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For Babies and
Little Children
Value.
{ Extraordinary

Special lot Of Babies Short Dresses
fne nainsook-dainty styles
fine emb'y trim-sizes to 3 yrs..,.,. -
Babies Short and Long Dresses and
alips--neat emb'y trim "..""....". ~
Infants Long Cambria Slips
pleated fnont-emb'y trim .,......... .l2A
Summer Cashmere Shirts-short sleeves
open front--sizes to 4 yrs. -
Babies fine Corded Caps ."....",...... %
Long Wool Bedford Cord Coats
neat ~styles-ribbon and braid TRIM. 2.00
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Boys and b NE h ~.,,
MISSES wear while
We sell as follows {:

We SGT rs I0TIoWa
Boys Percale and Chevio. Blouses-
sailor collars-sizes 4 TO Is yrs......... "a
Boys Laundered Percale Shirt Waists
Mothers Friend" and =" Star"....... 40
Boys All Wool Sweaters . ................ AZ
Boys All Wool Cheviot Knee Pants
patent elastic waist band ............... 40
Boys All Wool Sailor and Vestee Suits
braid trims to 8 yrs
real value 800 to 4.9S-now ............ 29S
All Wool Cheviot suits-8 10 Is yrs. 20S
Girls Crash Eton Suits-larRe
sailor collar OF contrasting color
braid trim-6 to II yrs ............... ,98
Girls White Lawn Guimpes-yoke
tucked and emh'y trim-4 to 10 yrs. 40
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Tsungli Yamen on the 9th inst. I produced a
draft OF the note l intended addressing to
them with regard to on-alienation Of the
Yang-tse region. This was accepted with lit
tie demur. with the insertion OF the words.
now entirely hers" which. as recording an
undeniable fact. | agreed to put in. Copies of
the notes subsequently exchanged are in
closed.
Enclosure /.
Sir G. Macdonald to the Tsungli Yamen.
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This weeks
attractions
aFG:
FlannelS
In Basement

Fancy Colored Scotch Flannels-
plain and striped-to close. ............ .l2H
80 inch White Wool Flannels, ............ 30
Fine White Wool Flannels-elaborately
embd and Hemstitched ............,. 80
All Wool Navy Twllled Flannels ......... %
Bleachcd Canton and Shaker Flannels ~
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Former prices 800 to s2.75.)
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Enclosure J..
Sir G. Macdonald TO the ,Tsungli Yamen.
Nm. les HinistrtI:
Your HiRhnesses and your Excellencies have
more than once intimated to me that the
Chinese Government were aware OF the great
Great Britain TO the retention In Chinese pos
session OF the, Eang-tse region, now entirely
hers. as providing security for the free course
and development of trade,
lStrictly speaking this is not grammar.
possession" and the #GhinSse Govyerment,S
neither OF which are OF the feminine gender.
Hers" can only refer. according to the or
dinary rules OF grammar, to Great Britain.
However: ! SUPPOSE We muSt not be pedan,
Yamen TO use bad grammar If they prefer.l
| shall be glad to be in a position to commu-
nicate TO her Malesty's government q definite
assurance that China will never ALLEVIATE any
territory In the provinces adjoining the Yang
tse TO any other power, whether under lease,
mortgage. or any other designation, Such an
assurance Is in full harmony with the observa-
tons made to me by your Highnesses and your
EXcellencies. i avail, dc.
(Signedl CLAUDE II. MACDONALD.
Can II he that the heads Of departments In the
British Foreign Ohice take a deeper interest in
grammar than in British commercial and terri
torial interests? And in whose handwriting,
one wonders. were the criticisms OH Sir Claude
MacDonald's grammar 1t WAS surely some
high official who would venture upon such ammo
tations. but it cannot be hat Lord Salisbury,
at any rate, would, when correcting another's
grammar. write: Neither of which are"
Sir Claude Macdonald will be pleased that
his communications 10 the Home Government
should receive attention of this kind. II. n. C.
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The brutality Of the English prison system
has recently been thoroughly exposed, Readers
OF these letters will remember the unanswered
and unAnswerahle indictments brought against
1, by Oscar Wilde and some OF the Irish NOM
bcrs Of this House Of Commons. But II the ordi-
nary prison system ia unnecessarily harsh. the
life OF a prisoner IN the BrOadmoor Criminal
Lunatic Asylum seems to bc almostt too COM
Portable. not To say luxurious. BroadmoOr Is
tho institution in which those who have been
found guilty OF serious crimes are detained
during her MuJesty's pleasure" II theT are
proved to be insane.
The number Of brutal murGcrcss who have
found n comfortable home ia BrusdmoOr has
raihcd Il considerable amount OF Indignation.
Tho insanity OF many Of thom seems to the
general public 10 be OF the kind which demands
no more scientific treatment than can bo ad-
min!stcred by the puDliu hanEman. Tho man
who IN the most deliberate and cold-blooded
fashion did william Terisa 10 dcEtA is at pres
cnt leading Il comfortable life in Broadmoor.
More recently n jury. Ritcr a few inmates de-
liberation. found Jonathan Lowe guilty Of muir
der. aud the Judge. In passing sentence otdeAth,
said the prisoner had been 'riRhteously con
victcd Of the brutal. cruel and premedltatch
murder OF u woman who had never done him
any harm" In fact, there was nothing Ia show
that Love WIS any mora mad than some peo-
pie suppose am man or woman must he 70
commit murder at all. loves counsel. how
ever. set M insanity MS Il defence. and event
ually tho murderer ~as SORT To BroadrloOr
Prior 10 the murder Lowe lad beeu IN Edmon,
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Large Assortment
White Cambria Covered Cushions.
also Best Feather Pillows-best ticking.
Ask for Prices OF Feather Pillows.
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AS Against
Musllns

Full OF Dressing sort advertised by
othsrs, the following are substantial
NO Dressing)
Our A.. cent Bleached Muslin ............ 81:
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NOTES BY THE WAY.

The most thickly populated country
in Europe is Belgium, and it is also the
most Incorporate.
Stockholm has the largest death rate
from the use of alcohol of any city in
the world. The number of deaths from
this cause is 90 in 1000.
It is said that Mr.. Victor Burton, of
u celebrated brewers firm in London,
having become teetotaler, has with
drawn from the firm, and forfeited
thereby his right to 6 100000.
A bill is now pending in the Arkan-
sas legislature which proposes to make
every Incorporate physician in the
state surrender his license, and to have
no licenses issued in future to ply
sicans of that sort.
The following words are from the
president of the Brewers association:
I'VE are organized, not only to control
capital of $200,0OO,000, but to COM
mand thousands of votes politically by
which legislators will discern our
power"
IL S'ciy eoWESAlp Ill montgomery
county, Ind, has been organized a law
and order league, the express purpose of
which is to regulate, if not entirely sup
press, the liquor traffic. These several
organizations are in the hands of the
leading and most influential citizens,
and are secret in their work, only two
or three persons of each league being
publicly known. This secrecy as to
membership better enables the leagues
to accomplish their appointed work
and keeps the liquor dealers guessing
whom to look upon as enemies or as
friends. Already the prosecutions have
begun.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY


Berlin, having determined to be-
come seaport like Paris and Manches-
ter, is now debating whether its outlet
shall be Stettin and the Oder, which
means the deepening of the Oder-Spree
canal, or Hamburg and the Elbe.
--England's nickel trade is passing
through a severe crisis, owing to the
diminished consumption of the metal
| in German coinage and the competition
of the French Nickel company, which
has reduced the price from four dollars
| pound to ~ cents.
Russia is gold-producing country,
so it is not remarkable that the circulat-
ing medium comprises S422,000,000 of
gold, to only $41, C00,0 eco of silver. The
deficiency in subsidiary money is made
up by an enormous mass of outstanding
paper roubles, the total amounting in
our money to $3.50, 900.
The range of the human voice is
| quite astounding, there being about
rinc perfect tones, but 1882, 1S6, 044,
SIS different sounds; thus IA direct
| muscles, alone or together, produce 16,-
| 3s3; so indirect muscles ditto, ia, 741,-
| S23, aid all III cooperation produce the
| number we have named; and these in
dependently of different degrees of in
tensity.
"A Hamburg young man has just
had his sanity proved by the Roentgen
rays. He declared ten years ago that
he had bullet in his head which he
had fired into it in trying to commit
suicide. He complained of the pain
and, as he attacked his keepers and the
doctors could find 10 trace of wound,
was locked up as a dangerous lunatic.
The Roentgen rays have now shown the
exact place Of the bullet.
japanese coal is to be placed upon
| the California market in competition
with the standard grades that have been
used there for years. Three large
steamers are loading coal at Kobe for
| San Francisco, and two more steamers
are under charter to carry similar car
goes for the same destination within
the next 30 days. The bulk of the coal
consumed in California now comes
from Puget Sound and British Column
bia mines, while a big share is supplied
| by Australia.
The production of coal in India is
steadily increasing. In 1885 there were
mined ,295,000 tons, while last year the
figures were increased to 3,167 GOO tons.
The bengal collieries are responsible
for about 100000 of the total. Much
attention has also been paid of late
years to the discovery of mineral oil
wells, but the success attained has not
been very encouraging SO far, though
some $4,000 gallons of oil were obtained
from the Digboi field in 1895. The bor-
ing at Sul<l.ur has failed to reach an oil
bed, though it has been carried to
depth OF $50 feet, aud is to be sunk 200
feet further before being abandoned
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TEMPERANCE.
a GLASS OF WINE.
Vision Of Sorrow, Sin and Death SeeE
I'm Its Depfhs.

vision of Sorrow, Sin and Death Seer
I'm It's Depths.
He whose genius and surprising GIT
of language might have lent grace TO
The noblest theme, but who, having no
faith in God, has devoted his pen TO I'M
dermining the faith of others, one wrote
a eulogium of "a Glass of Wine.
No imagery could be more exquisite
no work of painters brush more beauti-
full, than the picture that he summons
pictures that bring to mind the vlne-
Yards of the Rhine, the sunny slopes OF
France, the dark-eyed maids of Italy,
wine cellars of old German castles
Dacchus, ivy crowned!
These dreams of beauty and visions OF
delight como, he says, to fancy excited
by Il glass of wine.
But the first glass is followed by the
second and the third; drunkenness re-
ults, and later, incbriety. What visions
ere now painted by fancy?
Pour from the frosted beaker the
:,,arkling liquid. Lift high thetiny wine
class Gaze deep into its rosy depth;
and, 10! in every glass there coils a SER
pent, on every cask there sits demon.
from every vine-clad hill desolation
walls; and Bacchus, no longer ivy
crowned, grovels swish and besotted!
Look again. Here is a young mother
weeping over the cradle of her babe
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REPUTATION TOO GOOD.
Confession Of q Jocular Man Who Lived
Up to His Record.

Confession OF Jocular Man Who Lived
Up to His Record
/ have been told thatI came into this
world with a grin On my pink face. In
stead of protesting when the clergyman
who baptized me sprinkled the water
in my left eye, l took the whole thing
as a coed joke, which led my nurse to
predict that | would have short life.
My conduct during my first couple of
years showed that / had made up my
mind to make it merry one. The
reputation for good nature which 1
have had from my earliest childhood
has proved my greatest affection. The
yaa:.i.ssif which l enjoyed as baby
IN ~ lose who came in contact
with . { Is stuck like leech. Having
reacLs' the age OF discretion, I am ex-
pected to be happy under all possible
circumstances. My friends tell me that
they never met anyone who eqnaled me
in evenness of temper. They are care
full to s1read my renown among those
who are strangers to me. The result is
that ] feel obliged to live up to my re-
pute. | go about ready to turn on a
fictitious smile at moments notice.
My tailor may be pressing me for pay
ment of his bills, I may be suffering
from the remorse that follows late
dinner. I may have indigestion, or, in
fact, suffer from any of the ills that
aff1ict humanity; yet if see friend in
the street I must grin like monkey
and laugh like a mule. Why? Be
cause | am a good-natured man. Smil-
ing has become such habit that I
beam unconsciously, and if there is a
baby in the elevated car or street car
at the time, the little wretch is sure to
express desire to sit on my knee and
pull my mustache, all of which is
cause of extreme embarrassment.
Naturally shy and diffident, my alleged
good-nature gives me an air of extreme
ease in dealing with strangers, espc-
cially old maids, clergymen and police
My life is one long bluff. / am a
whited sepulcher. There is deceit in
the corner of my mouth and the twinkle
of my eye. am not allowed to indulge
in the blues or to be miserable. If any
one is Respondent, he or she would
resent my failure to make fun as per-
sonal insult. / have been in love many
times, but in no case has the girl
deigned to take me seriously Perhaps
it is just as well, because in the mar
ried state the mask is quickly torn off,
What revelation my real nature would
have been! The worst thing of all is
that [ am looked on as harmless. The
world positively refuses to associate
guile with so genial a man. Yet feel
that / could be a great and historic
criminal if I had the opportunity.
suppose shall be unchanged to the last,
and wink at the undertaker.-N. Y.
Sun
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fhave used Ripans Tabues with so much salts.
faction that can cheerfully recommend them.
Have been troubled for about three years with
what called bilious attacks coming on regularly
once week. Was told by different physicians
that 1t was caused by bad teeth. Of which had
several had the teeth extracted, but the at
tacks continued. had seen advertisements of
Ripans Tabules in all the papers but had no faith
in them, but about six weeks since friend in
duced me to try them. Have taken but two Of the
small Scent boxes of the Tabules and have had
no recurrence OF the attacks Have never given a
testimonial for anything before. but the great
amount OF good which believe has been done me
by Ripans Tabules induces me to add mine to the
many testimonials you doubtless have in your
possession now. A. T. DEWITT.
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WEEPING OVER THE CRADLE.
weeping {

weeping that he may die, rather than
live his fathers life.
There is a Grunkard by a fireless
hearth.
Yonder is dismal street. The snow
is falling. Three little children, bare
looted, half-clad, are huddled in cor
ner. They are sobbing.
Here is a vacant chair, and mother
is moaning and wringing her hands in
anguish.
See! In that cell wild-eyed maniac
is tearing his long gray locks. He
shrieks! forget it if you can.
And here is a lonely graveyard at
twilight. A grave stands open. A
'roken wreck is tottering toward it.
lie stumbles in. 1t has waited for his
Uncertain footstep. A wall OF august,
5oes up from the old, deserted grave
gard.
Are the visions of the wine glass
dreams of beauty and delight ELLEN
Carey, in the Lever.
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nIilkweed pillows.

It is time by the middle OF August to
gather the silk floss of the millxweed
Tor filling pillows. No eiderdown is half
so soft and beautiful as this fairy vege-
table down. Gather the pods when they
FULLY mature in size, but before they
turn brown or open. Peel off the hus]1
and strip off the black seeds. It will
take nearly barrel of milk,vkeed pods
for pillow. The down is so much softer
than any on feathered creature that
1T is worth the trouble of gathering it.
IN. Y. Tribune. 49,.
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I want to inform you.

! want to inform you,
In words of highest
praise, OF the benefit
I have derived from
Ripans Tabules. / am q
professional nurse and
In this profession q clear
head is always needed.
Ripans Tabules does 1t.
After one of my cases I
found myself completely
run down. Acting on the
advice of Mr.. Geo. Bow
ar. PHI. G., 5S8 Newark
Ave-, Jersey City, I took
Ripans Tabules with
grand results.
Miss BECsrE WIKDMAN.
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have been great sufferer from constipation
for over five years. Nothing gave me any relief.
My feet and legs and abdomen were bloated 90
/ could not wear shoes on my feet and only loose
dress. / saw Ripans Tabules advertised In our
daily paper. bought some and took them as direct.
ed. Have taken them about three weeks and there
is such q change! am not constipated any more
and owe it all to Ripans Tabules lam thirty.
seven years old. have no occupation, only my
household duties and nursing my sick husband
He has had the dropsy and am trying Ripans
Tabules for him. He feels some better but 1t will
take some time, he has been sick so long. You
may use my letter and name as you like.
Mrs. MARY GoRMAN CLARKE.
/ have been suffering from headaches ever
since was little girl. could never ride In a
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Mother was troubled

Mother was troubled
with b ear tburn and
sleeplossness, caused by
Indigestion, for q good
many wears. One day
she saw a testimonial
in the paper indorsing
Ripans Tabules. She
determined to give them
q trial, was greatly
relieved by their usa
an d now takes tn e
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Tabules regularly. She keeps few cartons Ripans
Tabules In the house and says she will not be with
out them The heartburn and sleeplessness have
disappeared with the Indigestion which was
formerly so great burden for her. Our whole
family take the Tabules regularly especially after
q hearty meal. My mother is nifty years OF age
and is enjoying the best of health and spirits also
eats hearty meals, an impossibility before she
took Ripans Tabules. ANTON Il. BLAuKEN.
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Auntie-Come here, Freddy, and look
at the new moon.
Freddy-Oh! I've seen lots of moons
like that before.-Puck.
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Il met your friend, Spongely, this
morning"
How did he strike you?"
said he had left his change at home
in his other trousers" IN. Y. World.
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TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
How saloon Keepers Encourax
Their Sunday Trade.

How Saloon Keepers Encourage
Their Sunday Trade.
The Manchester City News has pub
isheu some startling revelations, show
ins the tricks to which brewers and
rublicans resort to encourage the Sun
day trade. 1t says:
Sunday is the great day for pushing
the drink business. Sweets, oranges.
cakes, apples, etc., are given to chill
dren. Cigars are given to adults.
Threepenny-bits are placed in a GER
tain number of the pots of liquor. IAN
extra pull at the beer pumps, amount
ing often to so per cent. more liouor
than is asked or paid for" is another in
ucement. 1t some places all the pint
pots are refilled free, while at other
places gallon OF two gallons are con-
tributed by the bartender for the CON-
pany in which to drink his health"
The truth of those statements mar
be assumed, as they have never been
denied. The City News roundly charges
the brewers with being responsible for
those graz offences
Kept Both PisSsT es Z
Nnen the car was made colonel a
tne Royal Scots Grays an officer of ~, !.
ement said to his orderly: aDonald
1--we you heard that the new emnc-o,.
o. hussia has been appointed colons ri :.
me reg1ment?" Indeed. sir ,.e,s1:s :,
donald, lit is vera MOOD tLin leu
Lnen' after pause. Beg nardor
n Dss w1l ne be able to keep both ,tl
Evoxybody says So
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
ant and refreshing to tie tssfe. M drenfjv
ana positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels.
cleansing the entire system. dispel colds
cure headache, fever, habitnal combination
see billonsness. Please bny and nv 3 box.
g =; &c; ttodsy g g cents: Sold and
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1t Certainly Isn't.
ssHalf the world doesn't know how
the other half lives
We'll, I don't know as it is any OF
their business Town Topics.
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yNTANTED-sEvERAL TRUSTWORTHY PER-
w sous in this state to manage our business in
their own and nearby counties. 1t is mainly Of
fee work conducted at home. Salary straight
$500 year and expenses-defnite, onafde no
more, no less salary Monthly SIS References
Enclose self-addressed stHtupej .I4velar.u r or
bert E Hess, Prest Dent N hi sso
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{HANTED-SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY PER.
w sons IN this state to manage our business
In their own and nearby counties. 1t is mainly
office work conducted at home. Salary straight
$500 year and expenses-definte. bonafde. no
more, no less salary. Monthly S75. references.
Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope, Her
bert Z Hess, Prest.. Dent. NJ ChicagO
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My seven-year.old boy
suffered with pains in
his head. constipation
and complained Of his
stomach. He could not
eat like children Of his
age do and W hat he
did eat did not agree
with him. He was thin
and of n saffron color-
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CdF VI 20 lutO u CEOWOeQ
place without getting q
headache and sick at my
stomach. I heard about
Ripans Tabules from an
. aunt of mine who was
taking them for catarrh
OF the stomach. She had
found such relief from
their use she advised me
to take them too. and I
have been doing so since
last October, and viii
say they have complete.
ly cured my headaches.
I am twenty-nine years
old. You are welcome
to use this testimonial.
Mrs. J. BRooKMYR1.
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beneficial study offered
practical lessons
in
dollar life membership
special
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Reading some OF the testimonials in favor Of
Rpans Tabules, tried them. Ripans Tabules not
only relieved but actually cured my youngster.
the headaches have disappeared bowels are in
good condition and he never complains Of his
stomach. He is now q red, chubby faced boy. This
wonderful change attribute to Rpans Tabules.
/ am satisfied that they will benefit any one from
the cradle to old age) If taken according to direc
lions. =. w. PRICE