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OFFICIAL ROUTE
To C.. A. R. Encampment, Philadelphia,
 Penn, September 4uh-9th.

Penn., September 4uh-9th. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad has been decided on as the official route to the c. A. R. annual encampment, to be held in Philadelphia, Penn, September 4th to 9th.
 @ special rate of $25.10 for the round trip. Tickets on sale at Union Ticket Office September 1, 2 and B. limited good to re- turn September 12, with privilege of an extension of limit good so as to return on or before September 30, 1899.
 The Louisville and Nashville operates through sleeping cars between Nashville and Philadelphia without change. For further information as to schedules, routes and sleeping car reservations, call on or address, R. F. BEASLEY,
 Passenger Agent, Birmingham, Ala.
 S-30-to-9-4
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Thirty dollars and ten cents to New York and Philadelphia and return via Southern railway, through either Norfolk, Charles ton, Savannah or Brunswick This is the short and quick route. Tickets on sale Au- gust 27, 2S, 29, 30, S1 and September 1, linn tied thirty days for return passage.
 S-22-t-sep1
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$2.00-SLEEPING CAR RATE BIRMING- HAM TO MOBILE, VIA MERIDIAN

For the convenience of its patrons the A. G. $. railroad has arranged for the sale of Pullman space Birmingham to Mobile via Meridian at the regular rate of 200 per double berth. Parties leaving Birmingham at 10:15 p. m. arrive at Mobile next morning at 7:30. S-16-tf
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A delightful trip to New York, Boston and the East via Ocean Steamship Go. from Savannah. Finest steamships in coastwise service. Sea air a great tonic.
 Solon Jacobs, Coml Agt.
 2Ol5 First Avenue,
 Birmingham, Ala.
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New York 6; Chicago 2

Chicago, August 29.-After having been pounded for 24 bases yesterday, Gettig again went in today and held the Orphans down to seven singles. Score: Chicago ..... ........ 001100--2 z 5 New York .... .... 201000 0 3-6 8
 Batteries: Barvin and Donahue; Gettis and Wilson.
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Baltimore 5; incinnati 4

Cincinnati, August 29.-The Reds made trong rally in the ninth but could not quite reach it. Pietz was put out of the game for kicking. Score:
 Cincinnati ... ...... 00O00A 1 Baltimore, -. .....0 1 o 021 1-5 I2 3
 Batteries: Hawley and Wood and Petz; Kitson and Smith.
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NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT, G. AR, Philadelphia, Pa.,> September 4th-9th, 1899.

Reduced Rates Via Southern Railway.
 On account of the National Encampment, O. A. R., at Philadelphia, Pa, SepteR Der 4th-9th, the Southern Railway will sesl tickets from points on its lines to Phia6sl- phia and return at very low rates. Tickets will be sold September 1st, End and 3rd, limited to return September 18th. An extension of final limit may be obtained until September 30th by depositing tickets with the joint agent at Philadelphia be- tween September 9th and 9th and on pay ment of a fee of 50 cents.
 For further information call on South ern Railway Ticket Agent.
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Standard for 25 years Moerlein beer.'
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When you need anything in the Drug line give the order to Norton.
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Boston Wins Two

Cleveland, August 29.-Boston took two games from Cleveland with ease. The home club in both games went to pieces in the first inning and played yellow ball. There was the usual slim attendance. Score:
 First game H D Cleveland. .. e. ....0 0 O 0 0 00-1 3 ' Boston,. :. .. .. .. ....2 0 2 0 0 5 o 0-9 10 1
 Batteries-Knepper and Duncan; Nichols and Bergen.
 Second game H D Cleveland. . .. .......0 02O1 00- 12 5 Boston, ... .... :. ....1 1270 t-I 13 2
 Batteries-Collifower and Duncan; Meek in and Clark.
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The best Soda at Norton's.
Drink Moerlein Beer.

Grand Sacred Concert, 4 to 6 p. m. next Sunday at East Lake, by Memoli's peerless band. Take green, white and gold East Lake cars.
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Brooklyn 6; Pittsburg 30

Pittsburg. August 29.-Brooklyn out play ed Pittsburg at every point. The Superbes got runs on hits while the locals were given their on errors. Score:
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6ASt BALL.
washington St. Louis T

St. Louis, August 29.-Donlins wildness was responsible for the loss of today's game. He failed to fill the bill as a twirler, but slaughtered the ball whenever he stepped to the plate. Score:
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We have moved into our New Stables, 4th avenue, be- tween 18th and 18th Sts.
 FEES & SONS.
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WANTED-Good reliable agents to sell Di. amond Contracts on the installment plan; $20 to $30 per week can be made without much work exclusive territory.
 For particulars apply to Home Mercan- tile Company, New York Life Ins. Bldg, room 525, Chicago, III. S-27-2t-sun-wed
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R H E

Pittsburg ...... .... 100000 l Brooklyn ...... ...... 10 20 0 2-6 10 8
 Batteries: Leever and Schriver; McJames and Farrell.
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Philadelphia 8: Louisville '

Philadelphia s; Louisville Louisville, August 29.-The Phillies again defeated the Colonels today, batting out the game in the last half of the ninth Score: Louisville ... .... 00O30 80 1--7 Il 1 Philadelphia .... .... % 900 2-S IS 4 Batteries: Woods and zimmer; Piatt and Mcfarland.
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THE ALABAMA HOME" HAS $25.OOo TO limit of cost Is smaller in this associa- ton than in any other company. Apply ". V. M. Robertson, G. M. 2OO9 First ave. 6-16-1m
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Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by sci- entifically attacking the disease through the blood.
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WANTED-To exchange bicycle CHartford) in good condition for watch. Address Watch, Age-Herald.
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FOR SALE.

$6O0-$1OO cash, balance $10 month, new B. room house, well, etc., near Cain station, Avondale $2.1O0-One-third cash. large lot, close in on 23d street. renting for $244 per annum. S,000-$2, GOO cash, 3-story brick building on 20th street; call quick. This is a bar gain.
 $3.500-$1,O 900 cash, will buy three good G. room houses on 18th street, North, near Sth avenue. $900-Neat cottage, lot 50x190, next to Iacys store at West End sSOO-New house at Speaker station, Wood lawn. s. E. THOMPSON Telephone No. M. 219 Fist St. FOR SALE AT THESE PRICES
 FOR THIS WEEK ONLY. g. Cheapest vacant lot on South High 8, GOA beautiful residence on South High lands $3. 3.5OO-Modern, up-to-date residence, South Highlands. $2, ,5O0-Nice little residence in the Four r Hundred district. $3, 3,750-Comfortable house for large fam fly; 11th avenue, South. A,000-Only house and lot left for sale on Highland avenue for any such price. $7,500-Lovely South Highland residence $6,5O0-A new South Highland home; spe- cial. $1oOO0-why wait when you can get this elegant place for this price? Highland avenue. $s,oOO-Near goth street car line, South Highlands. ss.2Oo-south Highlands, convenient to the car line. s1,15o-Lots and 9, near South Highlands; 100x130.
 W. N. MALONE & CO,
 Real Estate and Insurance Agents.
 2017 First Avenue. FOR RENT-Store rooms Nos 113 115, IF, 119 and 121, east side of 18th street, be- tween 1st and 2d avenues. Store room southeast corner of 18th street and 2d avenue, just opposite U. S. court house and postoffice; one of the best To- cations in the city to build up a drug store business. Store room 1903 2d avenue. next to the cor ner and opposite postoffce. All of these stores are less than block from the new opera house.
 W. A. SMITH,
 1916 9th avenue, or 1S011k 2d avenue. S-20-tf
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WANTED-Those interested in investments in the mineral district of Alabama, or in quiring for business location. to corre- spond with me. Address Samuel D. Jones, Real Estate and Insurance, 1910 3d ave- nue, Bessemer. Ala. S27-eod
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Inv iGorating and refreshing = Moerlein beer.
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WANTED-Intellgen ladies to accept per- manent position, own town; salary to start, $6 a week; send stamp for parhcu- lars. The Bell Company, ] apt. 26 Phila- deiphia. Pa 7-16-St-wed sat
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DIR. Q. T. DOZIER SPECIALIST. Genito Urinary
 Surgery.

hhO v AAhA
 Surgery.
 Cutaneous and venereal diseases. All delicate dis orders of sexual organs and peI- vic yiscera of men and women. Cystitis, strct- ure, sexual weak ness prostatitis, ire o1I1
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WAN1ED.

 WANTED-You can get nice room and board at 1920 5th avenue; also day board. WANTED-Men to shave at Leggetts bar Der shop; shave and shine. 10c hair cut, 25c. Everything clean and frst-elass. Opposite union depot, on 20th street. WANTED-Good secondhand Corliss en- zine of 200-horse power; state size of cyl finder and length of stroke Address. A. 30 St
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St. Louis.. .... ......1 02011020 CT 13 5 Washington. .. .. ..3 0 1 % 1-13 19 4
 Ba'tteries-Donlin, Powell and Criger; Dineen and Rc .ch.
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WANTED-Manager and agents in every
 city for cheapest and largest line, made to order only. Est. 1879. Hunter Tailor ing & Shirt Co.,, Cincinnati O. S-5-S0t cod
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WANTED-A young man in engineers of flee; one with some knowledge of draw ing preferred. Address H. & H., Box 322, city. S-29-6t
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WANTED-Good accommodations and board for myself, wife and five children, from two to nine years old. South High lands preferred George Laurie. care of Cook & Laurie New St. Vincent's Hos pital. 8-27-3t
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WANTED-Board for couple; no children; South Highlands preferred. Address F. O. Box 4S7. S-20-6t-eod
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WANTED-North Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer Land Stock w. B. Leedy Co.,, 1141k North Fist street. S-20-7t s1,00o REWARD-For any wiggle-tai's or microbes found in Stevens Aerated Wa ter. S-H-t
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$600-$10O cash, balance $10 month, new B. room house, well, etc., near Cain station, Avondale
 &, $2,100-One-third cash. large lot, close in on 23d street. renting for $244 per annum. 8, S,000-$2 GOO cash, 3-story brick building on
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FOR SALE-One pair twin Corliss engines
 made by Corliss Steam Engine Co.,. Provi- dence, R. l. Cylinders 18x42 inches; used ten months; up-to-date. Suitable for fac tory or hoisting purposes. Write for low prices. Full line of machinery always on hand. T. F. Johnson. 1920 Powell Ave, Birmingham, Ala. S-13-1m
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DIED..

COOK. On Wednesday morning, October IL, 1873,
at the home of his sister. at Shepherdstown.
W. Va. Rev. CHAS. o. COOK, Of the Balti-
NJ E. Church conference.
CUNNINGHAM At Louisa Court House. Va. Oc-
tober IL, 1899, at I am, MARIETTA Nc
KNEW, beloved wife Of W. +. Cunningham
HALL. On Wednesday, October II. 1899, at 1918
am, at the residence of Mr.. J. L. Gladmon,
3o2 NJ street northwest, 1. NEWTON HALL.
Notice of funeral hereafter %
HANCOCK. At the residence of her parents,
Washington. ID. c., on Wednesday, October IL,
1899 ELIZABETH STERLING daughter OF
Colonel and Mrs. John Hancock.
(St. Paul papers pleese copy0
LANG. On Tuesday. October 10, 1899. at 1880
pm, CHARLES b. LANG in the sixty second
year of his age, at his residence. sos sth
street southeast.
Funeral private.
RECTOR. Suddenly, at 4:45 o'clock am. October
II, 1899. his resijen .e, $40 North Carolina
avenue southeast, ISAAC RECTOR, in the
eighty-fourth year of his age.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
SNOWDEN. On Tuesday. October TO- 1899. at
4:15 pm, ANNA F., widow Of the late Joseph
S. Snowden, entered into eternal rest.
Funeral services Wednesday. October IL. at
$3.50 o'clock pm, at No. 80! ID street north
Interment at Philadelphia, Pa.
SPELLANE. On Tuesday October 10, 1899, at
pm, in rear 825 New Jersey avenue northwest.
Kerry Ireland aged eighty-four years.
Funeral from St. Aloystus Church Thursday morn
ing at O'Clock Relatives and friends in
vited
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arlington-L r. Warren, Virginia: E. E.
Pasctall, Atlanta, Ga; G. L. Chase, Hart
ford, Conn; r. w. Anderson. Pittsburg E.
Z. North, Newark, N. ].
Ebbitt-J. S. Foley, Detroit; w J. For
saith Boston: ]. E. Wagner. Philadelphia;
F. E. Abbott, Chicago; Bishop John Ire
land, st. Paul
Metropolitan-B. p. Human, Chicago; A
L. Fogg, Cincinnati; E. E. Fitzgerald. Mil
waukee; w. G. Neal, Richmond, Va
Nauonal-L. G. Thompson, indianapolis:
NJ. j. Lunn, Pittsburg; A. L. Lane Phla-
delphia; 8. d. Green, New York, f. A.
Garland, Worcester. Mass.
Raleigh-D. M. Carter. Chicago; S. J.
Bowling, Detroit; A. Howell, Atlanta, Ga
G. H. Smith. Denver. Col
Riggs-F. NJ. Burgess. New York: c. H.
Hanson. Boston; a. J. Clarke, Baltimore
Shoreham-W. P. Tribe. Buffalo. n Y;
W. l.. Reynolds, Atlanta, Ga; E. S. Beach,
Boston; ]. w Reid. London Eng
Weillngton-T. Y. Young. Cincinnati; A.
~ Harris. North Carolina; r. L. c. Griffith,
Philadelphia.
Willard-L. H. Vogel Brooklyn, N. Y;
H. ID: Graft Chicago; s. A Patterson,
Philadelphia.
ST. James-R. d. Ingram. Philadelphia:
G. b. Whitcomb. Boston. Mass; c. w
Mauk, Pittsburg: P. NJ. Kelley New York;
Geo L. Marshall, New York: J. H. Wilson,
Boston.
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Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Clarence NJ EXley and Maud H.
Sterling; Charles G. Benner and Mary c.
Weherle: Charles Edwin Berry and Edna
Adelia Parmenter; ]. Rock of this city and
Alice l.. Smith of Lisbon, Ohio; Harry c.
De Walt and Lilly F. Lutz; Walter w. Dy-
son of Hanover Court House, Va, and An
ME L. Mills of Atlee. Va; Altamont Ii.
Bracey and Pattie 2. Lambert, both OF
st. Tammany, Va; Worthington c. Ford
of Boston, Mass, and Bess +. Quin of this
city; James r. Maloney and Frances J..
Cornell, both of Baltimore, Md: Charles
E. Henderson and Jessie d. Appler; Alfred
George of Philadelphia and Salle L. NJ.
Shock of this city; John G.. Urquhart and
Mary b. Compton: john l.. Fletcher and
Grace E. Fields; William NJ. Mothershead
and Elizabeth F. Goats. George w. q.
King and Mabel NJ. Emerson; Robert En-
met Wiley of Little Rock, Ark, and Eliza
beth S Stocks of this city; Melvin q. Ben
jamin and Annice Montague Rice.
Colored-Sanford O. c. Jackson of this
city and Rebecca A. coleman of Manassas,
Va; William Madden and Louisa Smith;
Edward D. Ball and Ella |. Fisher; Joseph
Cooper and Ida Moore; William Hunter
and Cecilia A. Plummer: George E. Boar
man and Mary W. Griffin.
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SLIGHT INCREASE NOTED.
Number of Deaths in District the
Past Week.

The mortality of the District during the
past week was 124, as against 115 in the
previous week There were "A deaths
among the whites. with death rate of 10. 40.
and 30 among the colored with death rate
of 300. For each thousand of the whole
population the annual death rate was 22.2I.
There was an increase from to I6 as
compared with the last report. in deaths
from diseases of the brain and nervous sys-
tenn: of 8 to 13 in those from heart affec-
tons. and from II to 80 in those of the
lungs Deaths from diseases of the kid
neys declined from II to Z, and of children
under five years of age from 81 TO 20.
At the close of last report there were 1oi
cases of diphtheria in quarantine. During
the week 26 new cases were reported and
"A were discharged, leaving sc cases in iso
lation in 81 premises.
OF scarlet fever there were "A cases I'M
der observation at the close of last report.
During the week q new cases occurred
and . were discharged, leaving IS cases in
Isolation in ~ premises.
OF the zymotic class there were 4 fatal
cases of diphtheria, q OF typhoid fever and
u of diarrhoeal diseases.
The mean weather conditions were: Tenn
perature of the atmosphere. 81 degrees;
barometrtc pressure. 30.19, and relative HUI
nudity, 90. The rainfall was 1.12 inches
with northwesterly winds averaging five
miles per hour. The highest range of the
thermometer was 60 degrees, on the 9th
instant and the lowest 33 degrees, on the
I'd.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mertens of Cumberland and
Miss Lillian Ronacker. John Miller, Mrs.
Isabelle Rudd. Miss Prift, Miss Edna
Boggs. Thomas Sullivan and family, Will
liam Beagle and wife, s. Houck and wife.
Mr.. Tracy and wife, Miss Annie Fox, Miss
Mamie Fox. Edwin Forrest Robert Carroll,
Albert Friedrich. Dennis Hayser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Doering. Mr.. and Mrs. Boggs, Misses
Annie and Maggie Thompson and Katie
Leary. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoeke Mrs Martin.
Misses Agnes Boggs. Halle Doering, Nora
Willard. Nora Campbell. Annie Wilson.
Rosa Spencer, Hattie Douglass. Messrs.
Thomas Walsh w. A. Whitman T. d. Har-
per. Philip Helriegel. Frank Hall. Samuel
Dawes, A. Friedrich, Steve Caldwell.
Capt. VIM. Anderson, Dr. Frederick, J. l..
Eckard. A. Rochelle. Alexander McKie.
Joseph Geier of Washington, Mrs. Gussie
knopke of New York. Edward c. Peter.
G. NJ. Anderson, A. A. Braddock. II. Bowie
Vinson. Nicholas d. Offutt. John w. keich-
ner. Rockville. and George r. Rice, Philip
Stone. Wilson r. Tschiffely, Misses Cora
Cummings, Ida and Maud Fisher. Maud
Gibbs. Mrs. Dangler. Mrs. A f. Fisher. Mr..
and Mrs. Val. Collier. Lynn NJ. Campbell. Jas.
T. Tschiffely. F. f. Crockett w. r. En-
brey and George Myers, from different sec
lions of the county.
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Gold and Precious
Stone Jewelry Of the
highest type of design
and quality.
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square root, and he has kept up with his
schoolmates. If it was dropped because of
the necessity of giving the time to some
study that pertains to common (sense)
school course there would be no reason to
complain, but to throw it out, and keep
clay modelling and geology in the list, to me
appears the height of folly.
hope that other parents who think as
l do, and may have greater influence with
the school powers that be-" will enter
into the fight for the restoration of arith-
metfc to the eighth grade Studies, and that
you will give US your powerful aid.
T. 8. II.
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Concerning study Of Arithmetic.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Who is responsible for the Sdropping OF
arithmetic from among the studies in the
eighth grade schools? Upon what grounds
can such action be defended? And how
can It's restoration be effected?
An answer to the above queries would
crafty number of parents know. Ger
tainly child Of thirteen or fourteen years
Of age has had no sufficient grounding in
that study. My own son, who Is not yet
fourteen, has only had sniattering Of
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MARRIED..

SHOCK-GEORGE. On Wednesday, October II.
1899. at the residence of Commodore VIM. Ii.
Shock. U.S.N., 14o4 18th street northwest.
Washington, D. c., Rev. Lucien CLARK. DID,
officiating, SALL1E l. NJ SHOCK TO ALFRED
GEORGE of Philadelphia, Pa.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-16
Growing a Grnndmother.

He was a wee little man, only 8 years
old. but very brave. courageous and un-
complaining, more courageous and IN
complaining than any one knew. for
though be was only baby he had trials
TO bear The family had gone to a new
country in the far west. the mamma,
this little man, and the sister, little
older. Ii was a very new country, very
different from the city in the east
where they had left many friends, rela-
tives and, nearest of all, a dear old
grandmother. The mamma was so busy
in her new home that she had little
time for the babies except TO see that
they were clean and well fed. So they
were lonesome, sometimes, as mamma
found out one day in way that
brought the tears to her eyes
The little 3-year-old had been very
busy and very quiet making a big hole
in the ground with such earnestness Of
purpose that she went to see what was
being done.
The hole was completed when she
reached the spot and in it had been
placed something that she took out and
examined with wondering curiosity. 1t
was the strangest thing to go into a
hole in the ground-an old daguerreo-
type, picture of the dear grandmamma
at home
"Why, baby" exclaimed mamma,
what are you doing with this!''
II fought" said the little man with
quivering lip and all the pent up lone
illness and homesiokness in his voice. Il
fought, maybe, if planted it annozzer
grandma would grow. New York
Times
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was used To all kinds of orders and
could interpret them easily.
II want ten pounds Of paralyzed sug-
ar " she began, with businesslike air
"Yes'm. Anything else?''
1.-TWO cans of condensed milk
"Yes'm "
He set down "pulverized sugar" and
condensed milk.
Anything more, ma 'am?''
"A bag Of fresh salt Be sure it's
fresh. -
"Yes'm What next?'
"A pound of desecrated Goldfish. "
He wrote elibly ''desiccated cod. -
Nothing more ma'amg We have
some nice horse radish just in -
"No, :" she said. alt would be of no
use 10 us. We don't keep horse.
Then the grocer sal down and famed
himself with patent yashboard, al
though the temperature was nearly
zero. New York World.
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Eye NIassrEr.

Whenever your organs of sight feel
weak, do not claw at them with the
knuckles, so to express it, You must
not massage your eyes the same way
you would the stronger parts of the
body. They need help from the hands
but this help must be administered in n
very gentle and delicate method
John Quincy Adams had n WHY OF
treating his eyes, which, it is said
preserved their vision to old age. with
out the help of spectacles-
This was to place his thumb aud fore
finger each upon an eyelid and gently
rub them toward the nose number Of
times each day The action encourages
circulation of blood in that locality.
does away with the tiny spots that
sometimes float before the vision anti
prevents that tuttening of the lense,
which causes dimness of sight ut u CeI
tain focus.
is wonderful how much good Ga
be zone the eyes of people OF all ages by
using this simple exercise 10 or 10 min
utes each day.
If you are where 1t may not be con
venient to measure time as in the dark,
it is well to count the number of passes
made by the fingers over the eyes until
you have reached the number that you
have demonstrated by experiment tina,
time will allow.-New York Ledger
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x.ch Mo.rnra Mothrr.

When Shafter was senior colonel OF
the army, he was temporarily in charge
of some western post and numbered in
his command an exceedingly bright, ca
pable fellow whose cleverness was con
tinually getting him the noncommission
stripes and whose escapades We're just
as frequently getting him reduced to
mp at Shafter's quarters with n long
face and applied for leave to attend the
funeral of his mother who had died the
previous night. he said, in the town
The request was granted, but later on,
in looking over the same records, the
colonel discovered that the same man
had been granted leave the month before
ON the identical pretext. Shafter said
nothing, but a couple of days afterward
encountered the bereaved warrior on
parade ground. Look here, my man, -
said Pecos Bill solemnly, Il want to
ask you question. Were you good TO
that mother of yours while she was
alive?''
well, sir-yes, sir-that is. hope
so, stammered the culprit, not know
ing what was coming
81 hope so, too, replied the colonel
I've heard of mothers dying for their
sons, but never of one dying twice in
80 days for one. You may go in mourn.
ing for month at the guardhouse.
New Orleans Times Democrat