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ST. PETER AT THE GATE. fit. Peter stood guard at the Ooldeu Gate, , With a solemn meiu aud aa air sedate, When up to the top of the golden stair A man and a wotnaa ascending there Applied for admission. They came and stood v Before St. Peter, so greafand good, In hopes tha City of Peace to win, And asked 6t. Peter to let them in. The woman was tall, and lank, aud thin, With a scraggy beardlet upon her chiu ; The inati ras bhort, and thick, and stout, ilia stomach wan built so it rounded out ; His face, was pleasant, and all the while Ho Wjore a kindly and genial riuile ; The choirs in the distance the echoes woke, And the man kept e till whilu the woman spoke. "0, ithou ! who gardest the Gate," said he, 'VVe two come hither beseeching thee To lot us uUr the heavenly laud, And play our harps with the angel band. Of me, tit. Peter, there is no doubt, out ; There's nothing from Heaven to bur me I've been to meotiug three time- a week, jA-nd almost always I'd rise aud speuk. 'I've told the sinners about the day When they'd repeat of their evil way ; I'vo told my neighbors I've told them all 'Bout Adam aud Ere and the primal fall, Pve shown them what they'd have to do If they'd paws in with the chosen flaw'.; Pve marked their path of duty clear Laid out the plan for their whole career. "Pve talked and talked to 'cm loud and long, strong ; For usy lungs are ucod and my voice is ,So, good St. Peter, you will clearly see, The gute of Lltaven is oeri for ino, ;But my old man, I regret to bay, Hasn't walked in exactly the narrow way ; He smokes and he sweurd, and grave faults iie'got, not. And I don't know whether he'll pass or "He never would pray with an earnest yim, Or go to revival, or join in a hymn, jSo I had to leave him in sorrow there, While I, with the chosen, united in prayer. Jie ate what the pantry chanced to allord, While I, in my purity, sung to the Lord; Aud if fiucumbera were all he got, It's a chance if he merited them or not. "But, O, St Peter, I love him so, po; To the pleasures of Ueyru please let him Pve done enough a saint I've been Wun't that atone ? Can't yon let him iu ? By my grim Gospel, 1 know 'tis so, That the unrepentont must fry bolow ; But isn't there some, way you can see That ha may enter' who's ctaftr to nio ? "It's a narrow Gospel by' which I pray, But the chosen expect tonutl some way Of coaxing, or fueling, or bribing you, JSo that their relations Can amble through. And say, St. Peter, it seems to me This gate isn't Utpt as it ought to be ; 'ou ought to stand right by the opening there, And never bit dovn in that easy chair. "And say, St Peter, my sight is dimmed, Butldon'c like tiio way your whisuers uie trimjifd; They're cut loo wide and outward tuht, .They'd look better narrow, cui hlruigLt across. Well, wo must be going, our crown to win, o open, bt. Peiar, and we'll puss iu J" jSt Peter sat quiet, and stroked his staff, But, 'opite of his uHioe, he aad to latmh; Then said, with a liery gldittn in his eye ; "Who's tending this gutuway yon or 1?" Aud then he lose iu bis i-taiure lull, And pressed a buftuu upon the wall, And said to the imp Who answered the bell, 'Eacort this bdy luouud to hell." The man stood Still as a piece ot stone fstood eadlv, gloomily there aloiie ; A lifelong, settled idea he had, That his wife was good sud he was bad. He thought if the woman went down below 'I hat ho certainly would have to go ; That if she went to the regions diui, There wasn't a ghost of a eh"w tor nim. Slowly he turned, by habit bent, To follow wherever the woman went; St. Peter, btandiug in duty there, Observed that the top cf his head was bare. He called the gontleuiau back aud said : ."Prieud. how loug have you been wed?" '"Thirty years," with a weary sigh. And then he thoughtfully -added, "Why V" JrH. Peter was silent. With head bent down, He raised hia hand and scratched ids crown; Then seeming a different thought to take, Slowly, half to himself, he npako : 'Thirty years with that woman there? No wonder the nmu hasu't uny hair! Swearing is wicked mnoKe's not good ; He bracked cud swore 1 should think he would ! Thirty y ars with that tongue so sharp ! i Ho! Angel Gabriel ! Give him a harp ! ' A jewelltd harp, with a golden string, Good sir. pass in, where the angels siug ! Gabriel, give him a seatalone One with a cushion up near the throne ! Call up some augels to play their best, Let him enjoy the music and rest ! See that on finest ambfOgia he feeds, II'3 had about all the hell he needs ; It isn't just hardly the thing to do To roast him on earth, aud the future, too. They gave him a harp with golden striDgs, A glittering robe aud a pair of wings, And he said, as he entered the Kealm of Day, "Well, this beats cucumbers, anyway I" And so the Scripture had come to pass, That "the last shall be first, aud the first shall be last." Joseph Bert Smiley. The Last Hoard Of It. "My li tile boy took the croup one night and soon grew so bad you could hear him breathe all over the house." says F D. lieynoldw. Mansfield. O. "We iurp1 h would die, but a few doses of One Miuute though Uure quickly relieved him and he went to sleep, xhat'n the last we heard of the croup, now isn't a cungh cine like that vaiuaoie une r.linuto Uough Uure is abso lutely safe aud acts immediately For coughs, colds, croup, grip, bronchitis and all other ttiroat and luug troubles it is a certain cure. Very pleasant to take. The little ones like it. ;Wc Pity You. Brother Boh Deal, of the Wilkes boro Chronicle, dashes off a poem and when the immortal aillatus leaves him the relapse breaks out its follows : 1 "When a poor fellow like the writer in this print.shop tries to find enough coppers in his old clothes to pay for a qt. of Irish potatoes and u pound of soup beans at present pri ces, he can sit down empty and pon der in astonishment at the peculiar beauties of .Republican "prosperity." Stops the Cough and works oil the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a cold iu oiid day. No cure, no pay. Price 2" cents. . nov 12-1 v Some of .the New Year's shooters were half bhot. It takes a church fund. touching, sermou to raise a THE NEW WAY. COMMON SESSEFOfi WOMEN. Ladies Should Head of the Latest and Most Successful Importation from France. All Womankind May Possess Bright Eyes, Pair Miin, strength and Good Health. So fays Dr. Lallord, the famous Trench prac titioner who has devoted his w hole lifo to the ctudy of woimtn. oud ha won the highest distinction through bis wondfcifnlly 6-uccei-sful practice among the Mt families of Pari?. WOMAN A HEROINE. "Woman Is a heroine, saj'3 ti e Doctor, and her remarkable endurance and ability to withstand the moft trying ordeal compels admiration, fcbe js a slave to the Natural Modesty of her sex, which to often causes her to endure the greatest trial, und Buffer in tdlenee, rather than consult even her Family Physician, feaiing to export herself to nec essary questioning aud probable examination. A LIFE STUDY Recognizing this fact early in his practice, Dr. LaBord has, liy years of study and close application evolved an entirely new method of treatment for all ailments peculiar to women, which has met with unbounded success, and hi Branch Cilices, mana ged by skilled physicians under his personal super vision, are now located in every large city of Europe. 13y his superior methods each patient receives, absolutely free of charge, full and detailed advice efpccinlly adapted to her case, thug avoiding all iiiibarrii-nunt or inconvenience, and ii8 Dr. La. ford's remedies are put up in t tie form of small, dainty wafers, they are easily carried and taken at ny time or place, willitmt alfnictiig intention 'lhis itiMwes regular'ty in treatment which is mos1. mportaut to a cure, and generally impossible v.ith liquid remedies. Liquid remedies always contain a large propor tion of alcohol, whiskey or other liquors, to pre' serve theinfi'om spoiling. lr. LaDord'a Wafers are "'my medicine" and are positively free Jrom in toxicants or narcotic drugs of any kind. MODERN METHODS Dr. LaBord's in atest success Ji.is been achieved by the use of the "UAUONIA WAFER." This is not a Patent. Medicine, but a scientific ureparation of '.VihniMun," or "t'AKONIA" (commonly known as Black jhiwberry), and tilur well known lu-'lis, wIk.sc euiative piuptrli'S have in en known to lii-ibalists for centuries.. ''Tilitn imm," or "CAR oNIa,"" is recognized and prescribed by the lead ing physicians of the world as the best known spe cihe for Female troubles. The extremely disagree able taste if t ee drug has been overcome by skillful manipulation, retaining however all of their virtues and stn-nglh, and these specifics have been su combined and prepare.! as to form a dainty wafer easily taken, yet mbod'ing the most accurate krul certain euro for Female Weakness, Nervous Pros tration, Painful and Supprefsed Menses, Irregular ity, Luccorrhcca or Whites, Sterility, Ulceration of the Uterus, t.'harige of Life in Matron or Maid, Chronic Decline, Urinary Troubles. Nervous De bility. Profuse Flow, Threatened Miscarriage, Palpitation of the Heart, Pains iu the Left hide, Cold Hands and Feet, Bearing Down Pains, Back ache, Shortness ot Breath. Scalding of Urine, Soreness of Breast, Neuralgia, Uterine Displace ment, aud all those symptoms which make the average woman's life so miserable It makes child birth easy aud S A V LS DOCTOR'S BILLS. A VALUABLE FKATCftE "C4R'NIA WAFKKS" have proven ablessingto thousands of sufferering women, who have been made well, strong and happy in a surprisingly short time, by this wonderiul treatment. They will not only cure the must, oh-tiiu.te ease", no mutter bow long neglected, bin are also Tie only known reme dy That can be iibisoluiely relied upon to prevci t those monthly recurrences of exireuie pain and suffering, needlessly endured by bo many of our women, PURE AND EFFECTIVE "DR. LAIiORD'iS' C A RON I A WAFERS" are purely vegetable, containing no injurious chemi cals or drugs, and ar positively guaranteed to cure even thi most neglected cases, if directions are carefully followed', and the medicine honestly taken. This valuable remedy. "DR. LaBORD'S CARO J5IA," is now on sale in America by the import ing firm of NovKs-Frn.KK Comtany, who have contracted with Dr. LaBord for the exciusive agen cy for the United States. A Conshkation Depart ment, under the supervision of Dr. LaBord, is maintained, aud special advice furnished absolute ly free of ehiirgeto all who take th-j treatment. La dies ordering CAROMA" are invited to write all nbout their particular cases, in detail, and are a, sured the most sacred privacy as to their correspon dence, as ne testimonials or letters from ladies are ever published bv us One Box of "C A RON! A W'AFEUS," containing a month's supply, will be sent, securely packed airtl prepaid to any address m '(.'. S. or Canada, on receipt of One Dollar, accompanied by lhe details of your case. A full and complete treatment, in cludiui; all necessary medicine, and our written guarantee. Five Dollars, payable inadvrnce. This charge covers all expenses, inelnaiug free advice and full directions. There are no additional charges of any kind, thus placing the treatment within the reach of all. Address Consultation Dept., Tim NOym-Fcm.eu Cumvahy, Market and 2-1 th Sts., Phila. 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After usfcg on bottle ner Asthma lias disappeared and she U entirely free from all symptoms." I feel that I can consistently recommend the medicine to all who are afflicted with thi dis tressing disease. Yours respectfully, o. D. PHELPS, M. D. TO CURE A COLD IX ONE DAY TaUe Laxative Hromo Qu'nlne Tablets. All druggists refund thp money if it fails to cure. 13. VV. Grove's signature is on each box. 2.c. nov 12-ly A LITTLE BOOK Oh" GliEAT IMPORTANCE. Do you ever wish for a book that can be relied upon to answer correctly hD the lit tle questions and knotty problems that pre sent themselves day by day a book that will quickly decide all arguments on ail subjects? The 1!'02 World Almanac nud Encyclopedia,' which is now ready, is ex actly this kind of Look. It takf-s the same position in the world of facts aud figures its does the dictionary iu the world of words. 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