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THE LOST oHiLD.

She had to take a journey once with all
her children-eight,
Her brother Tom, the mean old thing, said
"Send 'em on as freight
"Do take the vestibule,s said Sis, $50 that
they can't drop through
For ifyou spill few of them whatever
would you do?''
And though she joked and though she
laughed, she had heap of fears,
And sometimes grew SO nervous that she
sought relief in tears.
But when the morning dawned at length,
and all the eight were dressed,
so spiek and span, and prim and trim, all
In their Sunday best,
She made her mind up then and there, to
not go through their names
Say Alfred, Lille, BenJie, Sue, Lucille,
Jack. Maud and James
But simply count them as they stood when
they got off the train
'Twould save a deal of thinking and con-
fusion of the brain.
So off they started on their way, arriving
there at noon
Pm sure she never sought TO reach the
place very soon;
The brakeman and conductor both helped
all her little brood
To disembark; then she begins to count
them as they stood,
And some, two, three, four, five, six, sew
en-" she said aloud, then stopped
The people all were laughing, so she
thought she would have droppedl
Each window held grinning face-none
looked unless he smiled
So, mortified, she stopped before she count
ed the eighth child.
The engine bell began to ring, the train
moved slowly on
She turned in nervous haste to see if any
child were gone.
She knew she'd counted only seven, when
they should number eight,
She tries again, and gasptng, sinks upon a
pile of freight.
sI'ye lost child" she cries aloud, s'my
child is on that train,
Oh, stop it, telegraph - A man of calcu-
iating brain
Says: "Pardon-what's the lot?'' eight
eighth she shrieks again aloud,
Forgetting all things save her loss, nor
needing now the crowd.
Sand here are seven," the stranger says
"pray, quiet your alarms
The eighth-well, how will this one do you
are holdingin your arms ?'
She clasps her little Benjie boy and
laughs and cries by turns,
Then seeing all the smiling crowd, her
poor face burns and burns.
I'd read about the Irish pig that ran about
the pen
So fast they couldn't count him, and-l
thought of him just then.
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THE BUsYBoDY WE'LL MET.

A certain woman once called upon
her minister to tell him how much
her mind had been hurt. Her pas
tor very kindly inquired in.o the
cause of her distress. She hesitated
for while. The minister, judging
from her manner that it must be
something serious, urged her to be
explicit upon the subject of her dis-
tress. At last she said L: ut is the
length of your bands, sir, when in
the pulpit" sOh," said the minister,
"the length of my bands is it that
distresses you? I will take care
that that shall be source of distress
no more" So fetching his bands he
said, sHere is pair of scissors, cut
them to your WISH" After she had
done this she thanked him, and pro-
fessed to be relieved of her distress
and was about TO leave Wnen the
minister detained her and said /:
"Well, my friend, I must tell you
that my mind is also very much
hurt, perhaps even more than yours"
sob, sir, am sorry for that; what,
sir, has hurt your mind SOL" He
replied, ut is the length of your
tongue. And now, as one good turn
deserves another, you will allow as
much to be cut off as will reduce it
to about its proper length" 1t need
not be remarked that she was speech
less, and no doubt learnt an impor-
tant lesson with respect to that I'M.
ruly member.
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A party of young men were telling
what they would do we're they
wrecked far out at sea, and left buff.
feting the waves without a plank to
assist them.
Each one gave his opinion except
Paddy Murphy, after being asked
for his, replied
''Bedad, ye cowardly set of spsl-
poems, ye'd all be afther savin' yer
selves, an not thryin' TO save anoth
er. Why, it's Pandy Murphy that
would swim ashore an save himself
and thin come back an thry to save
another.
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Admitted the Facts,

Newspaper editors have to be
very careful in opening their columns
for statements. But aware that the
DIR Miles Medical Co. are RESPONSE
BILE, we make room for the testimon.
ial from R. McDougal, Auburn,
Ind, who for two years noticed q
stoppage or skipping of the pulse,
his left side got SO tender he could
not lie on it, his heart futtered, he
was alarmed, went to different doc
tors, found no relief, but one bottle
of DR.. Miles New Heart Cure cured
him. The elegant book "New and
Startling Facts" free at A. M. Gill
bert's. 1t tells all about Heart and
Nervous Diseases and many wonder
full cures.
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Royal Robes.

Frederick the Great left over 100
songs of his own composition.
The Grand Duke Paul of Russia
is one of the few living royal giants.
He is I feet 9 inches in height.
Qreen Victoria always uses pow
dered cinnamon On melons, and the
same favorite spice is used in favor
ing most other sweets.
Pope Leo is IS years old and thin
and fragile physically, but bis ac-
tivity of mind and eagcrness for
work seem rather to Increase than
diminish.
The emperor of Japan, Mutsu
Hito, is 40 years old. lie was mar
ried in 1869 othe Empress Hsruko,
who is S5, and her son and heir,
Prince Yoshi Hito, was born Aug.
81, 1869.
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Electric Riffers.

This remedy is becoming SO well
known and SO popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song
of praise.-A purer medicine does not
exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Electric Bitters will
cure all diseases of the Liver and
Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils,
Salt Rheum and other affections
caused by impure blood.-Will drive
Malaria from the system and prevent
as well as cure all Malarial fevers.--
For cure of Headache, Constipation
and Indigestion try Electric Bitters.
Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or
money refunded. Price Soc and Sl.00
per bottle at L. G., Matthaei's Drug
Store.
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JoHNsoN's DICTIONARY.

DR.. Adams found johnson one
day busy at his dictionary, when the
following dialogue ensued:
Adams-This is a great work, sir.
How are you to get all the eiymolo-
gies?
Johnson-Why sir, here is a shelf
with Gunius, and Skinner, and 9TH
ers. And there is Welsh gentle
man who has published a collection
of Welsh proverbs, who will keep
me with the Welsh.
Adams-But, sir, how can yoa do
this in three yearsf
Johnson--Sir, I hare no doubt /
can do it in that time.
Adams-But the French academy
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A CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT.

Isaac Hopper was Quaker and
withal great jester, but his jests
were always replete with instruction.
When he met boy with dirty face
and hands, he would stop him and
inquire of him if he ever studied
chemistry. The boy, with won
dering stare, would answer aNo.'
swell, then 1 will teach you how to
perform curious chemical expert
ment," said friend Hopper. SEQ
homo, take piece OF soap, put it in
water, and rub it briskly on thy
hands and face. Thou hast no idea
what a beautiful frolh it will make
and how much whittier. thy skin will
be. That's chemical experiment !;
/ advise thee to try it.
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Knee Brssohss Coming.


Look to your calves. Knee
breeches are to be revived, saith the
fashionable tailor. 1t all comes
about easily and gracefully, because
the present generation of young men
capable of making q departure in
dress the fashion are athletes, and
willing to exhibit their legs on any
and all occasions. A few years ago
American swells would have feared
TO encourage knickerbockers. They
wore them under the rose, so TO
speak, If at all, making cycling the
chief reason for their adoption. Now,
however, any pretence of that sort
is to be cast 10 the winds, and, real
ly, calf exposing breeches are good
form. As yet they have not been
met with in the marts of men, but
at the watering placesthe innovation
is being tried for all 1t is worth
Boston Herald.
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Clever Advertising.

Stand in the public thoroughfares
gazing at anything real or imaginary
and the dozens who gather around
you will multiply soon into hun
dreds, and If you stick to it perhaps
thousands. A crowd as big as the
street could hold for a block gather
ed around a sign painter at 12Sth
street and Third avenue the other
day. They rallied in curious ex-
eitement and dispersed in dissp
pointed disgust.
''My Sin" in huge flaming letters
was what the painter had already
prin led. II ever crowd was bent
on anything, it was on the di coyery
of what that sin was. They asked
each other what they might be and
hazarded guesses while the man laid
by his red paint pot and brought
forth green instead.
What would the next word be?
The crowd grew 80 excited they
called to the man: what is it ~
'Tell u.s. Hurry "Paint quick if
you won't talk" until it seemed be
might grow too bothered to print
anything. But he did.
He printed out in small green let
tiers, added to the gigantic "Sin,'
the syllable "gle," and when the sign
was done it read "My single aim is
to sell at nominal profit. New
York Herald.
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1t Should be i'm Every House.

J. B. Wilson, 81 Clay St., Sharps-
burg, Pa, says he will not be with
out DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
that it cured his wife who was
threatened with Pneumonia after an
attack of " La Grippe" when various
other remedies and several physic-
ians had done her no good. Robert
Barber, of Cooksport, Pa, claims
DR.. Kings New Discovery. has done
him more good than anything he
ever used for Lung Trouble. Moth
ing like it. Try it. Free Trial Bot
ties at L. G. Matthaei's Drug Store.
Large bottles, SOC. and S100.
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A writer who is on the side of the
capitalist says it is not at all true
that while the rich are growing rich
er the poor are growing poorer in
this country. He can prove his pos
ition by statistics, he says. He is
right. The rich are growing richer,
and the poor are becoming better off.
But the POOR are lot getting bet
ter off at one-tenth the rate at which
the rich are increasing their wealth,
and that is why they are dissatisfied.
Who can blame them?
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LITTLEroN's DICTIONARY.

In compiling his Latin Dictionary
Lit,leton employed an cmenuensis.
One day he announced the word
"Concurro" to the ready scribe, who
thinking he coul | translate it him
self, said, "Concur, suppose" to
whi,h the doctor peevishly replied,
"Concur! Condogw The scribe,
whose business it was to write down
whatever his master dictated, did his
duty. "Condos" was actually print.
ed in the first edition, as one inter-
probation OF "Concurro.
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Yes, sir,n and aNo, sir,n and
ayes, ma'am," and "No, ma'am" are
said at present to belong only to the
respectful conversation of inferior
with superior-servant to mistress
or master-and should not be taught
to children, but they should be taught
to say, "Yes, papa" eyes, mamma
'No, papa" "No, mamma" But
old-fashioned people WHEELING TO the
former style. Abroad, clerks, en-
ployes and tradespeople generally
say Eyes, madam" and "Yes, sir"
and the custom prevails in many of
the leading establishments of New
York. Modistes and dressmakers
who pride themselves on their good
styles never omit eyes, madam
or "No, madam" New York World.
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THE JUDGE AND THE cuLpR1r.

Lord Chief Justice Holt, when
young, was very extravagant and be-
longed TO a club of wild fellows,
most of whom led an infamous course
OF life. When his lordshlp, at the
Old Bailey, tried and convicted a
man of highway robbery whom he
knew to have been one of his old
companions, he felt curiosity to
know from the culprit what had be-
come of such and such of his OLD as
sociates. The cusprit, recognizing
him, made low bow, and, heaving a
sigh, said "Ah, my lord, they have
all been hanged except your lord
ship and l."
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"Here is some money, my love-"
said the husband.
~ don't want any," replied the
wife.
"Comc now, darling, take this $50
bill and go shopping"
"Thank you, dearest, but l rally
don't care to, | would rather stay at
home and help the hired girl"
Then the husband Ike and
found, as the reader suspected, that
he had been dreaming.
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aIf Torkins pays me what he owes
me, shall be on the Continent tbs
summer"
sand II Torkins doesn't pay you
what he owes you 7"
well, it will probably be Torkins
that will go on the Continent
Philadelphia Life.
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Everybody speaks of him as a
rising young man. said the young
woman.
YES" replied tue young man,
"you see, he never loses chance to
get up and give lady seat in
horse car."-Wsshington Star.
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~ came across a queer sort of in
dustry the other day."
"What was it?"
"Well, some doctors had boy
and a girl under the influence Of
chloroform and transferred the skin
from the boys chin to that Of the
girl, and vice versa. They said that
when the girl grew up she'd have
whiskers."
"What on earth was the object?"
Manufacturing bearded ladies' for
country rs."-Pick Me Up.
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His Mother-Johnny, always re-
member what told you. When
you see any little boy showing an
ger, take him aside and make him
feel that be is wrong. Did you do
go yesterday with naughty Tommy
Tubbs?
Johnny-Yes, indeed, did. /
punched him good, too.-Chicago
Record.
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Editor Beans County Clarion and
Farmers Friend-No, Silas Hop
kins, you can't expect me to take
such scraggy, mean lot Of vegeta-
bles as that for subscription TO my
paper for next year.
Silas Hopkins-Well, you oughtOr,
then Them's the kind % vegetables
/ raised from follcrin' your advice in
your "Hints to Farmers" column.
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Family Doctor-Well, let me con.
graduate you.
Patient (yesy excitedly)-Am i
going to recover?
Doctor-No, not exactly, but
well, alter long consultation we find
that your disease is entirely new,
and If the autopsy should prove the
fact we have decided to name it
after you.-Tit-B Bits.
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Important Facts.

If you have dull and heavy pain
across and about the eyes; if the
nostrils are frequently stopped up
and followed By a disagreeable dis
charge; if soreness in the nose and
bleeding from the nostrils is often
experienced; if you are very sensi-
tive to cold in the head accompanied
with headache; then you may be sure
you have catarrh; and should (im-
mediately) resort to Ely's Cream
Balm for a cure. The remedy will
give instant relief.
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A 5year.old girl had been attend
ing Sunday school for several weeks,
learning weekly to repeat the golden
texts. A few days ago her mother
had occasion to administer severe
reproof, when the little one looked
up undismayed, and slowly and
calmly observed
"Tbe Lord is on my side; | will
not fear
It was her golden text of the Sun
day previous Boston Herald.
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consisting Of forty members, spent
forty years to complete their diction-
airy.
Johnson-Sir, It is just thus this
is the proposition. Let me see
forty times forty is sixteen hundred;
row as three is to sixteen hundred
so is the capacity of Frenchman
to an Englishman.
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First Passenger-Beg pardon, but
what are you reading that you find
30 interesting?
Second Passenger-It's an article
showing the terrible effects which are
likely to follow reading in a moving
railway car. It is very interesting,
and SO convincing, too" proceeds
with his reading).--Bosson Trans.
cript.
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The Young Mandrake, what is
it your father sees in me to object
to, darling?"
The Young Woman (whiping
away tear)-He dosent see any
thing in you, Algernon that's Why
he objects.-Tit-Bts
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Daily. Others daily except Sunday.
tStops only to land passengers from Bal
timore.
Additional trains leave BALTIC. for Union
Bridge and intermediate Stations at 1917
a. M, and 6.15 p. M; and leave
Union Bridge for Ba.to. and Inter. Stations
6.03 a. M, and 12.47 p. m, daily except
Sunday.
Sundays only-Leave BALTIC. for Union
Bridge and Inter. Stations, $50 a. m. and
2.35 p. m, and leave Union Bridge tor
BALTIC. at 6 46 a. m. and 4.05 p. m.
Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg al
S.26 and 10. 81 a. M, and 1881 and G. 30 D. m,
Leave Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge at $50
and 10. 90 a. m E, and $50 and 4.45 p. m
Leave Bruceville for Frederick at $40
a. m. and $40 p. m.
Leave Bruceville for Taneytown, Littles
| town and Columbia at 9.44 a. m. and 3.45
p. m.
B. & O. passenger trains leave Cherry
| Run tor Cur 'rland ard intermediate
| points, No. II, daily. ut S.57 a. m. For
| Piedmont and intermediate, daily, except
| Sunday, at 1.26 p. m and hica.oExpress
! No. Z, daily, at 1913 p. m.
| Passengers for Chicago Limited, No. 5,
| or Cincinnati Limited, No. l, take No. Ii
| to Hancock and there transfer to No. or
| No. /.
Passengers for B. & O.PittsburgExpress
| No. ., take No. to Hancock and there
| transfer.
| J. NJ. hood, Pres. ard Gen'l Manager.
b. Ii GRISWOLD, Gen'l. Pass Agent.
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Jack-You look dreadtully batter
ed how's that7
James-My wife has been pelting
me with flowers.
Jack-Wby that wouldn't mark
you in that wayl
James--Ohl they were In the
pots
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ANECC0TAL LITERATURE.
Gathered and Compiled by W. G.
THE PASSIVE VERB.

THE PASSIVE VERB.
A teacher one day, endeavoring to
make a pupil understand the nature
and application of passive verb,
said:
"A passive verb is expressive Of
the nature of receiving the action |;
as, Peter is beaten. Now what did
Peter do ?"
"Well I don't know" said the boy
pausing a moment, with very grave
countenance, ''without he hollered.'
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Mamma-What was the sermon
about this morning, Willie?
Willie-Well, ! guess it was about
cash boys.
Mamma-What did tie minister
say about them?
Willie-Nothin' but his text was,
"All the days of my appointed time
will I wait, till my change come"
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An actor now famous made his
first appearance on the stage in a
provincial city. He was young and
nervous and failed dismally in the
part he was trying to present and
soon found himself the target for an
assortment OF dlsagreeable brio a.
brac. One of his Disguised auditors
flung a cabbage head at him. As it
fell on the stage the actor picked il
up and stepped forward to the lights.
He raised his hand 10 command ST.
lence, and pointing to the cabbage
head said
"Ladies and gentlemen, / expect
ed to please you with my acting,
but confess | did not expect any
one in the audience would lose his
head over-it."
He was allowed to proceed without
further molestation.-Tit-Bits
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Nothing Succeeds Like Sac
cess.

1t can be said without fear Of con.
tradiction that no medicine has had
greater success in curing Coughs,
Colds, Hoarseness and Consumption
than Pan-Tina. This celebrated
remedy stops coughing, soothes the
throat and lungs and induces good
nights rest. Hundreds can testify
to the remarkable and life-saving
virtues of this remedy. Pan-Tina
costs only rs and so cent?. Bottles
free at l.. G. Matthaei's Drug Store.
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Mrs. Hicks (shopping)-Hark /:
didn't / hear something smash
Hicks-Good gracious, you have
good ears it was only me going
broke.
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A vein of bituminous coal SIX feet
deep, which is was claimed was trsc-
ed half a mile, has been discovered
near the Lake Of the Woods in Wis
consin.
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About six months ago my little son, aged
three, was very much troubled with a breaking
out on his scalp and behind his ear. The places
effected were about as large as a silver dollar,
the flesh seemed raw and covered with little
blisters. The child suffered considerably, and
was naturally very fretful. Itried several rene
dies without obtaining any beneficial results,
in fact the eruptions seemed to be spreading
and new places breaking out. i concluded
to try the CUTICURA REMEDIES, and bought
box of CUTIcURA, cake of CUTIcURA SOAP,
anda bottle of CUTIcURA REsoLyENT. washed
the effected parts with the CUTICURA SOAP,
taking care not TO irrtate the flesh, and applied
CUTIcURA. Noticed change for the better in
the appearance of the eruptions in twenty-fo
hours. continued the treatment morning and
night, and in two weeks the eruptions entirely
disappeared, leaving the skin smooth and the
scalp clean, in fact a perfect cure, as have not
seen any indications of any eruption or br eaking
out since. gave the child only few doses of
the CUTIcURA REsoLvENT. l consider your
CUTICURA REMEDIES very valuable, and expect
to keep small supply constantly on hand. 1
believe CUTICURA would be excellent for apply
ing to insect bites, which are very annoying in
this country. C. A. ARMSTRONG,
Swift Island, N. c.
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If the hair has been made 10 grow
a natural color on bald heads in
thousands of cases, by using Halls
Hair Remover, why will It not in
your case
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II you need a good medicine to
purify your blood give nerve strength
and build up your entire system,
take Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t pre-
vents sickness by making pure blood.
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HOODS Sarsaparilla wins lis way
y into the confidence Of the people
BY the good 1t is doing. Fair trials
guarantee permanent CURES.
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CUTICURA REMEDIES cleanse the system by
external and internal medication of every erup-
ton, impurity and disease, and constitute the
most effective treatment of modern times.
Sold throughout the world. Price, CUTrcURA,
&c.; SOAP, 25c.; REsoLvENT, 81 POTTER DRUG
AND CHEM. CORP, Sole ProprietoHs, Boston.
RSr" How to Cure Skin Diseases" mailed free.
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Subscribe for the INDEPENDENT
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A beautiful line of Ladies' and
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Applicant-Do you need cook
Mistress-Yes. If / did not /
wouldn't keep one.