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Nobody,a Mother.

There is { story told on one of the
circuits, which may or may not have
seen the light Of print already, of how
not long ago a very young barrister rose
to examine one of his witnesses with an
unaccountably hazy notion Of her iden-
tity II think that you are the prison.
er's mother?" be began.
Certainly not. sir" was the unex-
pected answer.
Turning hurriedly to his brief, he
thought he had found the reason for her
evident annoyance. "Ah, yes, /" he con-
tinued, 'I see, you are the prosecutrix's
motherf"
Certainly not, came her reply. still
more empha ically.
"Then whose mother are you?'' he
demanded, almost In despair, and she
fairly boiled over with indignation as
she retorted: "Nobody's, sir. I am a
single woman. "--St James Gazette.
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Send your address 10 he. Bucklen & Co,
Chicago, and get a free sample box of DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. A trial viii kten-
vince you Of their merits. These pill are
easy in action and are particularly efee tive
IN the cure Of Constipation and Sick Head.
ache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they
have been proved Invaluable. They ara
guaranteed to be perfectly free from every
deletenious substance and to Be p pnsslb
vegetable. They do not weaken By ssr
action. but By giving tone 90 The stomach
and bowels greatly inTigorats The system.
Regulsr size 25e. per box Sold hy DR.. H.
Vaughan, Druggist.
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Beats the Ktondike.

Mr.. A. G. Thomas. of Marvsyille, Tex,
has found moe valuable discovery than
has yet been made in the Klondike. For
years be suffered unfold agony fsom eon=
sumption, accompied BY heniorrhases: and
was absolutely cused BY DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
He declares that gold IS of Htile value in
comparison with this marvelouscure;wuuld
have Il. even If it cost a hundred dollars .
bottle. Asthma, Bronchitis and all throat
and lung affections are positively cured By
DR.. King, 3 New Discovery for Consumption.
Trial bottles free al Dr. y Y Vaaghan's Drug
Store. Regular size 50 CENTS and $l.o0,
Guaranteed to cure o. price refunded.
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PhotoersphIc.

The celebrated Cyclone Cameras are being
used by amateurs and professionals all over
the civilized world. The most compact
and least complicated of any in the market.
A child can operate them. Plain and
Complete instructions go with each Camera
Size Of pictures 2ix2s up TO 5r7 Price $s so
up. Nothing on earth win give you or a
friend to whom presented more pleasure
than one Of these Cameras Write for illus
trated Catalogue with full descriptions,
Prices &C.
Marsh Mfg. Co. 6l2 w. Lake ST. Chicago
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A Curious Case of somnambulism.

A Curious Case of somnambu1ism.
The modern novelist is very prone tc
found his plots on the doings Of sleep.
walkers and hypnotists, but, as usual,
truth is stranger than fiction, and
his efforts ara outdpne by actual occur
renoes, Here. for example, is true
story from France of gentleman miss
ing from his bedroom packet contain
ing more than e2, worth Of bonds.
The thief could not be traced, but short
ly afterward the mistress of the house,
who had taken the robbery to heart even
more than her husband, was taken to a
doctor, for she was suffering from nerv-
ous prostration.
The doctor, firm believer in hyp-
notism. was told of the robbery and.
putting two and two together. hypnotic
ed his patient and extorted confession
from her that she had taken the bonds
and buried them in the garden. There,
upon search being made, they were
found, but the lady is as yet quite igno-
rant Of the fact that she herself was
the person who hid them. Chambers
Journal
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ne Meant wen

The trial Of DOCTORS suit was pub
iished ID q Connecticut newspaper some
years ago, In which . witness was
called fpr the purpose Of approving
the correction Of the DOCTORS bill.
The witness was asked BY the lawyer
wheshsf Ahs doctor did not make sew.
leral TIsltp after the patient was out Of
dang No. replied the witness,
n fensia6Fsd The patient ia danger 80
Ion fle doctor continued bis
7iait samaritan.
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weathcr Forecnata.

The first attempt at scientific fore
casting of the weather was the result Of
a storm which during the Crimean war,
Nov IA. 1854. almost destroyed the
fleets of France and England. AS a
storm had ragged several days earlier In
France Valiant, the French minister OF
war, directed that Investigations be
made to see if the two storms were the
same and if the progress of the disturb
ances could have been foretold. It was
demonstrated that the two were In real
ity one storm and that it's path could
have been ascertained and the feet fore
warned in ample time to reach safety.
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Napoleon In Evergreen.

The great Napoleon, done in ever
green, is the unique statue that stands
in the garden of NJ. d'Aguilleres, in the
suburbs Of Paris. The statue is a perfect
model Of the "little corporal" In char
acteristic attitude. wearing a cooked
hat and sword and snuffbox in hand.
The features are very ifelika.
The greatest care is necessary In order
to preserve the likeness. and the artist
gardener spends considerable time in
clipping off dead leaves and cutting
away an occasional branch. The sigma
ture of Napoleon is reproduced at the
foot of the statue in fiowers.-Paris
Letter.
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The Retort courteous.

Father O'Leary, well known Ro-
man Catholic priest and wit, was on
very friendly terms with his neighbor,
the Church of England vicar. They met
on the road one day, when the vicar said
excitedly, "Oh, Father O'Leary, have
you heard the awful news?"
"No, says the priest. "what is it,
at all?''
Something awful, says the vicar.
1.-THE bottom has fallen out of purga-
tory, and all the Catholics have tum-
bled into hell r.
ooh, dear, oh, DEAR" says Father
O'Leary, "what a crushing the poor
Protestants must have got tr'-London
Chronicle.
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How "a Fror HIbernatea.

According to Simon Henry Sage, the
frog does not hibernate in leaves or the
trunks of trees. but in a dry hole in the
ground not likely to freeze. He scratches
the hole with his hind feet and enters
backward. Once inside, there is appar-
emily no trace of the fact outside. Frogs
found under frozen leaves are still able
to move about. Mr.. Sage has found
alternating frogs with their extremities
and skin frozen, but their vital organs
were still intact, and they recovered
their activity ON being liberated. Lon
don Globe.
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a MISTAKE N the BIRD Market

A Persian Ia the market placs
Longed for and SO took home wren.
Yes, his was but q common case;
Such always are the ways Of men.
Once his, the brown bird please him not;
Almost he wished it would take wing
He loosed the cage door and forgot
The dark. unsinging. lonely thing.
Night came and touched with wind and dew
tAlone there in the dim INCONSISTENCY
A rose that at the window grew
And. oh. that sudden song divine.
His children started from their sleep
Their orient eyes with rapture lit.
Their pale young mother hid to weep:
Their father did not care whit.
He only heard the impassioned wall
From that small prison overhead.
AMy wren Is but a nightingale
I'll wiring its noisy throatP' he said.
Sarah Piatt in Century
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The Rose is Ancient.

Every continent on the globe, with
the exception Of Australia, produces
wild roses. There can be little doubt
that the rose is one Of ths earth's old
es-fowsfs. In Egypt it is depicted on
number of very early monumental.
believed to date from from 5000 to e500
B. @. Rosewater, or the essence Of
roses. is mentioned BY Homer in the
.'Iliad = aud the alIusiou made TO the
flower ii the Proverbso Of solomon In
iicates thai it had already bsen long
known.
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Qua1ined to Do II.

'Did you know, said the tooth car
penter, looking up from his paper, "that
the Indians practiced dentistry in the
earliest times?n
81 didn't know it, . replied the man
who had once sat IN a dentists chair,
"but am not at all surprised. The In
dians have always been a brutal and
cruel race. !"
Then he laughed gIeefully, forgetful
of the fact that there was still time for
the dentist to add Sl5 or s20to his bill.
Chicago Post
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Her Maiden Aim.

Hoax-So young Goidrox has taken .
wife. What was her maiden namef
Joax-Her maiden aim seems to have
been to marry Goldrox, and she proved
an unusually good shot for woman
Philadelphia Record.
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Fa,rreachinr.

Nelly-1 don't see how getting ones
feet wet causes toothache
Jack-You don'ti If you had ever
had tooth pulled, you would know
that the roots run clear to your toes
Tacoma Ledger.
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The quorum which ratified the United
States constitution for Pennsylvania
was secured by abduction and held be-
hind locked doors.
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An Explanation,

Little Dot-Mamma, was playing
with your best tea set while You were
away, and when You bring 1t out for
company you'll be shocked, cause
you'll think one of the cups has a hair
In 1t, but It isn't hair.
Mamma What is itf
Little Dot-It's only crack. Pick
Ne Un.
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where EARLY Planting Is Desirable.

Where Early Planting II Desirable.
II tell we'll meaning but perhaps
not yet perfectly persistent young friend.
who asks me about it, said Mr.. Stay
bolt. "that there is no such thing as an
incubator that will hatch out eagles
from dollars while you wait; that the
only way indeed in which money cror
can be raised is by the most careful and
constant cultivation, and venture to
remind him. being young and with the
world yet before him, that this is
crop in which it is desirable to begin
planting early in order to produce the
best results. New York Sun.
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sweethearts.

Mr.. a. Ballard, B. A., LII. B., sends
us the following from Oxford: "Your
tale of the Italian prelate reminds me
of the negro student who at one Of our
great missionary colleges was conduct
ing family prayers, and In an outburst
Of enthusiasm prayed, Give us all pure
hearts. give us all clean hearts, give us
all sweet hearts, to which all the con-
gregation replied, Amen London
Chronicle.
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West Virginia is twice as large az
Massachusetts,, twice as large as Mary
land and as large as Connecticut. Rhode
Island, DeiaWare. New Jersey and Yer
mont combined.
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There is more Catarrh this section o
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarrh to be constitutional
disease, and therefore requires constitution
al treatment, Halls Gatarrh Cure. manu-
factured by F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses from
10 drops to teaspoonful. It acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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OLD POINT coMroRr ONLY.

Tickets to Old Point Comfort only, in
cluding luncheon on going trip, one and
three-fourths days board at that place, and
good to return direct by regular trains
within six days, will be sold in connection
with this tour at rate of $500 from New
York; $3.50 from Trenton; $3.50 from
Philadelphia, and proportiopate rates from
other points.
For itineraries and full information apply
to Ticket Agents; Tourist Agent, 1196
Broadway, New York; 789 Broad Street,
Newark, Nj; or Geo. W. Boyd. Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia.
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Took the blind,

~ dearly love birds, he gently
sighed, and then she didn't do thing
but hasten to the open piano and softly
began singing. 81 wish ! were bird. .
They are looking for nest now. =
Yonkers Statesman.
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A Handicap.

Corson-Do you think trained nurses
should be prettyf
Hillebrand-Not If they are expected
TO follow their calling permanently. =
Philadelphia North American.
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. cnnrtefl FIffv Years. !

The longest courtship on record was
that Of Robert Taylor, postmasl 3 at
Scarva, lre. He coartsd his Tad loys
for SO years and married her 10 1872,
whsn bis sse was los. He reesntIy
died. ID his 154th year.
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Lenrflh and nrenifll.

Mrs. Billus- Well. I'm glad we
went. Foreign travel does broaden ones
mind soi
Mr.. Billus-And shortcuts his bank
account. Chicago Tribune.
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Ivhere our I.anguage stumble.

''There is positively the dumbest man
lever saw. Why, that feilow doesn't
know anything .
stAnd yet he is chief assistant In his
wife's intelligence Office Chicago
News.
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OLD POINT COMFORT, RICHMOND,
AND WASHINGTON.


six-Day Tour via Pennsylvania r. r.
The first of the present series of person
ally-copducted tours to Old Point Comfort,
Richmond and Washington via the Penn
sylvania Railroad will leave New York and
Philadelphia on Saturday, January 2Sth.
Tickets, including transportation. meals
en- route in both directions. transfers of
passengers and baggage, hotel accommoda
tions at Old Point Comfort, Richmond and
Washington. and carriage ride about Rich
mond-in fact, every necessary expense for
a period of six days-will be sold at rate of
$34.o0 from New York, Brooklyn and New
ark; $3.50 from Trenton; S31O0 from
Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from
other stations.
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ANA nTfnfrtertnl Toa.

The Bachelor Well, how did your
battle with the coquette come outi
The Newly Made Benedict-It was q
tie. Syracuse Herald
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English farthings are,no longer like
" to be mistaken for half crowns, for
now they are minted not only Of diff
ferent size and design, but even of O
different color. being dull bronze.
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Life insurance is good thing ba health
insurance, by keeping the blood pui8 with
Hoods Sassaparilla, is stiIl better.
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Trivial" is derived from tEe Latin
for three ways. and means tie petty
gossip OF the crossroads.
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Tonight
II your liver is out Of order, causing
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Heart
burn, or Constipation, take dose of
Hoods Pills

On retiring, and tomorrow your di-
gestive organs will be regulated and
you win be bright, active and ready
for any kind Of work. This has
been the experience of others; it
viii be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold by all medicine dealers. 25 cts.
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Frea pilis.

In proportion to It's size, a fiy walks
about S6 times as fast rs a man.
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Iardanier Stands.

J:.rdanier Stands.
Hall Stands, Hanging Hat
IL Racks.
Easles in Bamboo, Oak and
~ White.
MI irrors for Mantels and
III Parlors.
Ebony and Oak Book
- Racks.
Dugs in all sizes OF Smyrna
N and goat skin.
lands Gard, Umbrella and
~ Parlor.
nttomans and small articles
" for ornamentation.
Mew Novelties in Furniture.
Window Shades. Carpets by
sample.
The above articles, the follow
ing and many more at
j. H. EMERsON's,
Middletown, Delaware
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A Heroic Feat at Muscat by Some
of Uncle sam's Old Time Jack Tars
That Thrilled the Hearts of a Whole
ships Crew.
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PART OF THE PRIZE OF A YANKEE FRICATE.

In q sail loft at the north end of
Boston, among a number Of old relics
Is a hgurehead of ancient pattern that
has excited intense curiosity not only
among landsmen, but also among sail
ors, who have made q variety Of guess
es as to its origin, For a number OF
years it held a conspicuous place on
the corner of an old building for nearly
a half century to the time of his death.
How it came into his possession cannot
be learned, but that he had it for some
years before he made it the sign to
call attention to his place, of business
is known to many of his old friends.
All the stories told by the older men
along the waterfront agree in n par
ticular-that the f1gurehead once was
part of an old French frigate. The
name Of the vessel has been lost, and
the exact time of its coming into the
possession of the American is IN
known. But the appearance of the
fgurehead bears out the legend of its
origin.
The face of the female figure is of
a distinctively French cast, and the
head dress has also the indication Of
French femininity. Old sailors who
have visited all parts of the world, and
have seen women of every civilized na-
ton, agree on this point.
The best sustained story Of the fig
ure is that it was on one of the vessels
captured by the frigate Constellation
during the trouble with France just
after the revolution, and from her vas
transferred to the bow of an American
ship.
The Caroline, one Of the large ships
of her day, was the first that carried
the fgurehead while flying the Ameri-
can flag. She was built in Maine, and
was, it is said, one of the beauties OF
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head and the history Of the last voyage
Of the Mariana. At the suggestion Of
some Of his friends, and perhaps In
auenced by the predictions Of bad luck
to come to the sailors, who could see
nothing but trouble for any one having
It in his store, the owner Of the figure
head decided to remove it. Part with
it he would not, so he put 1t on the
building over the door Of the store.
There 1t attracted attention for years
and many a visitor from the city gazed
with admiration at the beautiful face.
The figure is that of a most handsome
woman. The features are classic, but
not in the least hard or cold. The eyes
look at one with a kindly gaze, which
grows more and more intelligent and
interesting the longer one stands before
it. The mouth is slightly parted, as II
the full lips were about to speak. The
hair is arranged in small rolls over the
high forehead, and the back roll is con-
cealed by a high comb of very ancient
pattern. The neck and part of the bust
is exposed and bear the lines Of grace
fulness and beauty. The dress is cut
low-necked, and the shoulder straps are
ornamental puffs of the style worn by
court ladies nearly a century ago. The
bodice is markedly draped, and the flow
Of the drapery to the butt of the post
by which the figure was attached to the
bow is artistic in the highest degree.
The fgurehead was removed a couple
of weeks ago, and is now in the posses
sion of the veteran rigger, Albert Low,
and holds a place among his curiosities,
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Alkalies and Plant Growth.

Most of the cultivated plants will
not stand a large supply of alkali in
the soil. Alkalies are valuable to only
a certain extent, but beyond that they
become a barrier to plant progress.
Wheat will not stand more than one
per cent in the soil, and Kentucky blue
grass still less. When wheat is sown
on land containing q much as one
per cent of the alkalies. the seeds are
unable to terminate, or II termination
takes place the young plants die Of
thirst, although the soil may contain
water enough for the needs Of the
plants If the alkali were eliminated.
Nkalies in solution increase the densi-
ties Of the soil waters. and the young
plants die Of thirst, because the soil
absorbs the water from their roots in
stead of the roots absorbing water
from the soil. There is usually more
alkali at the surface than at the depths
at which the roots feed, and it is often
the case that a crop will live on land
containing an amount of alkali that
would prevent the termination of its
seeds. Thus alfalfa is an excellent
crop for moderately alkaline soils. be-
cause the thick growth and abundant
LEAKAGE shade the soil and prevent
evaporation Of water and accumulation
Of alkalies at the surface. The long
tap roots penetrate to the deeper levels
where there is comparatively little Of
the alkali present.
Our western deserts may yet become
fields covered with luxuriant growths
OF pasturase. The Introduction Of the
Austrian salt bush Is q step In this
direction and Of the formation Of an
heritage thak viii Ignore the alkal and
yet furnish GOOD pastures for live STOCK.
Tbs salt bush y especially adaptsd u
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| the merchant feet of the time. Her
| fate. like that of the Frenchman, is In
doubt, but the longshore sailormen, as
we'll as the deep-water tars, say tina
she had poor luck, and finally went
ashore on some Of the dangerous reefs
on the northern New England shore
and broke in pieces. the only thing OF
value that was saved being the figure
head. When the owners OF the snip
Mariana were building her, the figure
head came under their notice. M It's
beauty struck them. They secured 1t
and made It the conspicuous object on
the bow Of their venture. The MARI
tana was stoutly built, and had all the
belongings Of a first-class sailing YES
sci. Her captain was a tried and expe-
rienced sailor, and her crew was al
ways the best that could be secured,
but she vas not what the sailors would
call q safe or successful vessel. Her last
voyage ended at shag rocks. just east
Of Boston light, some ~thirty-fve years
ago. She was sailing for Boston, we'll
laden with a mixed cargo. when q
storm arose. With wind, tide and, as
the sailormen say. luck against her, she
went on the reef. and was broken up.
The crew was saved after great suffer-
ing and landed in Boston, but the boat
was q complete wreck. The cargo was
scattered all over the outer harbor and
was picked up by fishermen and others.
who went after It for the salvage.
Among the articles brought to this
city. were several bales Of cotton and
the fgnrehead, which escaped without
a scratch. It lay about Constitution
wharf for some time, and came finally
into the keeping Of q Mr.. McGlynn.
whose place Of business was at the
head Of Lincoln wharf. It lay in his
store for q time, admired BY all who
saw 1t and an object Of interest and
story to the sailors who gathered there
TO tell sea yarns and relate their ex-
periences. The story Of the hgurehead
was related to every landsman who
came there, and many q visitor from
the country has stoodSopen-mouthed n
establishment while the old salts told
Of tho hoodoo th1k followed the figure
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means Of stimulating applause.

means Of stimulating applause. The
inventor, Herr Zimmerman, has
learned that two leather sacks, filled
with air, when brought violently to-
gether. make a noise precisely like that
produced by the clapping of hands. He
placed pairs of leather sacks in hidden
places throughout a theater, and then
connected them by wires with the
wings, SO that they could be set in mo-
ton by electricity on . button being
pressed. The .regisseur in the wings
controls the apparatus in all parts Of
the house, and can produce applause
from the gallery. the pit or the stalls
at will.