner's.
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Fighting 4 Wildcat.

George A. Taylor, al express messen-
ger. had "a frishtful experience the other
night on his run frc-n Kansas City to
st. Louis. Among the PACKAGES in
trusted to his cure was i box Containing
two wildcats. One of them got out OF
the box and sprang at Taylor. The mes
senger picked up piece of tarpaulin,
which he held in front of him, and its
claws became fastened in the canvas.
Taylor kicked the brute loose, but it re-
turned to the attack again and again.
At last lie threw the canvas around the
cat, and thus imprisoned he got hold of
a coupling pin and knocked it into in
sensibility.
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A Gorgeous Mausoleum.

After five years litigation, during
which time the interest ON the large sum
bequeathed has accumulated, the Amer
ican courts have decided that the gor-
geous mausoleum on the hill overlook
ing Spa. in memory of IN American lady
whose maiden name was Sarah Strother,
is to be built. The edifce in question
will be IN exact replica OF the chapel of
the knights Of ST. John 1t Rome, and
the interior Will he composed entirely Of
white Si.ilian marble ana mosaics. The
bodies of the Strothers viii lie under
three tonbs in IL crypt; tie garden sur
rounding the church is over four acres
in e,sta,lt Il spacious house is TO be
erected for the perpetual guardian, :
the English chaplain for the time being.
and the whole is 10 cost nearly 100000
Th4 reat of the Baroness Fahnenbarg's 8
enor14s.5-s fortune Is to be davo5ei 10 the
co.lst. 5:cco:on OF ;,inshouses IL kentucky.
London World.
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\ Kite Story.

aone fishermen engaged in Belfast
Tough recently picked up a very large
seagull which was seen approaching
the boat with wings outspread, floating
Jn The water, bat quite dead. The men
were puzzled to account for the progress
it made through the water, as it went
faster than the boat: but as it came near
it was found that, wound securely round
the BODY and under the wings. was Il
string or cordage, which on closer exam
ination they discovered was attached to
a large paper kite then flying above
them ct considerable height. The lite
furnished the propelling power The
bird had evidently, while flying at Bel
fast, got entangled in the string of a
boys kite, had been unable to extricate
itself. and taking to the sea had been
drowned in its efforts to obtain freedom.
Exchange
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A Little Heroine,

Jeanne Victoire Snooke, 10 years Of
age, the daughter of e. Snooke. of Ports
mouth. England. was on April %. 1875,
with her brother james, aged 4 years,
on the landing stage of the old sallyport
at Portsmouth, place which is a favor
ite resort of children. Suddenly Jeanne
was startled by the fact that her brother
had fallen into the water, which was then
twelve feet deep. Without a moments
thought about self. Jeanne sprang into
the sea to the rescue. The struggle was
great ani both Of the little ones sank
and rose to the surface continually. but
the brave elder child never Quilted her
hold Of her brother Ihe tide was run
ming Stron.s and carried them away from
the stage. and both must have been
drowned had not e. C"ayen, OF the
'chailaerlaia's Office, Portsmouth, who
was coming out of the har6ur in !, boat,
gone to their rescue and got the half
drowned. struggling children ont Of the
water For this act Of bravery Miss
Snoo.;e was, on the 20th of HAY follow
ing. awarded the honorary first class GER
tifcat" of the Royal Hunl2ne society.-
Philadelphia Times.
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joseph Hare. editor of The Tin ]

'oAN- -: NtSitoA Vi i-S LII ihAiAlNL ,
Of Hill City, S. D.. il speaking of the tin
mines at that place. says: Till City is
situated exactly in the center Of the tin
belt. which is in the shape of a half
moon. and is about thirty miles in length
Ssilt; t-lIce miles wide. We are twenty
eight miles from Rapid City, the near
est railroad point
The richness of these mines is simply
wonderful. and one who has not been
t2l@re can hardly believe it, but | state a
fact when tel you that there is enough
IN on the dumps and III sight now to
supply the United States for five years.
g. Soon as the big mill is started at Hill
City We shall then be able TO ship the
tn out in bars. Some OF these mines
have been pasfled down 24O feet, and the
deeper the richer.
The vein is eight feet thick and dips
tow;s1'd the east ;jt an angle Of about 45
2es3. Some Of the mines average 275
PER cen. OF sneeai'i1 tia. and the Whole
letl5e ;t"aragss 70 PER cent. The capital
lists interested are mostly New York and
Ln2iian men. The larger part of the
capital is furnished by New York men
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BY the death Of NJ. Pruvot, landed
proprietor, who lived in the Boulevard
de Courcelles, and lett behind him
fortune Of $4,000, the city OF Paris
has received a legacy of nearly $40, 900.
The testator left instructions that the
chief portion of this amount is to be
used for the construction and mainte-
nance Of Il Night Shelter for the Home
less and Destitute Poor in the Seven
teenth Arrondissement," which includes
the districts of the Ternes, the Plaine-
Monceau, the Batignolles and the Epi-
nettes He has also left considerable
sum for benevolent purposes among the
yong to the town Of Solesmes, where
he had residence-London Telegraph.
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THIBODAUX, La. SATURDAY, NOV Is, 1890



From experiments made last month at
Bell Rock a:,L S53.hlcrryvolo lighthouses. on
the coast of Scotland. it was found that
while the force Of the breakers On the
side of the German ocean may be taken
at ;lbor.. t0n and Il half to every square
foot Of exposed surface, the Atlantic
side throws breakers with double that
force. CT three tons to the square foot;
thus Il surface of only two square yards
srst&illa il blow from heavy Atlantic
brea..;cr eqral to fifty-four tons.
Ia March of this year a heavy sale
blew for three days and nights at GGslerry
vole. washing out blocks OF limestone
a-lJi granite of three and FIVE tons wei: :sht
rs easily Is If they had been empty egg
shells. IL some eases t.lrowin, them en-
tirely over the brea,:; ,:;water at Plymouth
Over 3530 toms of such bloc..,s were washed
800 feet up tie inclined beach after being
thrown over the break water and scat
tered ;.Do,1. in various directions.
One block of limestone, estimated to
be of fifteen tons weight. was moved
over l50 feet from place il the surf
Where it had been firmly grounded since
1G91. it having first been rolled in sight
by the awful gale of the Windy Christ
mas Of that year. This is quite high
sea record for 1850. showing that the
gale of March was the worst known on
the Scottish coast for l92 years Chicago
Times
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Baltimore's Oyster Season.

Oysters will not be plentiful until the
middle of October, when the dredging
season opens and the great oyster feet,
consisting Of large schooners, pungies,
bugeyes, etc, begins operations. A
rushing business is then done about the
retail wharves, and the harbor front is
alive with oyster merchants and men
seeking employment. The lower harbor
now is well filled with craft of every
description waiting the opening of the
dredging season, ana the prospects are
very bright baltimore News.