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In and Out of LIVERPOOL.

In 1889, HOOP vessels passed in and out of
Liverpool. Of these 3S,015 used the Queens
channel, passing the Crosby lightship and
Askew spit, while 1903 went through the
narrow Rock channel. Thus the full aver
age traffic in and out OF the Mersey was
100 steam and sailing vessels n day. Any
thing which stands in the way of such
trade, which renders the navigation dan
gerOus or only "a little more diGlicult, which
causes the loss of time, should he done
away with.
There are in Liverpool sixty lines of
steamers trading foreign" sixty differ
ept house flags can be counted in the docks
on any day Of he year which belong to the
port, and these lines include at least 600
steamers, without saying anything of the
coasting trade or those boats which run to
Ireland. In this same year, 1889, the Gus
toms returns for Liverpool were inward"
S,5S6,3S tons of sGippinCs, and outward"
$780,, AZ. This was an increase of nearly
100000 tons on the previous year.--Mur-
rays Magazine.
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A Bangor sea captain says that several
years ago, before leaving England for a
voyage t. Aontevideo, he secured pair Of
doves and placed them in box on board
the ship as pets. All went well till near
the end of the voyage, when the female
bird was blown away by terrible gale.
The male remained by the ship until Mon
tevideo was reached, when he disappeared,
and, not returning the same day, was given
up for lost. In about week, however, he
returned, happy with new mate, and the
two took up the old quarters and went
back to England with the ship.-LewistOn
Ionrnal
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Corresponding without stamps.

Two local business men made a wager
regarding the payment of local postage A
said he could send q letter through the
Springfield p0asJ.-iye chat would be deliv-
cred to b, who would return an answer to
him, and neither 4 nor B would pay any
postage, nor would any be required. b
accepted the wager. A and B exchanged
envelopes bearing their respective business
cards thereon, and agreed on fictitious
address, like John jameson, Boston, Mass.
A wrote a letter to B, using the envelope
with BIS business card, addressed it as
agreed and dropped it into'a street letter
box without aIixing postage stamp.
In due time the carrier returned" the
letter. 20 B .rlarEed "held for postage" B
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Tarnece and the Human No,s-

Rev. t. De Witt Tafmage is fond of any
story that will illustrate a sermon or
beautify u moral. Here is one that he tells
now and then in his own original way:
A German family emigrated from the
fatherland to this country and settled in
Milwaukee. The oldest boy, in his teens,
concluded he would start out for himself.
Finally he brought up in New York city
and soon spent all the money the old man
had given him. Then he wrote his father
this kind of an appeal:
Dear Father-I am sick and lonely,
without one single cent Send me some
money quick. Your sDG, JOHN"
Now the father Was ii!iterate and could
not read, so he wont to a great strapping
butcher and asked him to read the letter,
The butcher had a gruff way of reading
and loud voice. When he finished read
ing Johns letter the father was furious
and declared he would not send penny,
even if the boy starved to death. He had
never heard of such an impudent demand
for money.
On his way home the father thought the
butcher might have made a mistake in
reading, and desire to hear the letter
read again overcame him. A consumptive
baker, with low, falling injection, was
next asked TO read the sons letter. When
he concluded the father said, with tears in
his eyes, my poor boy, Pll send him all
the money he wants" The baker had
read word for word the letter as it was
read by the butcher
You see, my dear friends, that there is a
great deal in the human voice.-New York
World
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Few moments before, but lie was Incredibly
bereft of reason, and he laughed at, the
sight.
What was left of that poor little womr
ans body WAS recovered by the search party
that went to look for both of them an hour
later. She was buried in the old cemetery
at Rio Janeiro, but Smith knew nothing
about it. He was an idiot for six months,
and my contract for mining machinery
went by the board. How on earth that
man lived it out l don't know. There, he
is; 90 and ask him. "-St. Paul Globe.
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opened AUG Y=a:s 5ne'fetUer -anrToplIed, en-
closing his answer in AS envelope and pay
ing no postage. A received his letter SINH
larly marked, and won the cigars. All
letters or packages bearing the name of
the sender aud having no stamps attached
are returned TO the. sender to be stamped.
took advantage Of this rule, and by
using B's-envelope the letter was returned
to B, the supposed sender, and BIS letter
reached him for the same reasons-Spring-
field Mass. J Homestead.
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City vs. Country,

Mrs. de F!att TOE the aveuuel-Cousin
Helen writes that tAntown has been flood
ell again, and there lisa foot of waterint their
cellar. l cannot understand why people
will persist in living in such places when
they can just as wea reside in n city like
New
Servant neutrality-suspicious., ma'am
another Electric liGht pole has tumbled
down, an the house is, afire ag'in.-New
York Weekly.
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~ OuctuUtJ w
of the entire system follows the use
of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. It's an invigorating, restora-
tive tonic, soothing cordial and
bracing nervine - and a certain
remedy for all the functional de-
rangements, painful disorders or
chronic weaknesses peculiar to wo-
men. 1t improves digestion, en-
riches the blood, dispels aches and
pains, melancholy and nervousness,
brings refreshing sleep, and restores
flesh and strength. For periodical
pains, internal Inflammation and ul-
ceration, leucorrhea and kindred all
ments, it is a positive specifc-a
guaranteed one. If it fails to give
satisfaction, in any case, the money
paid for it is refunded. No other
medicine for women is sold on these
terms. With an ordinary medicine,
it can't be done.
That's the way its makers prove
their faith in it. Contains no alco-
hol to inebriate; no syrup or sugar
to derange digestion a legitimate
medicine, not a beverage. Purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless in
any condition of the system.
Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION, Proprietors, No. 66S Main
Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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They Didn't Co.

A Tennesseean said he guessed he'd go
down to the day-po An acquaintance OBJ
served that he sssessed he'd 20 down to
the depot at the, same time. Neither of
them went, however. When they got
through Gghtin@over it they were in the
hands of the doctors, and trains were an
hour latc-Detnsit Free Press.
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Catskin Fur.

The fur of the wildcat, especially that of
Hungary, is quite valuable. 1t is of a
brownish gray, notified and spotted, with
black, and being soft and durable is en-
ployed chiefly for cloak Innings and as
wrappers for carriages. The domestic cat
of Holland is bred for its fur, being fed on
fish and carefully tended until the coat has
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suoKLEN'S ARNIcA SALvE.

THE BEST SALvE IN THE WORLD for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all skin eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box
For sale by all druggists. Dreiss, Thomp-
son & Co.'S wholesale. 3 Q):9:13-1y
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A. tsassi Substitute.

'You-aw-have no Amerwican peer
wage, Miss Harrows, said Lord Noodleby,
"and of courss-aw-you nevah experwi-
ence the pleasuah of looking youahself up
in a volume like Burke"
"Oh, yes, we do, Lord Noodleby. We
have the CITY directory, you know .-
Harper's Bazaar.
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Illy CoHls,aretl.

A young lady in a Nerthport school COM
pared i'll in this manaer: "Nominative, ILL;
comparative, worse superlatives dead"
The whole class looked up very much sur
prised, and the master, with an effort to,
control the sadness which he felt, arose aud
said: Scholars, you can have fifteen min
utes for the funeral Bangor CONNER
cial
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-15

With all its drawbacks, the trade of sec,
ond hand bookselliug remains an attract
i've, interesting AID cultured calling, If,
all its members do not fulfill the require,
ments and duties completely, that does mott
detract FROM the merits of a most intel
lectual and cammendable pursuit.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-15

arrived 10 l,'-;-lI ~, 49,, Nnen the fur
is frequently dyed in imitation of sable
Dry Goods Chronicle.
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Henry Ward Beecher's old house. in
Brooklyn has been turned into boarding
house, and his large library has been cut
up by partitions into bedrooms.
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A HORRIBLE SIGHT.


Now he was nearing the spot. Great
heaven! what was that? There was some
thing wrong. Mad!y he rushed forward,
possessed Of dazed, terrified consciousness
that the snake had come to life and was
moving. A few steps further, and then the
sight that met his gaze was enough to have
turned him to stone. There lay the dead
boa just as he had left it. Near it was an
other and larger one, evidently the mate
of the one he had slain. This monster was
coiled tightly about some white object and
the man over yonder became raving
maniac as he followed with his eyes the
swaying motion of the brute's scaly head.
The circle of the snakes body contracted,
and there was horrible cracking sound.
"Then an arm, a dainty white clad arm,
was released from its bondage. 1t fell to
the earth and Smith saw it. He Knew that
the one being he loved best on earth was
wrapped in that awful embrace. He heard
the cracking of bones and knew that his
wife's delicate frame was being crushed to
a shapeless mass. He saw the tongue of
the snake licking leisurely the fair face
which had smiled at him so sweetlv but
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03
Ioaauin MILLER. Great Work.

For four years" says Joaquin Mil
Ter, Il have been getting ready for the
work Of my life-namely, my life Of
Christ in verse. As nearly as possible
| will follow Bible lines, and will incor-
porate the best of the parallels, together
with Psalms and Proverbs. will in
vent some parallels, Of course, fitting
them in the places where they belong.
There is so much romance. beauty and
poetry in the Bible that il will not be
at all difficult for me to select my
themes and subjects. Christ was a
beautiful man, lived among the most
beautiful Of women and the noblest
surroundings. lean imagine those tall,
dark skinned. beautiful Jewish girls,
beautiful women. who a be painted
in poetry and in song. | expect it will
take me several years &c complete the
work. Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03
A POPULAR MlscoNcePTloN.

walter Besant Says There Was No Leisure
in the Eighteenth Century.
1t Is conventional to represent the
Eighteenth century as a time of leisure
and quiet happiness; when a poet
writes about this time be tries TO
breathe into his verse an atmosphere
of peace; he does his best TO throw
into the poem a calm of the soul Then
people applaud the poet for catching -
wonderfully the very spirit Of the time.
Well, / cannot for my own part find
anywhere in England during the last
century anything at all TO justify this
belief in the universal leisure. The
Eighteenth century was a desperately
turbulent. dangerous, hardworking,
poorly paid time; it was torn by con-
tinnal contests and struggles, by party
faction and by civil vars; it began
with a long war, and it ended with .
long
England had three civil vars: Wa at
home and one In her colonies The
press gang was busy in every port; the
recruiting sergeant in every country
town; the hogringS by which dsd-
pine wa maintained. seem almost in
credible; the sliquities Of the govern
ment-not on his or that side, but on
both sides-tle iobbing, buying Of
places sinecU res, pluralites, nepotsm,
simony, as " read them now, appear
simply intolerable. If there was NJ
rest or pea1s without, there was little
within
Religions men who were affected by
a weakness of faith simply tortured
their lives johnson, always praying
and meditating, dreaded death with .
constant fear which poisoned at least
twenty years Of his life. Cowper, after
a life spent in religious exercises, died
in despair unutterable." No peace or
quiet anywhere, save, perhaps, in some
quiet cathedral close, where the canons,
keeping aloof from controversy, dozed
away their harmless lives as still they
do; or outside the little country towns,
where. TO quiet women and retired
men. the seasons passed then. as they
may still pass. unvexed by questions
doubt or thought Of danger or OF
change.
But "a regards the life Of action, the
life among ones fellows, the only life
worth having. the life Of London, il
must have been filed and perpetually
troubled by the pain of witnessing con
tinuai injustice and needless suffering,
the stupid engagements in war after
war, with no end and no settlement
and the noisy struggle of opposing
opinions. in which every man mus
play his part But leisure. peace and
quiet these things ! cannot find
Walter Besant in Harper's.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03
An odd Way to Collect Bills.

Many years ago an eccentric dry
goods merchant in New York owned
property on which there was a mort
gage held by another merchant. A
clera # the latter called on the former
and saiu, Il called to get the interest
on hat mortgage"
did you. indeedf' replied the mer
chant. Can you read this Bible,
young manr
Eyes, sir" replied the clerk.
II want you TO read this chapter in
the Book Of Job" said the merchant.
The clerk read a chapter, and the
merchant listened with the greatest at
tention. 1t was about a horse being
clothed with thunder. After the chap
ter had been read the merchant OBJ
served
Job was a great old fellow-wonder-
full genius. Now I'll give you a check
for the interest money, and, mind you.
hereafter when you call I'll always give
it 70 you. Ii | do not, write me a note
If l am out. and / will leave a check
when l come in. You read Job first
rate. Dry Goods Chronicle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03

why Shoe makers demand Ds posits.
IF We didn't secure a deposit with
orders" said custom shoemaker while
trying 70 explain why it was that some
thing OH account" was needed. I'VE
should soon have 70 start misfit parlors
on our own account Ii Is not that
gentlemen deliberately order shoes
without intending TO call for then, but
il is a certain thing that quite a large
number Of measurements are taken,
shoes made. and then lever asked for.
When a deposit has been left. there is
Of course less danger Of this. and II the
shoes are not called for We al be SUR
Of a prompt sale at a price high enough
TO secure US from loss.
Then there is another trouble about
this business. Almost every one who
comes wants his order filed by a given
date. generally a very near one. but
half the time a week or more elapses
before the shoes are called for. This
naturally encourages a habit of procras-
tination on our part, and unless this is
carefully checked delays and disap-
pointments would be very general in
deed. Nearly all custom work is done
out by shoemakers at their own homes,
and these men are far more autocratiC
and independent than we dare TO be"
st. Louis Star Sayings.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03
cHAPERoNs.
One of the Funny Things That the Fe-
male College Has Given Us.

One of the Funny Things That the Re-
male College Has Given Us.
Ihave a little cousin nc bigger than
my thumb.
Well, that is not strictly true and
substantial as a fact, but it will do as a
figure Of speech.
She is a wonderful little creature, as
bright as a dollar and a pretty a. a
fairy. She went through school and
went through college like a streak OF
creased lightning, feminine gender.
She graduated at the top Of the class
and the only limit to her honors wa
that the supply gave out. | would not
dare 10 tell the age at which she got
her sheepskin. il was 50 little.
Now there is a certain kind Of fame
which travels quick, and when my
pretty little cousin made up her mind
TO teach for a year or two, pending the
time when the hero should come and
set her 20 darning socks and making
cake, the offers poured in from all
quarters Of the compass. You would
have thought that teachers we're the
scarcest kind of an article, and so |
suppose they are-that is, real smart
ones.
She took her pick Of a number Of
gilded offers. modestly declining 70 be
made president Of a western college,
and sticking up her nose at "A mere pub
lie school principalship
As a happy mediuaa and good thing
to practice ca she took a position il a
tashionabls .young ladies seminary in
the city Of View York, with about three
hours a day Of work and a nice fat
salary attached oh, my little cousin
is smart iu more ways than one She
knows on which side Of her bread 70
look for butter and molasses.
But the joke Of il is that IN the school
70 which she has gone the teachers have
20 play the part Of chaperons 10 the
young ladies when they wish TO add
Days or Theodore Thomas special
branches TO the curriculum Of their stud
les. II is all very pretty in theory. but
it looks decidedly funny 20 see my
TEeet little ssventeen-year-old cousin,
pu.t as full of fun as she Is Of Greek
and mathematics, engaged In the sob
nm duty of escorting a lot Of nineteen
year-old misses to places Of amuse-
ment / don't wish TO give my cousin
away. nor VIII ] mention the particular
school which is blessed by her presence
and dignity, but I don't mind telling
in confidence that it's not many miles
from Fifth avenue, and that when she
is going 10 convoy a hotilla Of darling.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03
Who rules in this town?

Who rules in this town.?
Depends OF. ne question up.
The lamD-chimney ques-
tion-what sort do you break /?
Whatever sort your dealer
deals in.
How, do you think, he
selects his chimneys?
He buys those that cost him
least; he can get the regular
price for them; and the faster
they break the more he sells.
That's how he reasons.
Tell him you want Mac
.beth's "pearl top" or "pearl
glass, tough glass, transPar-
ent, clear. not foggy, fine, of
right shape and uniform. Tell
him you'll pay him a nickel
more a piece, and that will
cover his extra costs twice
over. Tell him you don't pro-
pose to break any more. Try
your hand at ruling.
Pittsburg. Gao. A MACBETH SCo.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03

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Van Duder No human being is en-
tirely without a mind. don't you know.
Miss Amy
Amy-No; but it's wonderful TO see
how amazingly near some people come
70 it.-Wesr Shora
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03
Highest of all in Leavening Power-Laest U. s. Govt Report
@!a!.:!! B BSMdss7
ABSOLUTELY PURE

she selGs me a warning woT,i, and II
ever a fellow gets the worth of his matt
nee tickets ! happen to know the man.
My blessings on the youthful chap
eronl She is filling a long felt want
New York Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-06-03

PnIcL 10 CEWn
- -
The advocate., 1891-06-17

has never possessed; and that which for
q time afforded him some OF It's comforts
you haye long since robbed him Of Now
he struggles for mere existence, labors
for the meagre, scantiest necessities to
keep body and soul together.
If these high (bugs) protectlonists
really have the interest of the wage
worker at heart, il they were really seri-
GUS in their pretensiOns TO protect labor,
they would cease to deal and dabble in
falsehOods and misrepresentation, and
come closer to the home and heart OF
him who Is to be their protege, by
being truthful and upright towards him.
The best protection they can help him
to, would now be against the machina-
tIons of these very wealth seeking pro-
tectionists, who, in their lust and greed
for gold forget that there is an end to all
things, and that there surely will be an
end to their wickedness, with just re-
ward for their selfish, unchristianlike,
uncharltable acts. D. Weiner Gn ALI
Gnce GGzette. n.
The advocate., 1891-06-17
InrersOll ON California.

In q recent magazine article, Mr.. En-
nest Ingersoll, the noted writer, says:
The climate Of southern California in
winter closely resembles that of Egypt. It's
equsbility is constant, and its dryness is
provsrbial. The only complaint made is,
that it is too nearly perfect. Residents bred
in he.eastern states confess now and then
that rousing storm would give them a
grateful sensation. But this sentiment
meets with no favor from the man who has
just fed from superhuity of wetness and
chilling gales. To him perpetual summer
seems perpetual paradise, and TO the invalid
dreading the advance of disease the still
and arid atmosphere is as the breath of life.
The most comfortable way to reach the
Pacific coast Is via Santa Pe Route.
Weekly excursions In Pullman tourist
sleepers at low, rates. Apply to G. T.
Nicholson, G. p. s. 7. A., Topeka, Kas.,
for folder.