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The times., 1897-08-15
Navigating a Cow.

When I was down on Cape Cod last
summer aeard an amusing story about an
old sea captain and his COW. Capt. Patter-
sop, after sailing the sea for more than
forty years finally retired to little farm
near Barnstahle, where he settled down
with a horse, COW and two or three dozen
hens. His COW, though a lank' and rather
stubborn creature, was said to come from
very good stock, and when the Barnstable
people took it into their heads TO have a
fair Capt. Patterson determined to ex-
hibit his COW.
But when the day came to drive her to
tile grounds the COW showed that she had
q mind of heI OWN and would not bulge
a step beyond the gate. In vain the cid
captain tagged at the rope pummeied her
sides and pushed her TANKS. The COW
wanted to go to pasture. and was bound
she woulGn go to the fair
Capt PatteFson'5 patience Was very
nearly gone, When suddenly an idea &C.
CARED 70 him.. Though he Was not strong
enough himself to force the COW To 30 to
the fair, his training suggested some
thing that vas. Tying she cow to the gate
post, he weE. up into the loft Of his hara
and threw down an cid sail, stepped to q
tiorY mast Then he pat herse's blanket
belt through an iroR ring, strapped the
belt around the. COW, inserted the end
of the mast in the ring, and bound the
mast to the side OF the COW with some
fifty feet OF rope.
The wiE6.Iew 'guartering." and wbenthe
captain united the COW and raised the sail
! the canvas as Swelled out over the cow s.
back, and .swa ay she went .'siaiing" down
the road. nao0ing AMI lmngtng, and trying to-
sroY herself in vain Capt. Patterson ss.iZed
her tail, and using 1T IS q rutltler, guided
her ssilIfGsy in the right direction. With
The times., 1897-08-15
The Wind in the Grass.

The song or che wind IN the grassI
Come lie en- the ground and listen
When the white clouds drift and pass
And the dewdrops cease to gfisten.
1t comes with the perfume Of flowers,
1t chases the cares that harasS,
And fraueht with ma asicai powers
Is the song of the wind in the grass.
Come lie with your heart to tn e clover
Out under the orchard trees,
And listen the sweet tune over
A-ehinas with the lay of the bees.
The tired brain a-throb and a-qHiyer
Wakes quiet and clear as a glass,
Till cool thoughts flow like river
To the song of the wind in the grass
A rest that is sweeter than nlirth
Through the seul is seoshfngly stealing,
For the touch. Of the dear brown earth
Hath balm of heavenly healing.
And urlder the farm blue sky,
A s soft Us whispered mas
Or a dreamlaud lullaby,
S the song CT the wind fn the grass.
Samuel Minturn Peck.
The times., 1897-08-15

ready the sooty pot was steaniing In the
Goals and the air was savory with bacon
strips and coffee.
I'VE need not wait breakfast for mother,
explained Phelie with blushinS cheerful
ness I'VE never do when she sleeps
aboard, especially in fog. She mates
foGs, mother does, and always sleeps THEM
oct. See how gray and heavy it Is; we
can't even tell where the Betsy lays, ex-
cept thatI know by heart"
When he had made what toilet the
seanty arrangements of the cal bin al
lowed he seated himself at the table and
remembering the storm beaten cross, De-
gan with it by way of conversation.
..Your mother showed ne grave last
night" he said Whose is it?''
rhe question, which plainly startled
them, was answered by Pheiic, after
glance at kit-
1T is poor John Kilbrisht Mother did
not want him IN sight OF the cabin, but
as we had to bury him ourselves, because
there was no one to help us -"
You knew him, them" he asked, In
gust of surprise.
.-No-at least not until mother brought
him here, and then he was dead-but he
had such a friendly smile on his face and
me VI as SO different from anybody else We
! ever saw, that we seem TO know him best
of everybody and it comforts US, someway,
to know that he viii be always there
| HE had curly ha.r-g golaIiSe,'' said Kit,
'4and a dinple like the stoFekeeper's i
| baby?''
| Something in their faces put a curious
| thought in John Kilbright's mind-but he
made no sign And as they chatted the
| fog lifted, little by little. outside of the
| slit OF window TIL he could see, first,
the sandy slice of yard. then the beach
with a wasy outline OF the wharf and the
river around 1t, and then. Then the
sun filtered through the heavy mist and
shone III glorious yellow spIendor ON the
Betsy. as she lay like a broken egg shell
] against the wharf, her masts shattered
her huh gone down and her canvas float
| ing in rusty looking bubbles on the waves
That was thirty odd years ago, and there
they live today, two almost old women, IL
the cabin under the pines About stones
| throw from thein--if one be good hand
at throwing stones-Chuck and his wife
have built themselves home like dir
dobber's nest: and every summer their best
| friend, an old man with white HAIR that
used to be black, and with deep-set eyes
| with friendly fiickers In them, comes al
the way from Alabama for a weeks fish
ing at piney Landing. They do not know
that his name is John knbright, nor dt
they knew the cause OF his visit the night
their mother died. That is his private
affair. MAMIE LANCASTER.
The times., 1897-08-15

= -
StolPs Annual Tan Sale.
Mightiest Of
Mighty Shoe
Bargains.

in Shoes his
Womeu Tan
And tcant1a
The times., 1897-08-15
Aa InfaIlirIe Tin

Loves Young dream Young man (gazing
dFeafdilTasthe candy case inafaney qToeerv
sfore}-I-f wish TO get something reafnfoe
for IA young lady, bsfs IhardIv know what
% ssieet- Grocer (brfskIy(-very youne7
Young ran-'Bout seventeen-stil going to
boarding school Grocer Yes, sir John,
show this gentleman to the pickle counter,
New York Weekly.
The times., 1897-08-15
Her Vengeance.

Tue tnuts and the regulars, the IaniDS
and the tigers at Oakley were somewhat
surprised ole day last week 20 see
styl;shly dressed lady out in the betting
she'd leaning aga inst the counter where
ha rd- boiled eggs and ''hot! hotf'' are dis
pcnsed to those who are hungry.
She was the observed of all observers,
and, though the cynosure of all eyes, she
huIIed an egg or two, and devoured them
with evident relish, apra rent tIy unconscious
of the situation.
Presently gentleman stepped up hur-
riedIy. and said:
why. Helen, what in the world brought
you down here?"
.sI'm hungry, that's what I am, and
came down here to get lunch"
.sBut this fs no place for you. Why,
didn't you tell me? would have sent it
up TO you"
"TeIi your"
'Ycs, tell me-
When were you up In the grand stand?
I'd have starved TO death II | had waited
for you. And I want You 20 understand
that when you bring HE 70 Tie races
you've got 70 remember that I'm here.
You came down here before the first race,
and you've not been upstairs but for u
minute during the whole time. And if you
don't come up more frequently m coming
down here for lunch between every two
of the races What's more, IT go up TO
that bar and get glass OF beer the next
tine. 1t looks mighty nice and cold, and
I've half a mind TO try one"
Indeed, you'll not" said the gentleman.
''If you want an ice lemonade, come on
and I'll get 1t for you
Then he must have spent half hour
or so in making his peace with the lady.
for his visits in the betting shed were
only made at long intervals, and his'stay
was limited. Her method was heroic. but
effective. Savannah News.
The times., 1897-08-15
The Inwardnes- Of cor.

They were talking OF golf and she grew
enthusiastic An" he said. "Itnfer thar
you play" ''Oh. yes" she renI.ea. II
play the game, but I must confess that r
don I tspeaktheIanguage very fIuentIy vet. 1"
Chicago Post
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
Very Accommodating.

A young man from the country was
walking along a certain street in Phil.
adeIphia the other day, says the Lam
Get. when he stopped in front of an en-
gine-house and looked in.
'Have you many fires in this town.
he inquired Of one of the tiremen stand
ing in the door.
"We have 'em pretty often" replied
the other.
''Do you have to go to all of them?"
mo: not unless they're in our dis
trict. or there's general alarm"
Ever try to see how quick you can
hitch up?"
"Oh yes"
At that instant there came an alarm.
At the first stroke Of the gong the men
ran to their posts, the doors Of the
stalls opened. the horses ran out and
were quickly hitched to the hose-cart.
and within a few seconds men, horses
and cart were out of the door and
speeding down the street.
The young man watched the per-
formance with undisguised admira-
ton.
well, now," he exclaimed, that's
something like! There amt many
towns in this country where they'd go
to all that trouble to show a stranger
what they could do"
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
How the Heavens Move.

According to the elder Struve, the
movement Of tho sun through space is
at about the rate of five miles per Sec
ond, but that calculation was made ON
the supposition that the brightest Of the
fixed stars were between two and three
times nearer US than they have been
since proved to be. The best astronomers
of more modern times are of the opinion
that the actual speed of the solar system
in its wild flight through space can
scarcely fall short of IL or exceed 20
miles per second. By a moderate esti-
mate, then, our position in the great
sea Of space is changing at the rate of
500, 900, 600 miles annually. The above
figures, wonderful Us they may seem.
are counterbalanced by the enormous
distances which separate the fixed stars
from the planets of our solar system as
we'll as by the unthinkable and meas
ureless space which intervenes between
those distant orbs. Let US suppose that
our sun and his train of planets and
satellites are getting ready to make a
trip to Sirius, tho dog star, and that that
body is anchored perfectly stationary in
space. Suppose that we begin our trip
on Jan. 1, 1895, when will we come il
collision with the ruler of dogdays? Not
until after lapse Of so, 900 yearsl And
we are travelling 500, 900, 900 of miles
annually too!-St. Louis Republic.
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05

Ex-President Cook of the National Teach
er' Association.
Rev. Charles l.. Thompson, d. D., the bril-
liant Presbyterian leader of (sew York CITY:
Elizabeth Cady StanCon
Secretary Carlisle's private secretary;
State Treasurer Addison b. Coiyin of
New York;
John Graham, the foremost man in
American athletics;
The wife of Rev. Charles III. Parkhursf
the famous preacher and reformer, Mayor
McShane of Montreal, Major General Bir-
ney, Judge Powers of Vermont, and host
more Of prominent men and women, includ.
ing no less than five L. s. congressman.
are among the thousands of grateful people
who have recently sent to the propIietors
OF this wonderful remedy their expressions
OF its unequaled value-men and women
who can we'll afford, and do command, the
highest medical advice in the country.
And then also from the people in the
ordinary walks of life there come thousands
of honest, straightforward, heartfelt letters,
telling how Paine's celery compound has
made them well.
Their testimony, simply goes to show
what New EngIand's most vigorous editor
so aptly said in letter telling of the benefit
Paine's celery compound had been to a
member of his family; Paine celery CON-
pound is not patent medicine; it is not a
sarsaparila it is not me tonic; it is not
an ordinary nervine-it is as far beyond
them all as the diamond is superior TO
cheap glass;
1t makes people well. 1t is the one true
specific recognized and prescribed TODAY by
eminent practitioners for diseases arising
from a debilitated nervous system. Prof.
Phelps gave to his profession positive
cure for sleeplessness, wasting strength.
dyspepsia, biliousness, liver complaint,
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05

and there among the wires. Brown
stood impassive, with critical eyes.
There was a sharp bur from the ma
chine. The huge yellow wings gave
convulsive flap; then another; then
third, slower and stronger, with fuller
sweep; then fourth, which filled the
barn with blast of driven air. At the
fifth the bag Of bricks began to dance
upon the trestles. At the sixth it sprang
into the air and would have fallen to
the ground, but the seventh came in
time to save it and fiuttered forward
through the air. Slowly rising, it flap
ped heavily round in circle, like some
great clumsy bird, filling the barn with
its buzzing and whirring. In the uncer-
tain yellow light of the single lamp it
was strange to see the loom of tho un-
calmly thing tapping off into the shad
ows and then circling back into the mar
row zone of light.
The two men stood for awhile in ST.
lence. Then Pericord threw his long
arms up into the air. 1T actsr' ho
cried. ''Thc Brown Pericord motor
acts!' He danced about like madman
in his delight. Browns eyes twinkled,
and he began to whistle.
See how smoothly it goes, Brown"
cried the inventor. "And the rudder-
how we'll it actsl We must register it
tomorrow.
His comrades face darkened and set.
''It is registered he said. with fore
ed laugh.
"Registeredr' said Pericord. reg
isteTed!" He repeated the word first in
a whisper and then in kind of scream.
"Who has dared to register my inven-
tion?''
81 did it this morning. There is
nothing to be excited about. 1t is all
right. -
You registered the motor? Under
whose name:"
Under my own, - said Brown sui
lenly. 81 consider that have the best
right to it.
''And my name does not appear?''
mo. butt
! "YCu villainp' screamed Pericord.
''You thief and villain! You would
steal my work! You would flch my
credit will have that patent back if
have to tear your throat out. " A SOM
ber fire burned in his black eyes, and
his hands writhed themselves together
with passion. Brown was no coward,
! but he shrank back as the other advano-
! ed upon him.
Keep your hands off," he said,
drawing knife from his pocket. 81
will defend myself if you attack me. -
''You threaten me!' cried Pericord,
whose face was livid with anger. "You
are bully as well as cheat. Will
you give up the patent?"
mo, l viii not -
Brown, 1 say. give it up. :"
ST will not l did the work.
Pericord sprang madly forward, with
blazing eyes and clutching fingers. His
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
Boiling Springs,

On the premises of DR.. Lane. at Port
land, Or, is well that yields water
"a thousand times hotter than boiling"
AT Pine Grove, Esmeralda county,
New, there is well, drilled in 1888,
which furnished water for the miners
to do their cooking with. Potatoes plac-
ed in the stone basin at the we'll will
cook through and through in eight min
utes.
The water of one of the artesian wells
at Budapest has an average temperature
of 200 degrees and flows at the rate of
175, 600 gallons every II hours.
At Ritzia, Australia, there is a boil
ing spring which Professor Hidden AYERS
is inhabited by millions of small red
fish. If these little hot water denizens
be scooped from their natural element
and placed III pail OF common drink
ing water, they dis instantly, and the
queer part Of the story is that the scales
and skin slip off just as though they
had been scalded. Exchange.
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
TheGreaiBrOWn. .perICOrd Motor
By CONAN DOYLE.
Copyright, 1895, by the Author.l

Copyright, 1895, hy the Author.l
Pericord said nothing, but his face
glowed with prido and expectation.
I'VE must have something to eat -
/ Brown remarked, laying out some pro-
visions which ho had brought with him.
"Afterward ="
"No, now," said the stolid mechani-
clan. Il am half starved. " He pulled
up to the table and made hearty meal,
while his Celtic companion strobe i'm
patiently up and down with twitching
fingers and restless eyes.
"Now, then," said Brown, facing
round and brushing the crumbs from
his lap, "who is to put it on?''
81 shall, " cried his companion eager
ly. "What we do tonight is likely to
be historic "
But there is some danger" sug-
gested Brown. "We cannot quite tell
low it may act. -
'That is nothing" said Pericord,
with wave of his hand.
but there is no use in our going out
Of our way to incur danger.
"What then: One of US must do it. ="
"Not at all. The motor would act
equally we'll if attached to any mani
mate object. -
''That is true" said Pericord thought
fully.
'There are bricks by the barn.
have sack here. Why should not
bagful of them take your placa?"
''It is good idea. / see no objec-
ton.
"Come on, then, and the two sailed
out, bearing with them tho various sec
tions Of their machine. The moon was
shining cold and clear, though an ocoa-
sional ragged cloud drifted across her
face. All was still and silent upon the
Towns. They stood and listened before
they entered the barn, but not a sound
came to their ears, save the dull MUIR
mur of the sea and the 1istant barking
of a dog. Pericord journeyed backward
and forward with all that they might
need, while Brown filled long narrow
sack with bricks
When all was ready, the door of the
barn was closed and the lamp balanced
upon an empty packing case. The bag
of bricks was laid upon two trestles,
and the bread steel girdle was buckled
round it. Then the great phlanges, the
wires and the metal box containing the
motor were in turn attached to the gir-
die Last of all a flat steel rudder shap-
ed like fish's tail was secured to the
bottom OF the sack.
we must make it go round in q
small circle" said Pericord, glancing
round at the bare, high walls.
''Tie the rudder down at one side, F"
suggested Brown. "Now it is ready.
Press the connection, and off she goes. u
Pericord leaned forward, his long
sallow face quivering with excitement.
His white, nervous hands darted here
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
The Com M ent.

"I was telling Miss Cayenne about an
accident with which recently met" re-
marked Willie Washington, with a mel
ancholy look in his eye.
Indeed"
"Yes. was getting off an electric
car. Didn't realize how fast 1t was 60
inc and landed on my hands instead Of
my feet"
what did Miss Cayenne say about
it?"
'Not much. She merely remarked
that had at last succeeded in being
original l"-Washingt Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
Paralyzed for Years
A CARPENTER SPENDS MANY
MONTHS In BED-PHYSIC
DO HIM LITTLE GOOD.
PARALYSIS CAME FROM A FALL.

PARALYSIS CAME FROM A FALL.
From the Express, Los angeles, California
Just think of a busy, hardworking
man paralyzed in the midst of his
career, and rendered useless.
That was the misfortune that befell
James A. Jones, of 1902 Alpine street,
Los Angeles, CAL, in September, 1891.
Mr.. Jones was born in the state where
many of the presidents come from
Ohio. but spent the greater part of his
life during his younger years in Iowa,
from which place he went to Colorado,
and in 1882 came to los Angeles. 1t
was a small place then, before the boom
came along and pushed US forward a
century in the road of progress, and
Mr.. Jones followed his occupation of
carpenter and builder. While at
work in September, 1891. he received
a fall which Jared him considerably
and he became confined to his bed.
Shortly after he lost the use of the
lower part of his body entirely, and
his legs became dead weight. A
plaster cast was put upon him by the
doctors and they worked over him and
did all things possible to assist his re-
covery. But he remained in the same
condition.
In April, 1898. he began to take
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. The following June he
noticed that he could move his toes.
and on July 4. 1898, he got up out of
bed and later in the month was able
to walk without crutches. Shortly
after, still continuing the pills. he
went to work at his trade at Whittier,
where he sustained fall and again
injured himself and had to go to bed,
and the dread paralysis came on again.
Again the doctors worked with him,
but without relief, and he once more
began to take DIR. Williams Pink
Pills. The doctors had given him
bromides and iodides, but without
effect. Again the pills drove the
paralysis into the background. He
said, 81 took them in accordance with
directions. and in connection with the
use of cold sponge baths. found they
were exceedingly beneficial.
MI. JULES Is uOW aDlO W VAIN
and he feels that the pills are the only
thing that has done him any good. In
this connection he said: 1.-THE doctors
who have treated me have done every.
thing in their power, but without
effect, and it does seem marvellous that
paralysis should be overcome by these
little pills. But that has been my ex-
perience. If anyone doubts 1t. let
them write to me or come and see me,
and I will tell them the story.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain,
in q condensed form. all the elements
necessary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific
for such diseases as locomotor ataxia,
partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance,
sciatica. neuralgia. rheumatism. ner-
vous headache, the after effect of la
grippe. palpitation of the heart. pale
and sallow compilations, all forms of
weakness either in male or female.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers. or
will be sent postpaid on receipt of
price, 90 cents a box or six boxes for
90. so (they are never sold in bulk or
by the 1907, by addressing DIR. Will
liams' Medicine Company, Schenec-
tady, N. Y.
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05

have so often heartily testitied) that Paine's
celery compound is the very best of all
remedies for nervous exhaustion.
Joseph Haworth rightly calls Modjeska
"the peerless queen of artistes -
Modjeska's health is matter of world
wide interest, and her testimonial to the
value of the great remedy which makes
people we'll is of particular moment in the
early spring, when from every quarter re-
ports come of men, women and children
who are taking Paine's celery compound,
and are gaining in nervous vigor weight
and every other indication of better heal b.
The thoughtful portion of the community
knows the need of purifying the blood and
regulating the nervous and alimentary
systems as spring comes on.
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
800 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able tu cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarr b
Cure is taken internally acting directl Y
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the cons titutlon
and assisting nature in doing its work The
proprietors have SO much faith in its Gu ra-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
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Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toiedo,O.
Sold by Druggists &c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
RATIFIED.

To make a mad dog to order. tie tin pan
to his tail. A man made mad is one who,
after suffering 10, Is, 20 years with rheuma-
tism. finds that by the use of bottle of st.
Jacobs Oil he is cured. He feels the waste
of his life in pam, with the loss of time,
place and money, and then reflects that Tor
The expense of SOC he uld have saved all
this and lived free of pain; it is enough to
make him mad. Most OF our sutferings are
intensified by delay in seeking relief, and
there is much worth knowing as regards
the cure of pain that we find out at last
only by the use of the best cure. tits worth
knowing that for the cure OF rheumatism
there is special virtue in The Great Remedy
for Pain, st. Jacobs Oil, and as so much can
be saved by its use, the cost is really
nothing.
The Winslow mail., 1897-06-05
CHEAP IRRIGATION.

The Hercules Gas Engine Works Of San
Francisco, Cal. the largest builders of gas,
gasoline and oil engines on the Coast, are
making extensive preparations for the
seasons business.
They are filing several orders for large
irrigating plants and as this line Of their
business increases each season, it is safe to
say the farmers throughout the State are ap-
The Hercules Works are at present build
ing an 80 H. P. engine for Geo. f. Packer.
C0lusa, which will raise 600 gallons per
minute from the river and distribute it over
his land. This will be the largest gasoline
pumping plant in existence.