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He Desired Moderation.

1t isan unmistakable and unfortunate
fact that too many determinations are as
incomplete as in the following case,
told by the Washington Star:
"Yessirree,' said Farmer Corntossel,
as he tilted back in the rockingham
and let the paper fold itself over his
knee. "I'm a red-hot, out-and-out tee
total reformer every time"
"well," replied Mrs. Corntossel. I'm
right glad to hear you say So"
what fur"
"wcll, eff yer goln' in fur reform, l
reckon mebbe yen be out O. bed fore 6
in the mornln' and have stove wood
handy fur the breakfas' fire, and do a
leetle turn at the milkin' oncet in a
while, au git yer apples into town fore
they're down to 80 cents bar'l an
Hole on, Mandy was the solemn
interruption; "hole on! said was out
fur reform an I'll stan by it. But I'm
tlamed eff I'm goin In fur any revolu
| ton"
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THE END.
He knew His Rights.

A little bowlegged Jap about A feet
high made the conductor on a Market
street car feel very uncomfortable yes
terday. The Jap got on the car at
Powell street, and in payment OF his
fare gave the conductor transfer. lie
glanced at it and observed that it had
been punched an hour before
Fare, pleasep' he growled as he
held out the transfer.
81 have gave you one transfer, " said
the Jap very calmly and deliberately as
he stared ahead like wooden Indian
"That was punched an hour ago.
81 cannot help if the conductor punch
a wrong hole" declared the Jap.
but it is not good want your
fare"
IF it is not good, why he gave it
me?"
"will you pay your fareH"
"No"
"Then you will have to get of. +"
81 neither pay any more nor get OF, "
declared the Jap deliberately, and MS
face never moved a muscle.
"Then will have to throw you on. y
And the conductor stopped the car.
"You are afraid to put me off, II yor
even could. The law says you must TAXI
transfers, and your employer says yor
must take it, too, if you cannot make
man pay again. You cannot make M
pay again. "
The conductor gave the bellcord
jerk, and the little Jap continued e
stare out the window opposite. -Sal
Francisco Post.
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IAN Example in Agriculture"

Under this head the Youths Compan
ion recently published an article giving
a newspaper report Of the opinion said
20 have been expressed by Mr. Morton.
United States Secretary Of Agricul'
ture, with regard to the magnificent
estate Of George Vanderbilt ut Ashe-
vile, N. G. In the article was also
statement, said to have been made by
Mr.. Morton, that the people OF Ashe-
Vile do not appreciate the benehcent
character of the work done, and think
that Mr.. Vanderbilt Is spending enor-
nous amounts Of money to crafty his
pride and appetite" They Imagine
that 1t is all due to selfshness-when he
Is really working for them"
A correspondent writing from Hen
Jacksonville, N. c., declares that what
Mr.. Morton Is reported to have said
with regard to the people of Asheville
is as unjust as it Is untrue. He says:
THE fact Is, we are a domestic peo-
ple to whom nothing seems more nat
ural than that a man should build for
himself a beautiful home; 1t also az
cords with our ideas Of the fitness OF
things that this home should be as COM
plete as his intelligence can dictate. and
as elegant as his means can command
and as his station in life demands.
1.-THE writer's business brings him
into intercourse with all classes Of peo
pie in this locality, and he never heard
from any one comments that would
Justify Mr.. Morton's conclusions. Oh
the contrary, Mr. Vanderbilt is regard
ed as a benefactor. He commenced
this work at time Of great business
depression; the money expended saye'
US from a business collapse, and CAV
, employment to hundreds Of worthy pee
pie, many of whom would otherwls
| have suffered for the necessities of life
, "Mr. Vanderbilt and the manager
his estate, Mr.. McNamee, have bee
Just, even to generosity, in their dea
| ing with our people, and We appreciat
Q it, and are also grateful for the man
Q transformations charities received frol
l both these gentlemen"
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And ! may say the same Of my hus-
band, said the brothers wife lis he
not a-missing as well as Duncan, and
who has right to say that the one killed
the other, or that other the one?"
Twas struck with the reasoning of the
woman, who was better educated than
the deaconess and with a greater power
OF penetration, and the mystery was
about to take another turn. was about
to enlarge upon what had been last said
when Mrs. Girvan laid her hand upon
my arm and said, "HushW We had no
notion Of what she meant Every one
looked at her now. l saw plainly that
she was busy listening
Il hear Deacon Macgilliyray's voice
on the stair, she said.
And the words were scarcely spoken
when confused shutting of footsteps
was heard in the lobby. The door open
ed, and in there came the deacon and his
brother Angus
What is the meaning o. a this?'
cried the cast up dignitary. "a dozer
| people have met me and told me have
been dead and buried for five days"
And that l murdered my ain broth
er. cried Angus
"And surely l am Dead" added tn
deacon, with laugh, ''for my ain wifi
is feared at me and Wilma even offer N
her hand Peggy, woman" he con
tinued as he went round and took hi
wife in his arms, what ails yep
During all which the deaconess wa
in vertigo, with nothing in her brai
fixed except the image of her husband
received through pair of staring eye
"And Johnny Cow didna tell you?
continued he as he looked round upo
US all still in amazement
NO." responded the wife as she b
gan to recover herself. what had
: to tell?"
"Just that Angus and l had gar
3 down to Blackha' to see our broth,
! Andrew" said he, but see now ho
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Japanese Explorers.

Japan, too, has keen explorers The
professor Of astronomy in the university
Of Tokyo, Mr.. Nomaka, accompanied by
his wife, Last October assembled Mount
Fujiyama, 10, feet high, to make
meteorological observations in the course
Of the winter A short time ago word
was received that the professor was dy.
ing and relief expedition was fitted
out With great difficulty the member
of the expedition reached the snow Gov
cred hut Professor Nomaka was found
to be exceedingly weak and unable Il
move, but his wife had suffered no evi
results from the exposure Nomaka wa
taken back to Tokyo, but he declares n
will return next winter, and his VIII
says she will accompany him again.
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Too Confident.

Much of our success depends upon the
quality of self-confidence, but in its
extreme it often plays a trick that re-
strains us somewhat. Remembering
such modification it is pleasant to re-
fleet that the greatest men have met
with a similar check.
When Mr.. Gladstone was young
student, he met with an amusing dis
aster in the examination room at Ok
ford.
"What books do you take upT the
exam liner asked of him.
sit is immaterial to me-" replied Mr.
Gladstone. Pray examine me In any
book you like"
Then the examiner grinned an ugly
and malicious grin, and produced
corrupt and Grabbed chorus from on
OF the less read plays of Aristophanes
and invited Mr.. Gladstone to translate
it. He could not do SO. No one coul'
have done SO who had not seen 1t be
fore, and the result was that Mr.. Glad
stone was more careful when he tried
second time.
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DID NOT PROVE AN EDEN.
Miserable Failure of New England
Colony in Mexico.

Colony in Mexico.
Newspaper readers will remember
the glowing promises and high hopes
which some years ago attended the for
nation of a colony OF Americans at
Topolobampo, Mex. The place was pic
tured as an Eden, and many people
went there expecting life Of ease and
independence after few years. Here
is what San Francisco paper has to
say Of the colony:
Six people-destitute and discouraged
people-are ali that now remain Of the
colony OF Vermont and Massachusetts,
people, comprising several hundred
families, who emigrated some eight
years ago, full of dreams OF prospec-
tive wealth and prosperity, to Topolo-
bampo, on the Mexican coast. The
steamer Coos Bay, which arrived Fri
day from various southern ports, put
into the little harbor at the mouth Of
the Fuerles river, the nearest coast
point to Topolobampo. 1t was the first
steamer seen by the few inhabitants
In over two years. Capt. Jansen re
ports that every man, woman and child
who could possibly get out of the desc
late country has emigrated long since
all probably still deploring their fool
hardness in listening to the tales of the
people who urged them away from com
Portable homes to region Of rocks anc
sand, where little or no water exist
and nothing will grow. The six whit
people who remain are there, he says
simply because they cannot get out
The ettlement of Topolobampo, whicl
was pictured by the colony protector
as the garden spot Of the world, Is stu
ated on the north bank Of the Fuertes
, and Is about thirty miles from the delta
1t Is described by Jansen as being on
, of the most desolate spots he eve
visited
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"PeqQll, acoman, )" he continued, as he tDent
round and took his tGttetn his arms.
it is. Johnny was half drunk when !
gave him the message, and the sixpence
had helped to mair drink, and the drink
had driven him stupid"
"Why, deacon, said l. sit has been
serious affair The whole city has been
in the belief that you We're murdered,
and Angus was suspected Of the deed
Nor is it to be wondered at, for even
yet we want explanations.
"ExplanationsP' replied the deacon.
"What mair do ye need than just that
as l was going up the High street l met
Angus, who came up to me and said
that he was a changed man, that he
wanted the past to be forgotten, and
that he would give the world to be
friends WI me. l couldna refuse the
offered hand of brother, and after a. l
was as anxious to be friends again as
he. So maybe our hearts got big, and
there might have been something In
bath our cen that belangs mair to won-
en- than men. When we were in this
saft mood, the coach for Galashiels was
on the very point Of starting, and An.
gus said that he intended to go tc
Blackha' to buy sheep the next forenoon,
but that if l were agreeable he would
take his trip that day, and we might &c
together. l have no objections, said l.
but we maun send notice to our wives
beckoned Cow, because l thought
could trust him, gave him a sixpenc'
and got promise. Next moment W
were on the coach, and, by my troth,
never enjoyed jaunt better in my life
Andrew was delighted to see us friend
again, and maybe there was a sowthe
o kind that gaes mair to the heart thai
words But what though the cadie dc
ceived us, didna ye get" he continued
as he looked into the face Of the dea
coness, "didna We get the salmon tina
Angus sent you on the day it was kille
tho 19th?"
,, The secret was all but out. What WI
,, wanting was afterward ascertaine'
The driver had appropriated the fish b
cause he saw no ticket of address upc
) it. The ticket was found by Hug
Mcpherson. And thus was explained
mystery which occupied the metropol
. of Scotland nearly week-in 9th
l words, which are less or more apple
), BILE to most mysteries the worsted W
u rolled off, and, behold, the cork" My
. terious Legends Of Edinburgh.
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TO OUR READERS.

We have received word that the Hercules
Gas Engine Works Of san francisco, nave
PEI Gss and Gasoline Engine, called the
Ia 800, and are offering ~ actual horse
liver liver Gas and Gasoline Engine, guaranteed
io' Those of our readers who use or need
orIar for mining, hosting. pumping or
any purposes, will be glad to know this,
~ cbeap. reliable power has been difficult
a. ohtain heretofore. We can vouch for the
r-eesnonsibility of the Company offering this
Engine; in fact, they guarantee satisfaction
or 10 refund purchase price.
80 the Hercules Gas Engine Works, San
Francisco, Cal, for particulars.
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TAcKs.
Made In Great Variety and For Many DIFF
ferent Uses.

Made In Great Variety and For Many DIFF
ferent Uses-
The best tacks are made Of imported
Swedish iron, the next grade Of Ameri-
can soft steel and the cheapest Of COM
mon American iron. Tacks are also
made of copper. Some tacks are timed,
and for ship use tacks are galvanized
Tacks are made Of sizes ranging from
half ounce to "a ouncea The tack COM
monty used as carpet tack is an eight
ounce tack. A "a ounce tack is about
Ia inch in length.
There are many kinds Of tacks, made
for great variety Of uses, and they are
put up in many different forms There
are gimp tacks, looking glass tacks, up
holsterer's tacks, trunk tacks. lace
tacks, basket tacks, brush tacks. coffin
tacks, shank tacks. lasting tacks, min
er's tacks, ch eesebox tacks and tacks for
many other uses. Within the past dozer
years the sale Of double pointed tacks
has increased tenfold with the greatly
increased use of electrical wires Dou-
BILE pointed tacks are also used for tack
ing down straw mating and for other
purposes
Tacks that are sold In papers are put
up in full weights, half weights. and
quarter weights, the weight indicating
the size of the package. Almost all
kinds of lacks are also sold in bulk in
20 pound and so pound boxes and in
100 pound kegs
A one ounce tack machine will make
in day about 100, 900 tacks altogether.
The iron is fed into the machine in q
!, plate which is Of width little great
er than the length Of the finished tack
SO as to allow of material to be upse
for the head An eight ounce machine
will make about 200 pounds OF lacks
day. $50 to the pound, about 900, 0O'
tacks. Tacks that are put up III paper
are weighed cut and the papers fille'
by hand. Comparatively few tacks ar
put up nowadays in tied up papers
= They are put up mostly in little paste
I board boxes These boxes are packed i
j larger boxes and in turn in cases 70
e shipment. A common tack package is
case weighing about 100 pounds
= The annual tack product of the couI
= try is estimated at about 20, 900 toni
r If these tacks were all put up III papel
;, of the usual assortments Of sizes an
Il weights. the papers would number abo'
l. 800, 900, 900, or something more tha
d four papers per capita Of the population
q New York Sun.
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500 REWARD, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
~ al seence has been able to in all its stages
ard that is Catarrh. Halls Catarih Cure Is the
only positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity Catarrh being constitutional dis
.sse requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient strength
nature i'm doing its work. The proprietors have
40 much fsith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that II
"a - anre. send for list OF Testimonials.
laiis ,ddress. +. ]. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o
ER- Sold by Druggists, Use.
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GROWTH.

Blow, wfndsl Your rage but shakes the tree
And roots 10 surer in its place.
Scatter your rain. 20 cloud and free
The buds that wait your frowning graeel
Roll down, o river. 70 the sea
And widen in your onward racel
Peace through q sunny span may keep
His garden in some quiet glen
Whilst others sew for him and reap
And tend his locks on moor and fen.
The flowers Of peace are death and sleep
The strife Of living makes Us men.
All. Joy 1t Is to win the goal
/ BY tireless work and dauntless viii,
/ Yet may the life rise orbcd and whole
From clouded hopes and loss and i'll
Our baf1ed tolls upbuild the soul
And failure so is victory stin.
( "A st. John Adcock In Spectator.
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Gobang-I do not know why folks
complain about mothers-in-law. Mine
tried to do me good turn once.
Pshaw-How? Did she attempt sui
eide?
Gobang-No, she refused her consent
to my marrying her daughter. But l
was suspicious and we eloped.-New
York World.
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81 made these biscuits myself, Bill
GER" said Mrs. McSwat, with honest
pride.
''They look very nice, Lobelia," re-
piled Mr.. McSwat, picking one Of them
up and making an effort to split it.
And they are still hot How long age
did you-ah-cast them?" - Chicago
Tribune.
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The reason why sponge cake is tough
is often because it was baked too rap
idly. Use the juice of half a lemon
in it, and allow a quarter of an hour
longer for the baking. Cheap water
sponge is generally tough unless 1t has
lemon Juice added to 1t, and 1t should
be very carefully baked.
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Gludness Comes

With a better understanding of the
wv transient nature of the many phys
ical ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms OF
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. tits therefore
ali important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, thatyou have the genuine article,
which is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
If in the enjoyment OF good health,
and the system is regular, then Taxa
tives or other remedies are not needed.
If afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most slillful
physicians, but if in need of laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informede everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satlsfactlon'
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"You say, then, that this material is
the latest fashion?"
1.-THE very latest, madam. F"
"But will it fade in the sum-"
"why. it has been lying in the win.
dow for two years, and look how well
IL has Boston Traveller.
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Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton cured me of a bad lung trouble.-Mrs
]. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 26, 1895.
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p,suoNORED DRAFTS.

When the stomach dishonors the drafts
made upon it by the rest Of the system. II is
necessarily because its fund OF streng,n IL very
Il "oon begins TO pay out vigor in the shape o.
nnre rich blood, containing the clemens Of
muscle bone and brain. As sequence OF .ne
nersorm their functions regularly ana the
liver works ike clock work. Malaria mas nc
asset upon A system thus reinforced.
rha cza,;pa IL ia said, is an exert swimmer
and :. Gently had a great swimming tank erected
AT the Winter Palace,
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-24
WHAT IS MONEY?

Money. my boy, is silver and gold.
Vt piece OF pictured paper,
AND they who possess it manifold
May cut any kind of a caper
Money. my boy, is worshiped god
And a dearly treasured idol
used often as a divining rod
AT BURIAL birth and bridal.
Money. my boy, does a world of good
And more than worlds of evil
Good when poured from the hand of God.
Bad If dealt out by the devil
Money. my boy, does not grow on trees.
Is not always had for the asking,
Nor gathered in pocket from every breeze
Without much deceit and masking
Money. my boy. will buy place and power.
Husbands and wives and divorces
Iruthful ana false in selfsame hour,
Marshaling all kinds of forces
Money my boy it is sad to say,
Buys body. soul and breeches:'
Is a curse to those who day by day
Live only to hoard up riches
Money, my boy. both rich and poor
Fail down on their knees before it.
No matter how 1t may come to their door,
All are quick to receive and adore it.
Money, my boy. what is it?" you ask.
AS If it were something funny.
A correct reply is no easy task,
For money is nothing but money.
Money, my boy, alone by itself
Is naught but a name for riches,
And whether well or Ill gotten is pelf,
That hinders and helps and bewitches.
But money, my boy, don't pass 1t by
When skies grow bright and sunny,
For it's ten to one that before you die
You'll find it handy to have some money.
Good Housekeeping.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-24

Hang Theology" Rogers, rector of
st. Botolph's, Bishops gate, who died
recently at seve ty-seven, had been
for over fifty years at work in Lon
don. He was the pioneer of the Phil.
anthropic work in the East End.
where he was very popular. He got
his nickname from crying out at
School Board meeting where the dis
cussion Of economic and religious
questions prevented progress "Hang
economy! Hang theology! Let us be-
GIN: A characteristic story is told
of him as boy by the late Lord Id.
desleigh. A new boy came to school
in light blue jacket-faced with vel
vet, white trousers and waistcoat.
and turneddown collar and frills
Rogers went up to him and asked him
MS name. The boy replied: II am
Charles Stuart Vane, Viscount Sea
ham. and my father is the MARQUIS of
lLondonderry.' Whereupon Rodgers
kicked him three times, once for
Vane, once for Seaham and once for
Londonderry.