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KHYBER PASS.
Situation Of the Northwestern Gateway to
British India.

Situation Of the Northwestern Gateway to
British India.
The Khyber pass, the northwestern gate
way of British India, and one of the four
chief passes which unite our possessions
with Afghanistan, is the narrow winding
defle, vending between cliffs of shale and
limestone rock 600 to 1000 feet high,
which runs through the Khyber range, the
northernmost spurs of theSafed Koh noun
tains, between Peshawur and Jelalabad.
Its highest point is 3, 400 feet above the
sea on the ridge connecting the Khyber
with the Safed Koh range, and forming
the watershed of two small streams, the
one flowing northwest to Jelalabad and
the Kabul river, the other south-southeast
toward Jamrwo the last British outpost,
101a miles from Peshawur. The pass lies
along the beds of these torrents, and, es-
pecially in July and August, is subject to
sudden floods The gradient is generally
easy, except at the Land Khana pass, but
it is covered with loose stones, which be-
come larger as the head of the stream is
reached.
To the north of the defile lies the Khy-
Der range to the south the Bara spur of
the Safed Koh divides it from the Bara
valley, the river of Peshawur. The noun
tains which shut it in vary in height from
5000 to 1000 feet. Here and there on the
vast pronnontories of rock which run out
into the defile rise Buddhist dagobas,
monuments of the time, century after
Alexander the Great, when the great doc
trine" of Sakya NUM- reigned throughout
mort hern India Here and there written
stones" bearing Greco Bactriom inscrip-
tions are to be seen in the mountains,
while dolmens of unknown origin disposed
in rings resembling the stone circles of
Stonehenge rise at the entrance of tribu
tary gorges-London News.
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KITES PUZZLED BY KITES.
Other Zig Birds. Too, Affected In IL
Sane Way.

Other Zig Birds. Too, Affected In the
Same Way.
Many amusing experiences have been
the lot of the scientists who have been
manipulating kites for scientific purposes.
Large birds are always interested in the
strange devices floating In the air and cam
not quite make cut what they are Prompt
ed by sharp curiosity, they hover around
the floating kite and subject themselves to
the danger of becoming entangled in the
silken string and being dragged down to
earth.
No Bird however, has ever alighted On
kite or attacked ono. While one scientist
was flying train of five kites a couple of
years ago n large silver tipped eagle came
suddenly out of the higher air and swooped
round and round the first kite, looking
against the sunset sky like huge silver
ball AS the train of kites was pulled in
the eagle followed, visiting one kite and
then another, seeming uncertain just what
to do. In a few minutes, when he seemed
to have decided that they were not good to
eat and he knew nothing about them any
way, he Indignantly few off and was lost
to view.
Another experience was had with stork
Hudson and few straight for the queer
object in the air. He apparently had made
up his mind to go straight through it, but
changed and dived underneath. He went
around and above it, and through glass
it could he seen that he cooked his eye at
the intruder in most comical manner.
He started away few hundred feet,
changed his mind and came sweeping
back. He finally reluctantly went away,
mystifed over this queer addition to the
inhabitants of the mir.
While kites We're high in the air one
March fcoks of geese flying in the V
wedge flew over. They invariably stopped,
broke up and lowered about the queer OBJ
ject and at last flew away. While the
larger birds all come from heights above
the kites, the small birds of the air will
alight on the string holding the kite and
sway to and fro.-Chicago News.
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Al MAID or WINCHESTER.



Virginia Cabeli Gardiner writes a story
of old England for st. Nicholas, dealing
with the marriage of Queen Mary and
Philip of Spain. The following is an ex-
tract from it:
Rosamund could scarcely believe it
when Ned came rushing in and told her
the queen Tho quick walk through the
streets with her father and Ned seemed
like dream to her. So, too did the ar
rival at the bishops palace and the great
hall where the long tables were spread and
where the English and Spanish courts
were, for the present, making the best of
each other, though regarding with i'll con-
cealed distaste each Others foreign looks
and ways.
Presently Rosamund had reached the
dais and had kissed the hand of her SOW
ereign and of the king of Naples; for such
had Prince Philip been created by his ia
Their, according to paper read aloud that
morning in the cathedral.
sThy name, my little maidenS' the
queen S deep tones were saying.
"Rosamund Walton, your majesty, . an
swered Rosamund, scarcely recognizing
the sound of her own voice.
certain lines in honor of our marriage,
Rosamund, and the king and would
gladly hear them. Canst thou say them
to us?''
Rosamund looked up, glanced from
Mary's radiant face with its dark, shining
eyes to Philips, cold and mysterious and
wearing forced smile, and somehow she
felt very sorry for the queen. This feeling
made her forget her embarrassment and
added thrill to her voice, and SO she stood
up straight and recited her simple verses,
not knowing what a pretty picture she
made nor that all eyes in the hall were
fixed on her
And when she finished speaking there
was first little pause, such as Ned had
made when she had recited it to him, and
then the queen bent forward to say, cor
daily, "Thank you, my dear, and buzz
of praise was heard to pass around.
Philip spoke in Spanish, and Mary
turned to Rosamund again
1.-THE king is very much pleased with
thy verses, she said, as if there were no
higher pride in all the world than that.
"He says the English maids are as clever
as they are fair, and he gives thee this
jewel to thank thee for thy fine poesy.
And this, y she added, taking very beau
tiful and valuable bracelet from her own
arm, Il hope thou wilt wear sometimes to
keep thee in mind of how much Queen
Mary was delighted by thy poem upon her
wedding day"
She spoke also some kind and encourage
ing words to Master Walton, and then the
audience was over.
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Hoped He wouldn't Grow.

A well known NJ. P. was addressing an
agricultural meeting in the south and in
the course of his remarks expressed the
opinion that farmers do not sufficiently
vary their crops and make mistake in
always sowing wheat.
One of the audience, opposed to him in
politics, asked him what crops he would
recommend.
Everything in turn, he replied
Well, said his interlocutor, "if swedes
don't come up, what then2'
Sow mustard, said the M. P.
"And if mustard doesn't come nm. what
then9'
And SO he went on through whole list
OF crops until, the NJ. P. IS patience being
exhausted, he put an end to his question
ing, amid roars of laughter, by saying:
Oh, SOW yourself, and / hope you won t
come up. STRAND Magazine.
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When your stomach begins to
trouble you, it needs help. The
help it needs, is to digest your food,
and, until it gets it, you won't have
any peace. Stomach trouble is very
distressing, very obstinate, very
dangerous. Many of the most dan
gerous diseases begin with simple in
digestion. The reason is that indi
gestion (not-digestion, not nourish-
ment) weakens the system and al
lows disease germs to attack it.
The antidote is Shaker Digestive
Cordial, strengthening, nourishing,
curative. 1t cures indigestion and
renews strength and health. 1t
does this by strengthening the
stomach, by helping it to digest
your food 1t nourishes you. Shak-
er Digestive Cordial is made of
pure herbs, plants and wine. is per-
fectly harmless and will certainly
cure all genuine stomach trouble.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to
$l.00 per bottle.
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Winter Excursion Tickets ON
the Pennsylvania Railroad.

On November 1st the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company will place
on sale at its principal ticket offices
excursion tickets to all prominent
Winter resorts in New Jersey, Vir-
ginia. North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida and Cuba. The
tickets will be s)ld at the usual low
rates, with the usual liberal return
limits.
The magnificent facilities of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, with its
many connections, make this the
favorite line for winter travel.
An illustrated book, descr iptive
of winter resorts, and giving routes
OF travel aud rates for tickets, will
be furnished free on application to
ticket ag. nts.
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Personality Conducted Tours
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
SEASON OF 1878.

The Personally Conducted Tour
ist System of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is the highest
perfection yet attained in railway
travel; it affords all the comforts
and conveniences of modern railway
equipment, and at the same time
eliminates all anxiety and annoy
ance inseperably connected with in
dividual travel.
For the season of '97 and '9S it
has arranged for the following
tours
CALIFoRNIA.-Four tours, leaving
New York, Philadelphia and Pitts
burg January 9Th, January 9Th
February 10th and March 10th.
With the exception of the first
party going and the last returning,
all of these parties will travel by
the Golden Gate Special between
New York and California, stopping
at interesting points en- route.
FLoRIDA.-Four tours to Jack
sonville, will leave New York and
Philadelphia, January 25th, Febru
airy 9th and 22d, and March 9Th.
The first three admit of a sojourn of
two weeks in the "Flowery State
Tickets for the fourth tour will be
good to return by regular trains
until May 31st, 1898.
Tickets for the above tours will
be sold from all principal stations
on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
For detailed itineraries, giving
rates and full information, address
Thomas E. Watt, Passenger Agent
Western District, Pittsburg, Pa (;
E S. Harrar, Division Ticket A gent.
Williamsport, Pa. or George W.
Boyd Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia.
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Most Costly Leather In the Market.

The most costly leather now in the mar
ket is known to the trade as 'tpiano
leather" American tanners years ago
discovered the secret of making Russia
leather, with it's peculiarly pungent and
lasting odor, but the secret of making
piano leather is known only to family
of tanners in Thuringia, Germany. This
leather has but one use-the covering Of
piano keys. A peculiar thing about it is
that the skins from which it is tanned are
prepared almost entirely in America. 1t
is a particular kind of buckskin The
skin of the common red or Virginia deer
will not make the leather, a species of the
animal known as the gray deer, and found
only in the vicinity of the great northern
lakes, alone furnishing the material. The
German tanners have an agency in the
west, which collects the skins of this deer
from the Indians and the half breed hunt
ers, who supply the market. When the
skins are returned to this country as piano
leather, they cost the piano manufacturers
from SIS to SIS a pound. The worlds
supply of this invaluable and necessary
material is supplied by the Kutzenman
family Of tanners, who have six establish
ments in Germany, the largest in Thurin-
gia. Washington Star.
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POsToFFIcE KINKS.
OFT Disputed Points Call For Ruling
Which tho Public seldom Sees.

OFT Disputed Points Call For Ruling
Which tho Public seldom Sees.
In the administration of every postofIice
there are bound to arise differences be-
tween the authorities and the public which
have to be referred to Washington for ad
jnstinent. There rules are made which
viii ct the grievances, but the public gem
orally knows little about these minor reg
ulations. They are promulgated, of course,
In the annual Postoffice Guide, but who
ever reads that, except for the location Of
offices aid the classification of mail mat
ter? A man may suspect that his wife is
renting postofIice box from which to
get clandestine mail, but he can't prove 1t
by tho postofiicc, for the employees are for
hidden to tell the name of any person who
rents a box or drawer. The Press has
noted from time to time some of the odd
and least understood of the newer rules,
and it adds here some others from the lat
est monthly supplement- of the Guide.
Soldiers, sailors and marines in the ac-
tive service of the United States are the
only persons In the country who can send
their mail c. o. d. II their letters are
marked soldiers letter, sailors letter.
or marines letter. as the case may be,
anu oAuSl eiicsc NoIus appears LIS sigma
sure of the commanding officer, the post
age, but at single rates only, will be col
lected on delivery.
It's queer, but If there is postage due on
letter the postmaster cannot lawfully
accept postage stamps in payment. The
only legal tender in such case is money.
1t is possible that the New York post
Office authorities have overlooked that gen.
eral rule for postmasters in the conduct of
their offices which says; 1T is important
that mail matter be postmarked in per-
feet manner SO that each letter and figure
of the stamp may be distinct. A failure
on the part of the postmaster to postmark
mail legibly not only reflects upon the
management of his office, but renders him
liable to be charged with delays which
have not actually occurred at his Office
Not only are postmasters forbidden to
furnish lists of persons receiving mail
from their postoffices, but the wives and
families of the postmaster are also forbid
den to tell what the head of the family
may have mentioned. As to the mem bers
of his family, the enforcement of the pro-
hibition is left with the postmaster. New
York Press.
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wellington and Napoleon,s Horses

The horse that the Duke of Wellington
rode at Waterloo was named Copenhagen.
When that fearful battle was over, the
horse appeared to sympathize with and APP
preciate his masters success, for when the
duke arrived at headquarters, and, after
tossing the bride reins to a groom, dis
mounted, the horse kicked up his heels in
an apparent ecstasy of delight, saying as
clearly as it is possible for a horse to say
anything, Tired as 1 ain, 1 will make
you see that as well as the rest can show
my joy in the victory which my master
has achieved"
THO duke saw to it that Copenhagen
was well provided for in his old age. He
had abundant rations, the best of care and
was allowed to roam at will in the park at
Strathfieldsaye. "His name lives with
his masters, for it is linked with his in
history
Napoleon when at st. Helena once said
of his horse "He has memory, knowledge
and judgment He distinguishes his mas
ter from his servants, although these are
more constantly about him. l had horse
which distinguished me from the rest Of
the world and which manifested by his
bounding and naughty gait when 1 was
upon his back that he carried man SUI
perior to those around him. He would
not suffer any one to mount him except
myself and the groom that took care of
him. When had lost my way, threw
the bride upon his neck and let him pick
his way, with the inevitable result of find
ing the right road. Harper Round Ia
blo
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New Try This.

1t will cost you nothing and will
surely do you good, if you have a
Cough or Cold, or any trouble with
Throat, Chest or Lungs. DIR. King 5
New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to
give relief, or money viii be paid back,
Sufferers from La Grippe found it
just the thing and under its use bad
speedy aud perfect recovery. Try
a sample bottle at our expense and
learn for yourself just how good a
thing it is Trial bottles free at L..
G. Matthaei's Drug Store large
size Soc. and 81.
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Mrs. Commensurate (soberly y
Are you sure your finance will make
a good home body, Ely? Do you
think she knows anything about
mending for instance
Cholly Commonstalk-A b o t
mending, mother? Why, that is her
very strongest point. / saw her
mend busted tire once in just four
teen minutes by the watch.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
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Financially Embarrassed.

A large manufacturer, whose az
fairs were very much embarrassed,
and who was overworked and broken
down with nervous exhaustion, went
to celebrated specialist. He was
told that the only thing needed was
to be relieved Of care and worry, and
have change of thought. This doc
tor was more considerate Of his pa
TENTS health than of his financial
circumstances. He ought to have
advised him to use DIR. Niles Res
torative Neryine, the bestremedy for
nervous prostration, sleeplessness,
dizziness, headache, i'll effects tspir-
its, tobacco, coffee, opium, etc.
Thousands testify to cures. Book
and trial bottle free at 4. NJ. Gill
belts.
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Competitor Men Arrive.

New York, Nov. 23.-The steamer Sar-
atoga, from Havana, having on board
the released members of the COMPETE
tor filibustering expedition, arrived
here last evening. The men are Cap
tain Alfredo Laborde, William Gildea,
Ona Melton, William Leavitt and
Charles Barnett, an Englishman. The
men are in fairly good health and ex-
cellent spirits. Captain Laborde suffers
somewhat from paralysis, which he
contracted during his long confinement
in the Cabanas fortress.
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Countess of Lathom Killed.

London, Nov. 24.-The Countess of
Lathom, while returning from a shoot
ing party yesterday, was thrown out
of trap and killed near Wigan, Ian
caster. The countess was formerly
Lady Alice Villiers, second daughter of
the fourth earl of Clarendon. She was
married to the Earl of Lathom in 1860
They had four children. two sons and
two daughters. The eldest son is
Lord Skelmersdale. The Earl of Lath-
ON is the lord chamberlain of the
household of Queen Victoria.
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Deotb of q Noted SURGEON

Brooklyn, Nov. 23.-Dr. julius A.
Skilton is dead at his home in this city
aged 81 years. He performed distin-
guished service as a surgeon during the
war, later as war correspondent and
as consul general in Mexico. 1t was
DR.. Skilton who exhumed the body OF
the unfortunate Emperor Maximilliar
and sent it to Austria at the request
of the ruler of that country, and it was
he who obtained the release of Max
imillian's former prime minister.
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Fmneror yynliam,s Tbrao+

London, Nov. ga dispatch to The
Daily Chronicle from Christiania, with
reference to the political conflict be-
tween Norway and Sweden as to the
relative rights of the two parts of the
composite monarchy, says: "a promi-
nent Swedish politician attributes to
Emperor William the following state
ment: If the Norwegians seek to ac-
complish their ends I will crush Nor
way as l have already crushed
Greece"
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Train Robbers, Heavy Sentence

Austin, Tex, Nov 2O-Yesterday, in
the district court here. L. w. Fisher
and Felix Wolff pleaded guilty to rob-
bling the international and Great
Northern train at Mcneil, II miles
above here, on the afternoon of Oct. IL,
and were sentenced to so and As years,
respectively, in the state penitentiary.
They were expecting light sentences If
they pleaded guilty, which actuated
them to do so. The other two robbers
are still untried.
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Down n. Oct. 31st 1895,

MEssRs. ELY Bros. The Balm
reached me safely and in SO short a
time the effect is surprising. Ny
son says the first application gave
decided relief. / have shelf filed
with .Catarrh Cures Tomorrow
the store shall receive them and
Ely's Cream Balm will reign SUI
preme. Respectfully,
MRS. FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream Balm 10 kept by all drug
gists. Full size SO cents. Trial
size 10 cents. We mail it.
ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren St., New York City.
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'Uncle Alex, why do pile saw
wood and say nothing
"Because the words man wants
10 say when be is saving wood
would get him turned out OF
church. " Detroit Free Press.
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The man with weight on his leg
can't hope to win in the race. A
man with weight on his health
can't expect to compete in life and
business with those who are not
handicapped. If his brain is heavy,
and his blood sluggish, because Of
constipation, he will not succeed in
doing anything very well. Consti-
patton is the cause of nine tenths oil
all sickness. Symptoms of 1t are
sallowness, listlessness,poor appetite
bad taste in the mouth, dizziness,
biliousness and lassitude. Consti-
patton can be cured easily and GER
tainly by the use of DIR. Pierce s
Pleasant Pellets They are not at
all violent in their action, and yet
they are more certain than many
medicines which are SO strong that
they put the system all out OF order.
The great advantage of the "Pleas-
ant Pellets is that they cure per-
manently.
Send 81 one-cent stamps to cover
cost of mailing only, and get his
great book, the Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser absolutely
free. Address Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, No. 663 Main
Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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A little fresh-air child saw herd
of cows for the first time, and, after
watching them chewing their cuds
in amazement, he said depreciat.
ingly to the farmer "Oh, mister,
do you have to buy gum for all
those COWS p
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Observation-Disclosures, wake up, quick
The house ia On FIRE! You save the
baby
Wife-Oh. my wheel my wheel!
Husband-Come on! l carried
that out first Rochester Herald.
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You Should Not Hesitate.

If you are troubled with dyspepsia,
O. liver an @.dney trouble, DR.. John
". Boil is viii cure you. 81 find
Dr. Bu.- 9 Fills good remedy for tlys-
pepsia ana bilioasness, and d not
hesitate to recommend them to every
one in need Of such medicine T.. j..
Burke, Davenport. Ia" DR.. John w.
Bulls Pills (sixty in box) cost but Is
cents; trial box, 10 cents, at all dealers,
or by mail. A. G. Meyer & Co., Bal
timore, Md. Don't buy a counterfeit.
For sale by NJ. A. snodgrass, IL N. Queen
street.
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Greatest Drinkers of Alcohol.

A learned professor at Geneva, Switer-
land, states that France drinks more alco-
hol annually than any other nation in
Europe. His calculation is based on the
percentage of alcoholic liquors consumed.
According to this standard, each person
In France drinks 10 quarts of alcohol in
many more quarts of wines, beers, etc., in
the course of O year.
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Vain Longing.

Ardup looked up bitterly from the book
he was reading. The words lone touch OF
nature had caught his eye and had start
ed train of thought.
II wish it were possible" he soliIo-
quized- I've touched everybody else. ~
Chicago Tribune.
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1t pays TO have the cIeanest
streets in the world. The street
bureau in Paris finds itself with a
surplus of $1,000 a. the end OF the
year.