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DIDN'T GIT HIS FuRLoueH.
Yet He Wanted 1t Worse Thaa Ee Ever
Wanted Anything.


Yet lie Wanted It Worse THAI Ee Ever
Wanted Anything.
Judge North belonged to Wisconsin
regiment during the war, and served to
the end, barring such time as he was laid
up with wounds. He tells some pretty
good war stories, all of which lack the
heroic tinge so often met with. During
the war he only asked for q Through on
one occasion, ana then it was denied him.
1t seems he was a warm personal friend
OF the colonel commanding his regiment,
and the latter had repeatedly informed
him after he had served long time that
be would grant him a ten days furlough
at any time requested. Shortly before
Sherman commenced his march to the sea
a sharp battle took place between the
division to which judge North belonged
and heavy Confederate force.
Prior to the battle every soldier knew
that the fight would be a desperate one
and that many would lose EIeir lives. In
following orders Judge North's regiment
formed the 'front.' line of the adFaDce. TIE
Situation these men sgere placed IN was
extremely perilous and every soldier could
see the danger for himself and few enter
tanned hopes Of escaping alive. While the
feSImehV was monentarliy expecting Or
uers to advance en- the Confederate strong q
hold, the colonel passed along the line
AS be approached Judge North. the latter
saluted him and called out so those near
could hear him:
"Colonel, have you not repeatedly told
me that I could procure ten days fur
Tough at any time 1 applied to you for the
same?'
The colonel, who was as pale as a ghost
himself, and probably as badly scared as
Judge North, replied rather hesitatingly
that such was a fact.
fThen, " said Judge North, 81 want a
ten days furlough right now, and I want
it worse than ever wanted anything in
my life. -
The righteousness Of such q request m
der the distressing circumstances did not
fail to cause smile to spread among the
men who were facing death.-Chicago
Record
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She Spanked for The Family.


People never get enconrs cement
fos doing the Good Samaritan act
in the interests Of The public, as the
man decided who offered to assist
distracted woman and ameIiorate
the suHerings OF a lot of people on a
suburb ban car.
The boy who bowls vas in evil
dence, the cnrled darling of his
only own mother and the terror of
everybody else, and be had kept the
car in state OF wild excitement and
exhausted the patience OF everybody
including his doting parent.
"Oh, if your father were only
here T. she had said for the fiftieth
time, as she tiled vainly to restrain
the bowling terror.
At that he stopped bowling long
enough to beat he air with his
small shins, and the woman on the
other side Of him remarked audibly
that a cage was the proper place for
savages like him.
johnny, dear, asked his mother,
won't lou be good boy ~
Roars and kicks from Master
Johnny.
sob, / wish your father we're here
to give you good trouncing this
very minute p she walled, as she
struggled with him.
Then it was that the philanthropy.
ist OF the company asserted himself.
He had been trying in vain to read
his morning paper ever since he bad
started from home.
ALLOW me, madam he said,
blandly. Il am father myself, and
| will be happy to chastise your
| cheruD IN behalf OF his absent par
ent."
ooh, no, you won't not if / know
u" said Johnny's mother, rising in
her wrath like tigress. "There
amt that man living dare lay fin
ger on that boy-his own father or
any other ugly catamount who
thinks he knows it all,' and she
shut of debate by going into the
next car and taking the sweet infant
With her-Chicago Times Herald.
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A Birds moiherly Love.

A girl caught young robin not
long ago and put it into cage. She
kept it day or two, and was anus
ed to see that an older bird, perhaps
the mother, followed it to the
piazza, where the cage was hung
and fed it with berries and talked to
it through the bars. One morning
her robin lay dead on the floor offs
gilded prison. She spoke of this to
a woman versed in birdlore. and was
surprised at her assertion 81 have
never known it to fail,' she said
1.-The older bird poisons it with
some noxious berry. | have tried
caging wild birds over and over, and
that is always my luck. No; ]
don't know any reason, of course. ]
only know that the captive is killed
and apparently by its mother. YOU
can build your own bird romance
from that proven fact.'
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A Strong Snake Story.

The latest snake story comes from
South Africa. 1t is recorded in the
Transyaal, published in Cape Town,
as cold fact, that in Sekukiniland Q
native ran across boa constructor
measuring about forty-seven feet,
which had just swallowed young
koodoo buck, all except the horns.
The horns stuck out on each side OF
the reptiles mouth. The native
recognized the horns 90 those Of q
buck he owned, and be ran and got
sticks and pinned the serpent, which
was dormant, to the ground. Then
he got hold OF the horns and pulled
and twisted. He got the buck out
inch by inch, until half its body
showed, and then it came with a
jerk, and the boy fell over on his
back. Before he had time to think
twice the snake, relieved of his load
of mutton, was upon him, and it
seized his head in its mouth and in
three minutes the native had taken
the place of the buck, only he was
all inside; there was nothing left
out to pull on, even If a rescuer had
come along. Having swallowed the
boy the boa deliberately swung its
head around and grabbing its tail
swallowed eight feet of it, then
closing the mouth and throat down
which the native had disappeared
and making escape almost impossi
BILE. The Transyaa. vouches fol
the truth of the story.-Londor
Times.
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Conductor Of Western Express Had Cut
His Evefeesh,

Conductor Of Western Express Had Cut
Ills Eyeteesh.
Conductor Kesiian Of the Union Pacific
cut his eye teeth quite o number of years
ago. That is why be baked a smooth
game that three men attempted to play on
him. Keshan was called to take the over
land limited west, and, sharpening up his
punch, he began TO work his train, and
when no came to the rear end of the first
coach he found three men busily engaged
in talking.
Tickets, please, remarked Keshan in
his suaye and polished manner.
One of the men handed up three tickets
without looking at the gorgeous uniform
of the knight of the punch
Keshan took the tickets. ard just as he
was about to Skin" the hand a thought
flashed through his mind. He rushed to
the forward end of the car and looked
back TO the man who had handed him the
tickets and asked, extending the three
tickets:
Excuse me, but l thought heard a
call for brakes and forgot where left
off. Did you hand me these three tick
ets?'
The man took them without word Of
trouble and said they were his. Then he
handed them up to the conductor again.
Just give me your ticket, please. / am
allowed to take but one at time, = said
keshan
The man muttered a little and still held
out the three tickets.
Il only want yours. y said Keshan.
Well, take 'em all at once" growled
the passenger.
Nit, was KeshRn's short answer as
he reached for the bellcord.
Then the man handed up one aRd Kesh-
an punched it. Then another handed up
the second one and Keshan punched that.
Then came the third one, which was a
half fare ticket.
Let me see the permit" said Keshan
to the man who handed up the half ticket.
81 amt got none" said the passenger.
Keshan made him pay the other halt
and then worked the train.
THAT trick might have worked, y re-
marked Kcshan to a friend, chad l not
read about it a few days ago. Their
scheme was to have me punch all three
tickets and then could have whistled for
the cash fare, because each would have
claimed a full ticket, and l would not have
dared put one of them off :"
why motif" asked his friend
Why not? Because the other two would
have sworn that his was a full ticket and
the company would have been soaked for
heavy damages. Omaha World Herald
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PersOnaily-C Conducted Tours
via Pennsylvania Railroad.

That the public have come to rec
ognize the fact that the best and
most convenient method OF pleasure
travel is that presented by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
personally-conducted tours, is evil
dcuced by the increasing popularity
of these tours. Under this system
the lowest rates are obtained, for
both transportation and hotel &C
commodatioH. An experienced tour
ist agent and chsperen accompany
each tour to look after the comfort
of the passengers.
The following tours have been ar
ranged for the season OF 1897:
To the north (including Watkins
Glen, Niagara Falls, Thousand Is
lands, Montreal, Quebec, Au Sable
Chasm, Lakes Champlain and
George, Saratoga, and daylight
ride down through the Highlands of
the Hudson), July 81 and August
II. Rate, 500 for the round trip
from New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington, covering
q II expenses of a two weeks "trip.
To Yellowstone Park on a special
train of Pullman sleeping, compart
ment. and observation cars and din
ing car, allowing eight days in
"Wonderland," September 2. Rate,
$235 from New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington $3.50
from Pittsburg.
To Niagara Falls, excursion tick
cts good to return within ten days
will be sold on July 22d, August 5th
and 10th, September 4th and 10th at
rate of $40 from Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington. These
tickets include transportation only,
and will permit Of stop over within
limit at Buffalo, Rochester and
Watkins on the return trip.
Two ten day tours to Gettysburg,
Luray Cavern, Natural Bridge, Vir-
ginia Hot Springs. Richmond and
Washington, September 28tb and
October IL. Rate, S65 from New
York, S63 from Philadelphia.
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q Cruehine Comnarison.

The Diarist in She London Speaker
tells story about Mr.. Asquith's appren-
ticeship to golf. With characteristic cour-
age he learned the game after he became
homo secretary, and at the very Mecca of
golf, st, Andrews itself. Like every other
learner, be was not very expert at the COM
mencement, and some looaJ Tory Yyag made
merry in print over his misses. Shortly
afterwaGa MIR. Baifonr went 60 So. Andrews
to play championship match, and great
crowd Of spectators gathered on the links
to watch him. Among them Was an old
lady whose ardent RaGicalism had been
hurt by the chaff of which the Liberal
home secretary had been the subject. With
q keen eye she watched the play of the
Tory leader. Suddenly he madasa distinct
ly bad shot Instantly raising her voice
to a shrin scream, the triumphant defender
Of the Radical faith exclaimed, "Why, AS
qulth at his worst was better than thati''
MIR. Balfour Joined as heartily as anybody
In the roars of laughter that followed.
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UnhsalthfuI Food.

Farmers do not seem to be aware
of the double loss sustained through
the grinding OF cobs by millers, says
A. p. Steele, of Pennsylvania.
Corn is taken to the mill at the rate
of seventy pounds to the bushel
Fourteen pounds are deducted for
cobs and are not paid for, but the
miller grinds these with oat bulls
making No. 8 chop, which sells at
Sl2 to Sl4 per ton, thus giving the
miller clear profit. This cheap
chop is unhealthful and its sale
should not be allowed. A friend oil
mine recently lost two shoats and
was unable TO assign a cause He
called veterinary surgeon, who
found that death had resulted from
clogging of the intestines with this
cheap chop The man bad paid 81
for half ton as chop and had lost
$50 from its use. the manufacture
and sale Of it should be stopped and
then there would be an increased de-
nand for rye, oats and corn. State
Grange Master Leonard Rhone, is
investigating the matter. Why
shouldn't we have pure food laws
for the animals as well as for hu.
man beings ?-American Agricul-
turist.
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WE LEADs...--

The trade In furniture. There
isn't much need for our saying this,
for everybody knows it. Why do
We lead Because We sell elegant,
artistic and durable goods, at prices
that cause economy itself to wonder.
Our larger sales enable Us to do
this. Dealers cannot compete with
US. Bad for other dealers, we know
but it is 8 law Of trade. Some one
must lead. Better call. Let our
goods and furniture convince you Of
this. JOHN A. WHEN,
FURNITURE AND CARPETS,
10 North Queen Street,
l,2 ,9I,tf. Martinsburg, W. Va.
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1t should be In Every House

]. B. Wilson, 81 Clay ST., Sharps-
burg, Pa. says be 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 8 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 S1.00.
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You Should Not Hesitate.

If you are troubled with dyspepsia,
OF liver and kidney trouble, DR.. John
VI. Bulls Pills will cure you. 4 fiDd
d. Bulls Pills q good remedy for dys-
pe2sia and biliousness, and l do not
hesitate to recommend them to every
loae in need Of such a medicine. TT.
Burke. Davenport, Ia DR.. John w.
Bulls Pills (sixty in a box) cost but Is
cents; trial box. 10 cents, at all dealers,
or by mail. &C Meyer s. Co, Bal
tiraore, Nd. Don't buy a counterfeit.
For sale by N. a. snodgrass, II n. Queen
street.
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The camel is beast of great
strength and endurance. Nothing
hurts it until the proverbial "last
straw" is added to its burden. The
human digestive system is very
much like a camel. 1t is really as.
tonishiug how much abuse it will
stand. Sometimes, however, some
thing worse than usual viii be eaten,
and will 60 through the stomach in
to the bowels, and there it will stick
that's constipation. Nine-tenths
Of all human sickness is due to con-
stipation. Some of the simplest
symptoms are coated tongue and
foul breath, dizziness, heartburn,
fatulence, sallowness, distress after
eating, headaches and Iassitude. A
little thing will cause constipation,
and little thing will relieve it. DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are q GER
tain cure for constipation. They are
tiny, sugar-coated granules, mild
and natural in sheir action. There
is nothing njurious about them.
Sold by dr. gists.
Adore :. it'll 81 cents in one cent
stamps. 20 cover cost of mailing
only, Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, n. Y, and
get free copy of the peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser"
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sTascra is DR.. Samuel Pitchers prescription IN
and Children. It contains neither Opium, NEors
other Narcotic substance. It is harmless
Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil
Il Pleasant. guarantee j. thirty years. by
Millions Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and alIays
feyerishness. Castora prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrheea and Wind Collie Castoria relieves
teetIing troubles, constipation and atulency.
Castcria assniiates the food regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Casa
terra is the Chdren's Panacea-tEe Ncther's Friend
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This is not a true story.

This is not true story.
Not being a true story, it is of
necessity fiction story.
Being fiction story, it tells lie.
Anything that tells lie should
be suppressed.
That's Why / shall not write the
story.
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There are more than 800 lakes
within the boundaries of Venezuela
one OF the largest being 1900 feet
above the level of the sea. The
0rinoco river, the largest in Ven
ezuela. is l, 16O miles long.
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ConvuIgious.

In commissions the first thing to do is tc
loosen the clothing, so that free respiration
may be bad. Cd1d water should be appIied
to the head with spepge and tire face
gently sprinkled with it. The hot bath,
which should be from 81 degrees to 80 de.
grees, in connection with cold applications
to the head, is Of great service. The child
should not be kept in the hot bath more
than ten minutes, and while there should
be well rubbed with the hand and then
dried and rubbed with warm towel, rolled
IN hot blanket and put to bed. When
commissions are caused by the approach OF
an eruptiye fever such as scarlet fever,
measles, ETC., the hot mustard bath for the
feet or entire body is excellent If the
child can be induced to drink hot drinks,
It will greatly assist.
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Family Friend-I congratulate
you, my dear friend, on the mar
rage of your daughter. I see you
are gradually getting sllthc girls off
your hands.
Old 0livebranch-Of my hands
yes but the worst of it is l have
to still keep all their husbands on
their feet.
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Why Spain Eas railed In caha.

General Weyler should have subdued the
rebellion within 90 days No unpreiu-
diced military authority who has studied
the two forces and made due allowance
for the advantages possessed by those who
fight upon their native soil will dissent
from this proposition. There, are Spanish
generals in Cuba who admit its truth
There are others who have returned, dis
gusted, to Spain because their suggestions
Of plans to end the war were not allowed
to be disclosed at the palace. A four
months stay in Cuba, beginning in Janu-
airy and ending with April of this year.
much of which time was passed in observ-
ing the forces in the field, mas resulted in
the conviction on my part that it has not
been the purpose of General Weyler to end
the rebellion. Conversations with Span
ish officers, from generals to oorporaIs
showed that the same motives that were
evidently actuating the commander in al
lowing the war to drag along were prompt
ing large proportion of the staff and line
in carrying out the policy Of their superior.
II. G. Alvord. JF., in Forum.
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Doctor-You want some strength
ening medicine, sir.
Mr.. Mulligan (emphatically)-Oi
do that, doctor. Shure, my wolfe is
much stronger than Oh am, an she
bates me onmercifully.
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Tommy-Pa, what is the difference be-
tween well" and 'good?"
Mr.. Figg-Well, l have noticed that
about the only time you can be depended
on to be good is when you ane not feeling
.-Indianapolis journal
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MRS. Homer isn't at all interest
ed in public affairs
No; she's the most insipid erea-
ture. She permits home affairs 10
absorb all her time and talk
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No man lives without jostling and be-
ing 5ostled. In all ways he has to elbow
himself through the world, giving and
taking offense. His life is a battle in so
far as it is an entity at an.-Carlyle.
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ELY BROTHERS,
Sc Warren ST., New York City

1t is the medicine above all others
for catarrh. and is worth its weight
in gold. I can use Ely's Cream
Balm with safety and it does all
that is claimed for it.-B. w. Sper-
", Hartford, Conn.
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To give you an opportunity of
testing the great merit OF Ely's
Cream Balm, the most positive
Cure for Catarrh and Cold in the
Head, a generous 10 cent trial size
can be had of your druggist or we
mail it for 10 cents. Full size SO
cents.
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plaques kill ia fltty+. Tens OF thousands or
Intelligent people recognise that they are
threatened By this deadly disease, but take
no precautions against il
Consumption approaches its victim step
by. step First there IS a little ont Of
sorts " feeling, the digestion isn't Just right,
the appetite falls of, the liver is inactive,
tie assimilation Of the life giving clements
Of the food IS imperfect, the blood gets inn
pure and the body is improperly nourished.
These conditions get worse and worse The
heart through the arteriai system is pump
ing thia, poisonous blood into every organ
Of the body The organs that are inherently
weakest break down first Ordinarily the
lungs. AS the last straw that breaks the
camel's back cones a cold however slight.
This, with the accompanying cough, COM
plctes the work and an invasion of the germs
of consumption follows DR. pierce's Cold
en- Medical Discovery cures % per cent Of
all cases of consumption 1t corrects the
conditions that lead up to it. It is the great.
est blood-makeT and flesh builder known.
K C McI.in, Esq, Of Kempseiiie Princess
Anue Co, Va, writes. ' When ( commenced
taking ysur Discovery I was very low with a
cough, and at times spit up much blood. was
not able TO do the least work but most Of the
time was IN bed. was all rundown very weak,
my head was dtzzY, and / was extremely deS-
pendent. The hrst bottle took did not seem to
do me much good, but had faith in it and con-
dnued using 1t until had taken fifteen bottles,
and NOW do moi look nor feel like the same man
] was one year ago People are astonished, and
say well, last year this tifle would not have
thought that you would be living now / can
thankfully say / am entirely cured Of a disease
wlicn, but for Vour wonderful Discovery would
have resulted in my death.
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Ned-I didn't know he could run.
Ted-Why, my dear friend, that
man has lived in the Subbubs for
ten years and has never missed q
train.
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Clear writers, like clear fountains, do
not seem so deep as they are The turbid
look most profound. -Landor.
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CastnriaL.

eCastoria Is an excellent medicine for chi
aren Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their Children
De. G. G. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass.
~Casaoria Is the Lest remedy for children {.
which am acquainted hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children. and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostruins which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtftl
agents down their throats, thereby sending
them 70 premature graves"
DE-. J. Z. KNcHELoEs
Conway, Ark.
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Ihe one Ihlng Needtul.
Waiter, what did the cook use in cut
ting these chops?"
"a cleavez, STRIP
"GoOdl Bring me oner'-Pick lie Up
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Castoria.

ACGstoria is soweil adapted 10 children TINT
recommend it as superior toany prescription
known to me-
n. A. ARCHES, Il. D.,
III So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, II. 7.
sto Our physicians in the children's depart
,nent have spoken highly Of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although We only have among oGr
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet We are free to confess that the
merits CT rsstoria has won ) look with
favor upon it,
UNITED HOSPITAL AID DlsPEEsARz,
Boston. Mass
ALLEN c. Smith, Pres.