BYGONES!
I Ve dcnbts and fears that on cm we knew,
j Ys bitter word, of anger born;
J Y thoughts unkin 1 and deeds antra,
Ye eelinirs of aii.ntruat an J scorn;
f Afrairnt your memory we rebel,
We hare outlived your foolish day:
f27o longer in our hearts you direll-y-.
Bygoneal Bygones! pass awayf
jBt oh, j-e joyous smToe and tears,
Endearment f-od and pleasures past;
Te hopes of life's first budding years,
' is loves that seemed too bright to last;
Ye charities and sword of peace,
Affection' sunshine after ran;
Oh, nevier let your blessings ceasa
Bygones! Bygones I come a rain!
Charles Xfaekay.
LIBBY'S AMBITIONS.
BT HELES rOKRKST GRAVES.
"Why, Libby, fs that you? gtop a
Tnlnute; Vrngolbg joar way, and I'll
.walk home with you."
"I'm in a hurry, Job!" stammered the
tall young girl whom Job Lindlev had
addressed, .
'But I won't detam you -a second P
catching up the change and the parcel
from the connter cf the little general
hop which served for grocery, dry
goodt emporium, flour-mill and posto
Pee for the dwel.'er in Succotaville.
I'Tm ready now."
Libby Moroe wai a slender, bright
eyed girl of efjrhtten. Job Lindley was
the illajro druggist, a quick, keen-faced
jouog fellow, with a healthy gow on
his cheeks.
They walked briskly along orer the
t ?r htzen winter roadl ia the 8raJ
"Were you petting anything at the
store?" ,;ob aked. "Hare you any
vuuuies ior me zo carry I"
, Libby laughed bitterly.
'I was asking for letters," said she
"ibere were none forme. I didn't much
expect there would be. Luck don't
come 10 me.
luuKcu a i ner in n per-
Yl0vi r i - -
---v " "J uope, j.iddv 'i do
nope you naren't been persuaded Into
buying tickets in the Breezetowa LoU
i"y." - .
"Xonsense." retorted Libby.
"l'our uncle gives you all the spend
ing money you want, don't he?"
"ue gives me all I ask for,' Libby
r j wjinm Herself:
And little enough that is!"
ioure not aiacontented atrlivlni?
the world, sirblnjr for sympathy and
lorea widower of means. Alice P
Libby, you have
done wrong,
Alice, with a gravity that impressed her
young companion mare than she would
have been will in tt to Icon teas.
eea will in cr tolconfea.
Wait 1'-- J It 1 .1 1-
with him?"
1
Not especially. '
"Because, Libby, if you don't like it
where you are "
I "SJk Job there C01ne Ac Mark
ham 1 'hastily interrupted thegirl. Tve
got a message for Al,ce. You'll excuse
toe, won't you? Good-byl"
Job Lindley stood puzzled, in the
middle of the road, watching Libby's
flgure vanish against the yellow bar that
till marked the spot where the sun
had gone down, half an hour ago
'It's queer." said pm tt
a- - . J li. I -m .. n
Kverv ttmn T
jvhere near that subject she Blip away
.vm me, cittcuj as ji sne understood
what I was going to say. It's like try
ing to catch the waters of a running
brook In cne'a hand. To me there's no
girl in all Succothville like Libby Morse,
and yet I can't for the life of me tell
whether she cares for me or not!"
wnthe meanwhi'o Libbie had joined
Alice Markham,the young district school
wacner, whoso week it traa in "boarding
"-Hd" toeo to Mr. Mor'
ffr-lipgj atd she, breathless with
rt. hkt Phi haTOlfi"A've had such
Child, what on jfu do je,u mean?"
said Miss Markham, who,, -though she
was scarcely a month older than Libby
lu actual time, d the dignity of at'
leaat thirty supers.
D.,or,a Itni ff'l TP"rTi rw,rf
ay a r , " " " -43 v uu
iK.oiDiIities of her position as to
.atural temperament, but still it was
there the spber, banning sedateness of
a young queen.
"I think, Alice," said Libby, in a
myiterious whisper, "that Job Lindley
wants to nk me to marry him. I've just
been walking with him."
"Well and if he does?"
' "If such nonsense," said Libby,
lightly .accelerating her swift, elastic
pace.
"I don't eee that at all, " said composed
Alice., "Every girl ia the better for a
good, sensible huband."
"fiddlesticks." cried Libby. "As if
a girl with an ambition like me wanted
to bo tied down to life in the back par
lor Lehiud a druggist's counter I"
"Au ambition?" repeated Miss Mark
Dsni. "Ah, I haven't told you 1" cried exult
ant Libby, dancing up and down until
her feet Pounded like tiny castanets
against the frozen ground. "But I have
an atnbitlon-T-two or three of them!
fchall I tell yoa what they are, Alice?"
"If you tan leave oif Hitting along
like a will-o'-the-wisp, certainly," said
Alice, twining one arm around Ubbj'j
slender young waist.
"Well, you see,"exo'aincd Libbj, low
ering her voice toaconfidential mystery,
although there wero onlj the frost
- brightened tar$ and the jel'ow rim of
light above the western woods to over
bear her communication, - "Uncle
Thomas hasn't been very successful with
his farm, of late, and as he has nine
children of his own, he naturally feel
as if I were a burden to him. And he
hints that I ought to be doing something
for mj6elf. .Now what can a girl do for
herself in Succothville but go out to
service, or enter the factory, or take in
plain sewing?" "
"Not much else, I must confess," said
Miss Markham.
"Well," pursued Libby, "I don't fancy
any of these three roads to a livelihood.
So I've picked out three other paths for
myself. I've been studying up the
papers, Alice, and I've written a love -tory,
in competition for the hundred
dollar prize offered by the TitusMeld
JUUrarv Ciarion."
"Child, child I" cried Alice. "What
do you know about lore?"
"As much as other girls, I fancy,"
aaid giddy Alice. "I've read about
Ophel.a and Desdemona, and Lucia de
Lammermoor, and all thoso classic hero
ines, and of course one depends a good
deal on one's imagination. It wasn't a
bad story, I know. Well, that's one
road. And I read tbe statement of the
"Woman's Barter rstablishment, in New
York-how they'll pay you for good
cake cr preserves, or anything of that
sort, less a triing commission so Isent
a box of pi cm jam to them, a box that
ought to net me ten dollars at leas' i
mart jxumDer iwo," smiled Alice.
"Excuse me for saying that I hare more
faith in dumber Two than in Number
One."
"We ahall see," nodded Libby. "And
the third"
thlrT"'" encourftS0i Alice, the
'I answered an advertisement for a
wife," whispered Libby, hanging down
her pretty head, "lea, Alice, I did.
You needn't start back in that tragical
manner. Other girls do it. Why
shouldn't I? Such a beautifully -worded
advertisement! A widower, all alone in
end of the matter I" iaid Libby, with
reoeuioua shake of the head. "bo
no use in lecturing me. Uncle Tom
shall find out that l'n not entirely with
out resources! ' A h undred dollars for
the story besides a I the fame it will
br n me, Alice), tec i dollar from the
plum, jam and therej yoa see, is enough
to buy quite neat little trousseau for
marrying the 1 widower. People don't
launch out with silk 4reees and dozens
Of underclothes ea iVitirh nt thev did:
end " . j ; j 1
"Libby," urged Mi'a Markham, "are
you really in earnest J"f
Libbie broke out into a little hysteri
cal laugh. I 1
"Ahce," said eha, "I've thought of
nothing else and dreamed of nothing
e!e, for a week. And it's strange so
strange that I never have received an
answer to any of the three communica
tions" I )
Jut then little Tocimy, the youDge?t
hope of the house of Iore, catne trot
t.ng across the sere m idow.
"Oh, look here, Lit 1" said he. "The
storekeeper he's founc a lot o' letters as
got h!d away under IK m?a! bags, where
mey wa sort in' the mail 00 Thursday.
Thcv calculate as Pete, the puppy, done
It he's churk full ot mischief and
tricks ; and the torek( eper he give me a
lemon ball if I'd take these to you. I
was lickin' the ins;d( of the molasses
keg, with Jchnny Mpe: and Sam Stokes,
under the counter'' j
libby grasped the 1 alters, and eren
by that imperfect light ) Alice could see
the snow and crimson c having each other
crops her face 5 f
They were already nside the little
gate, and Libby caugl t at her com
panion's arm with nervous haste.
"Let ns gd up stain to your room,
Alice," she whispered, i "There is al
ways such a swarm of children in tne
keeping-room, and one never can have a
moment to oneself, liesides, there is
only that lamp in the h use, and I can't
read by candle-light."
Side by aide, in the school-teacher's
apartment, by the light of the flicker- j
Ing, strong-scented kerosene lamp, Libby j
ana Alice ope flea tne letters.
The first, whose envelope Jjore the
camp 01 the Jitustield L.lerary
Clarion, was brief enough. The editor
regretted that Miss Morse's manuscript
bad proved unsulted to his columns, but
would return it to her address on the re
ceipt of sufficient postage stamps to de
fray the oost of transportation by mail.
"There's an end of that!" cried
Libby, passionately, tearing the letter
in two and flinging its fragments on the
ground.
The second was an elegantly-written
note, on scented and I monogrammed
aaid
an
THE INAOGUBATION BALL.
Night or Festivities -in
Biz Pension linildin?.
the
Floral and Other Decorations on an
Immense Scale.
We give below a graphic account of the
great bail which ended President Harrison's
inauguration:
In tbe evening the President and Mr.
Harrison attended tbe inaugural ball held In
the i'ensioa Baildaig. Beyond ell Question
the room in wtuoa tne ball waa grn is tha
biggest iU room in tbe United States.
r rom one cod wall the Boor stretcnes "!
juae Sltt fees before the other end wail
looms up about one-aixteanth of a
mile, in other words. A tape bn stretched
from ut to side of the room
ouid measure 116 feet, toe rlass roof whicn
lets In the dayiizht and keeps out the ele-
menU la no leas than ldU feet above tbe
floor. To iut it otnerwlsa. here is a ball
room one-six teeotd of a mile lon, s third as
wide and with a roof almost as men above
tbe dancing Ccora.su the roadway of the
Brookiyn firidze above tha waters of the
East River.
Tbe fioor area of this vast room a matter
of nearly 37,0u0 aqoara fet is unbroken.
save by eiznt snzaritie co.umai tnat tower
up almost out of sight. There are two rows
of tee columns four in each rowdividing
the interior of tha taudinz into teres equal
sections. These oolumns are something like
i', feet in unnaater, anil serve to strengthen
the impression of vastneas which instantly
force itswif upon a visiter to the Pension
Building. '
This vait room was magnificently decorated
in every part, in the center wa a Chinese
pagoda, flity feet long, thirty feet wide and
nearly sixty feet high. It was two stories
high and was festooned with flags and bunt
ing. In the pagoda tbe .Marine Band and
Becic'n Orchestra, of Philadelphia, were
stationed, the former furnishing promenade
music, and the latter music for dancinz.
Wound about each of the eight great
columns were four streamers of laurel each
120 feet long and in the spaces . between the
streamers great palm leaves covered up the
marble pillars. Midway between the floor
nd ceiling two great American shields were
fastened to each pillar, and at the base of
tvery column waa a broad band of crimson
plush, bordered with yellow plush. From
:he center of each of the three sections of tbe
roof forty streamers of laurel and red. white
tnd Hue bunting depended, stretching
BEUGIOUS BEADING.
Wo Should Hear th Angela Singing
If we only sought to brighten
Every pathway dark with car
If w only tried to brighten
All the burdens others bear '
We should tear the engeU siiglnz
All around us. nirht and Ami. '
W should feel that they wer wincing
At our side their upward way !
If we only strove to cherish
Every pure and only thought
Till within our hearts should n Hh
All that la with evil fraught, "
We should hear the angled tinging
A 1 around us, nigh , and day -We
should feel that they were winein
At our side their upward way j
If it were our aim to ponde-
On the good that we might win.
Soon our feet wou'd cease to wander
In forbidden path)f sin;
We should hear the angels ingnip
All around us, night and day
We should feel ti-at they were winela
At our side their upward way i
If we only did our duty.
Thinking n t what it might cost
Then the earth wpuld wtar new beautr
Fair as that f Eden los:; '
We should hear ths angels singing
All around as, night and day;
We should feel that they wera winging
At our side their upward way.
paper, from the Secretary of thet
woman's barter J-.stablishment, stating
that Miss Morse's kind! favor per the
Kackawaxen railroad I Express, had;
been sampled, and had) unfortunately
proved to be below the ptandsrrd which
the establishment had set i up. The box'
awaited her orders, and! Mrs. Geraldug'
Geoffreys remained "hers truly," etc.,1
etr. 1 .
"It's all nonsense I" cried breathless
Libby. "Standard of excellence. in-!
deedl It's all favoritism. There's a.
ring I know there is I The whole thine'
ought to be exposed throbgh the news
papers." :
The third letter was brief enoueh. It
was from a well known lawyer in New
York, stating to Miss Elizabeth Morse
that her communication, together with
numerals others, had been found among.
tne eiiecis c? a notorious swindler, who
had fled from justice about a WBelr'
previously. It was returned Jd-her.
with a en-me3twfifng to avoid:
"ch-.l-4Er'the future.? Most of his
dupes, it was stated, hr,d inclosed money,
nnps and photogrnphs to him, but she
wa ; fortunately among th exceptions, j
Poor Libby 1 she burst into ansry:
tears, with her head on A ice's shoulder. '
"Oh, Alice," she criei, ''whatafooll
have been !" i j
And il si Markham was endeavoring
to console her, when Ton my came clat
tering up stairs to shout it the keyhole'
that "supper was ready, a id marm had
been frying flapjacks, aid there was
some real maple molasses on the table,
better than that on the ins ide of the keg
at Billingses' store!" i
Alice went down. he knew that it
would give mortal offense tp iJrs. Morse's
houiewifely pride to neglect this sum
mons; but Libby flung a I ood over her
bead, and rushed out into he cold night
air. j j
"I couldn't speak to my one just
now, 'f she pleaded. "Voi'll keep my
lecret, Alice won't you?"
Ju9t there at the gate stc od Job Lind
ley, a black shadow agsJast tbe star
light. . i : 6
"libby!" ' . : I ; .
It was all that he said, but the one
word was so full of devotidn, allegiance,
tender appreciation, that Lioby stopped
involuntarily.
It was a healing balm to her hurt spirit
and wounded pride. .
I was coming to ask you to go to
Swope's Corners with me t -n!ght," said
he. "There's to be a concert there, and
But is anything the matter, Libby?"
he asked, checking himself in mid-explanation,
t i
"Yes, Job, I should like! to go," said
Libby. "It's very good or you to ask
"But you're in tome sort of trouble,
Libby!" exclaimed, Job. fYou've been
crying? Has your uncle been cross to
you? Because, Libby, you needn't stay
under his roof unless you choose. If
you'll come to me and be my wife,
Libby, there's nothing youjneed ask for
in vain. It may sound abrupt to tou,
this love story of mine, ljut it's been
trembling on my lips every time I're
seen you for three months. 'j t
It was a strange,' short (wooing ; but
when they came into the ndiav. cheerful
house-room, Libby had promised to be
BA1.L EOOM IN THE
"wink w v u w ue. 1
1 he failure of her fantastic ambitions
had luckily driven her into the sure j
haven of a good man'a lovel
"I have got my own lore; story now."
uo w aii iarx.nam. uetter
than all the Desdemonas and Ophelias
that the editor of the Tituafield Liu
erry Clarion ever dreamed about. And
Job is worth forty sentimental widowers.
And as for the plum jam Well let that
go! Mrs. Gerafdus Geoffreys is welcome
to it for her afternoon teasir
"And you axe really happy at lastf"
wistfully asked Miss Markham.
"Ves, dear Alice, I really am happy
at last, ' aaid libby! i fi
And her radiant face bore witness to
her words. Saturday JiightL
PEXSIOX OFIICE.
sway to the tops of the great columns and
the side walls. In the central section of the
room, over the pagoda, a large full-rigged
floral ship hnng from tbe Intersection of the
streamer It was thirty feet long, had all
its sails set, and thickly interspersed with
laurels and exei-greenj.of which it was made,
were rosea, milk weed balls and bright col
ored cut flowers. The piece tVnified the
Ship of State. " Beneath the interstices of
the two other croups of streamers hune
great balls of laurel and cut flowers, each
ten feet in diameter.
At the west end of the room an immense oil
portrait of President Harrison hiuiff- in a.
shaded and paneled plush frame twenty feet
long by ten in width, and at tbe east end
there was a similar likeness of Viea-PraaL
dent Morton. On the tiled danclncr fioor be
neath each portrait was a erea.t cluster of
potted plants, ferns and palms. The real
novelties of the florist's work were the
symbolical pieces which represented the
several departments of the Government
Each ot these pieces was about 8x15
feet in size and was made of immortelles,
rosea and laureL The eiajht pieces, repre
senting the eight decartmenta. were siu.
pended at intrTaLi from the arohAa of tha
DTjSi jiry. Tbe room occupied by Pen
yfm Commissioner Black, situated at the
southeast corner of the first gallery, was
set apart for President Harrison's use.
and tbe florist and decorator trans
formed the plain-looking office. Fas-
toons of laural, bunting and flags and baskets
of hyacinths, roses, lilies of the valley and
tulips made it blossom with color. At tbe
head of tbe room stood a double floral chair
twelve feet high and ten feet wide. It was
made of immortelles, greens and roses and
in the back of either side of the chair the
words "Harrison" and "Morton" stood out
in bold relief. Above these words was the
inscription "Inaugural. 18S9 " and over the
chair was a floral canopy i of roses and other
nowers. uo the north of the President's
room was the room assigned to the ladies of
the Presidential party and to the east was
tbe Yice-Preaident's room. ,
President Harrison. Vice-President Mor
ton, their wives and the ladies of their party
reached the scene of the ball shortly after 9
o'clock. They were escorted to the ball by
Mr. A. T. Britton, Chairman of the In
augural Committee, and Mr. E. F. B
Chairman of the Reception Commit
tee, met them at the entrance and, with the
members of the cotpjnittee, escorted them to
their respective rooms.
Soon after the arrival of the President the
members of tbe diplomatic corps and the
Reception Committee were introduced to
him and. escorted by the members of the
sommlttee and followed by the diplomatics
sorps, the President and his party made a
tour of the ball room and shortly afterward
left tbe building.
The dancing floor had been divided into
sixteen sections, and each section was in
charge of an aide to the chairman of the
floor and promenade committee and nine as
istanta The galleries were also divided
Into sections, to be similarly managed, and
dancing was permitted there. Sur
geon M. L. Ruth, of the United States Navy,
Chairman of the Fioor and Promenade Com
mittee, took his stand near the band pagoda,
and by means of electric bells gave directions
to the band and those In charge of the dancing.
Unseen Protection.
"A lady was wakened up one morning by
a Strang- noise t pecking at the window,
and vi hen she got up she saw a butterfly fly
ing backwardi and forwards inside the win
dow in a great fright, because outside there
was a bparrow pecking at the glass, wanting
to reach the butterfly. The butterfly did not
see tue gias, ou it saw me sparrow, and
evidently expected every moment to be
caugnc iNeicneraia tne sparrow see the
glass, though it saw the butterfly, which
Lecause of tne thin sheet of glass, - was ac
tually as ?afe as if it had been miles away
from the sparrow." It is when we forget
our 1 rctector that our hearts fail us. Elisha's
servant was in great fear when he
awoke in the morning and raw the city of
Dothan encompassed with ho-se and
chariots and a great hosty but when his eyes
were opentu at me prayer or tne rTopnet. hla
fears vanished, for he beheld the mountains
full of horses and chariots of fire. "Thou
wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is
staved on mee, Decause he trus'eth in Thee."
"The Lord shall preserve thy going out and
thy coming in from this time forth and eren
rorevermore."
"Though now unseen by outward sense,
Faith sees him always near;
A guide, a glory, a defence;
Then, what have you to fear?"
Waymark for Pilgrims.
A Fifty Thousand Dollar Mission.
Mr. Arthur L. Shumwav. a well-known
American newspaper correspondent writing
.1 SVL TT . .. . m
ii me unnnmn u nwn ill answer to tne
criticisms on missionaries which have re
cently appeared in the Atlantic Monthly,
says: How shall I separate from a larsre
number of similarly conspicuous proofs of
the worth of missionaries, some single rem
iniscence that will serve to vindicate my
own respect ior tne class ot people belittled
by Mr. House?
OnedavasI was walking the streets of
Canton, China, with Mr. Charles Seymour,
our American Consul General in that city.
We met and passed a quiet, modest-mannered
man on his way into the city. Said Mr.
Seymour:
"Do you see that man yonder?" pointing in
the direction of the receding stranger.
I assented, and he continued:
"That is Dr. Kerr. He is in charge of the
great missionary hospital yonder. The hos
pital was founded in 1837, and has already
treated three-quarters cf a million cases, I
believe. I consider that he is the peer of any
living surgeon in the world today. To my
persona knowledge he undertakes, almost
daily, cases which our most distinguished
surgeons at home do not dara attempt, even
in Philadelphia, the medical capital of
our country. I suppose that humble
mm might just as well as not
be enjoying an income of from $50,000 to
$75,000 a year, instead cf his present small
salary, if he was only practising in the city
of New York on his own account. And i
suppose he knowns it, too."
And when he afterward passed through
the hospital, inspected the photographs of
operations already performed, and viewed
the array of deformities to be treated that
afternoon, 1 could not doubt that what he
had said was literally true.
An Alligator lu a Tree.
John Wilson, living near Astor, Fla-,
cut a big cypress tree in the swamp north
of town, and found therein a live alli
gator seven feet long. As he opening
in the tree was not half large enoueh for
the gator to get through, the presump
tion is that it crawled id when quits
young and lived on other animals and
reptiles that sought refuge !in the tam
tree. -
The Cabinet in Session.
The President presides, seated at the
head of along table, facing north; on
his right are seated the secretary ot
State, the Secretary of War and Postmaster-General;
on his left are the Sec
retary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
the Navy and the Attorney-General;
and opposite to him, at the foot of the
table, is the chair of the Secretary of the
Interior. The private secretary occu
pies a seat "at a small desk facing the
southern window and near the Presi
dent. This arrangement is not ia accord
ance with tbe order of precedence ob
served by Congress in establishing the
Presidential succession. If the Attorney
General and Secretary of the INavy
should change seats, bringing the former
fourth and the latter sixth the rank-
alternating across the table the order
would be strictly correct. ;
The sessions of the Cabinet are in
formal affairs. Xo persons except those
named are permitted to enter the room
during the councils, and no official record
of the .proceedings is kept. The busi
ness done or discussed covers all leading
subjects belonging to the Tarious
branches on which tne President mav de
sire information or advice department
reports concerning special matters oi
importance, appointments to office, aod
questions of general administrative
policy. X JSIcAmom.
Unpublished Yaleatina by Henry Clay.
Lady, you ask a vers, and I comply
With zeal to serve thee. Yet distrustful L
For surely ycu must see I am no poet
You've but to read them Verses and youTl
know it
To yie d full tribute to the worth
Of oae 1 estimate so high,
BhouLd call each nob'e effort forth.
And every ardent feeling try. :
I love the onasmming grace
That dwells upon thv ecntU fn.
That tauty beaming from a face
Our Best fbr Christ.
Mary had received richest blf ssings at the
nana or ner xra. Her heart overflowed
with love for Him, and nothing in all the
world was too dear or too costly to bestow
upon Him. 80 she brought an alabaster box
ot very precious lntmenr. broke the box
and poured the ointment on His head. She
brought the best gift she had. So we ought
all to bring our best things to ChrM. j
pave toe dsi lie naa ror us. ne gave
xiisiue; nis neart was broken, and 1IU
precious blooi was poured out for u?. From
His throne of glory He lavishes now the best
gift' of HLj love upon us.
"We owe to Him, therefore, the best of
ererything we have. We 6houli give Him
the best of our affections. He cught to have
the warmest plaoe in our hearts. Bring all
the gems and jewels of your love and put
ujera m ine crown or jesns.
We ought to bring to Him the boat of our
lives. Too many give Him only the waited
remains. They fpend the vigor of their
youth, the strength of their manhood, the
best of their life's energies in the world, in
business, in selfishness, in sin ; and when they
are old, seek to tring a poor, worthless offer
ing to Chri-t. They give the best to the
world and the faded leaves to Chi ist. Surely
it la not such an offering that Jesus deserves.
We ought to cc-secrato our childh od to
Him; to spend our youth in His service; to
lay our manhood and womanhood on his al
tar. Give Him the arm when it is strongest.
the foot whn it Is swiftes the brain when
it i3 clearest, the heart when it Is. warmest,
the tongue when it is most eloquent.
Wa ought to give to Him our best services.
There are too many profe sing Christians
who have time for everything but the work
of the Lord. It is a fair qu stion to put to
each professing Christian, What are y u
first? What is the one thing of yortr life
which enkindles your warmest thought,
which inspires your loftiest enthusasm,
which impels your best en leaver.. Is it the
glory of God. or is it your business, your
wordly ambition? Bring Christ no more the
mere waste and fragmentary sc-rvices of
your lives. Make not your Christian life any
longer a secondary thing. Bring not to the
altar of your Redeemer anv more a cold,
dead, heartl ess service. Put Christ first. 1
Do your best work, ting your sweetest Pong,
speak your tend rest word, perform your
holiest ministry for Him.
We shouli bring our best gifts to Jesus.
Is it not true too often that we keep oar best
for ourselves, and give Him the things that
we shall miss the least from ou' own stories?
When our cups run over we give Him the
drops that fall fro.n the brim. When we
have eaten and are full, we sweep up the
crumbs for Him. Let n bring our dearest
things and lay them on His altarr nothing is
too good or too costly t be bestowed on such
a Saviour. Nothing is wasted which is given
to Christ. No deed is in vain which is done
for Him. No life is lost which Li poured out
upon His altar. He accepts the smallest
deeds of love aa done to himself. Every
lowly service, every self-denial, every b?au
tiful deed of love done to a ruffering one is
an alabaster box of ointment broken open Vt
anoint Christ's bead and feet. He will
gather cp the perfume aid keep tt sweet and
Mcred forever for a memorial of you.
HVrmiafr Teacher.
So sensible (nan nrfer wealth t health.
60m few hr tiii vwr msar Lavent
rftber. WeJL von may have firs choice.
Which will yoa take? "Health." Very
wt-il, what's tout ailment? "A little of ev-ervthiro-"
Whithe canwl "Blood oat
of order, kidneys weak, digestion bad. heart's
action irregular." x, ana evry
an ha tranl to the same tnuroee. Just
take a few bottles cf Brown Iron BUUrt,
it w ill remove the cmo of disease and rotore
you to robust health.
Sarah Bernhardt Is only forty -six years of
T . : .
Bronchitis curt-d by freqoeat small doers of
Piao's Core for Coosampuon .
The Bohemian element is rapidly multiply
ing la New York city.
"Ceaaenetle Caa be Care.
Dr J. 8. Combs. O wens n lie, Ohio, says:
"I have given Scott a Emulsion of Cod liver
Oil with Hypopbofiphitea to four patient
with better results than md possible with
any remedy. All were hereditary cases of
Lung diaeaae, and advanced to that stage
when Coughs, pain In the chest, frequent
breathmgfrequvnt pulse, fever and Ema
elation. All these cases have Increased in
weight from 10 to 33 pounds, and ere not
now seeding any medicine."
Experts at picking locks wig maker.
A Radical Care fr Kllet!e Fit.
To the EditorPleas Inform your readers
that I have a positive remedy for tbe above
named dijHase which I warrant to cure tbe
worst ciaes. Sd strong is my faith in its vir
tues that 1 will send free a sample bottle end
valuable treatise to anv sufferer wteo will
give me his P.O. and Express addrew. Resp'y,
H. O.ltOOr, M..C. IS3 Pearl St., New York.
j .bb -
Our Own Evarts" is is the affectionate
way in which New Yorkers refer to their
senior benator.
livlow os the Time
to crc:i rr.y t rr.i
-I wish
havederlwd Iva'.t hrcra tb v.
. . . 7w .trN.i- Tar turns' IMfW c
(Xa as. ja in 1 n u t is l -
te puru r Ttw t,ISPd ttul frUT roor sjstn
acalast the aeouixaun- enecim ot wrnaw "---
itMilwMmii(bb.ti(r Uate la tn medtfc
aaore pronUnrnt, the breath eo offensive, tbe
a eway olzxiaeas so frequent, or that extreme
ttred feeaaa- eo prevalent Hood's SazpararilUJe
jet tbe wlctne to build np tbe aytn. purify
ibebod.ttretlllocaBa aod tacb.Tercote
that tired feaUa and create a food arjwUt. Try It
this epttnev
-I hive taken three bottles of Hood's grtrri!:
aadeooaSdertt the beat blood xnadictne I have evr
takaa." ataa. A. P. Lsjohto. Portland, at.
ia-fha earl.- K""BXt ' ":n ,r t-'i- l ,
ef :hr
tt H e I .Sam.
the njorclnv. 11 rvj'v. ti, ca w-t-. T.WTi
mf'BLhnJniVrIi.e fr.t fr-, Ijr r-fre.h4.
XnelrobPtt e Iharaui th: rr n; 1,t ut
wcrfS 1 dc'.Ura d I n my f.irvlM
tsSiH- JO!tX;3NS. eai3d Street, Iottd cf Lii,
Chic so. X-l. " v"
S. B. If yeu 5ria to tk Hocsl'a arjirrt:a ig
not be InJootJ to buy nj cth-r.
Kloocips Sairsapaii'D
S!1Bq
bmj trr an draraiata. ml: six forte.
byCt HOOS OCX, Jkpotliaeariaa. LoweU. Maaa.
preparad only Sou fcy all flrnrist. i ; k't ei it rri er.:r
IPO PCOQ9 Ono Pol I a r.
IOO Do SQ3 Ono Dollar
mm
I Heaeel
ty the Beet Felley.
Frankulent schemea may appear suoceaiful in
the titart, but it don't pay in the long run. A
remedy that has no real merit, will more than
eat up its profit in advertising, for people learn
it is not as represented, and those who give it
one trial, will never give it another, therefore
its proprietors' only hope is to catch fiesh
'suckers" by extraordinary lying advertise
ments. There is, however, one remedy th it
speaks for itself, and its best advertisement ia the
use of oue bottle, for a cure begins from ti e
very first dose. It is called B. B- B., or Botanic
Blotd Balm, and can be obtain?d through any
enteiprising druggist. It has cured more cas a
of contagious blood diseases, and with a levy
quantity of medicine, than any other known
remedy. It is not of Indian (?) origin, but the
famous prescription of an old Atlanta physician.
If jou wish to know more about B. B. B and :o
read of sme remarkable cures of suffering
brought on by bad blood, write to the Bloful
Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga., and they will send yon
an illustrated treatise on blood diseases, free.
If you suffer, do not fail to give the 1 erne Jy a
trial. It is also the best streugthener of the
s?tem as Spring approaches, that can be taken.
Senator Voorrtees, of Indiana, is known as
the "Tall Sycamore of the Wabash."
A Ureal Dtacoverr-
Tha fact that castor oil, as vile a medicine
as was ever discovered, has so lona held its
own as a laxative, is because, until HAM
BURG FIGS were discovered.
could take its place Now. however, ladies
and children take HAMBURG FffiS anrt
like them, ajnnt- r
DrugCo.,N.Y.
When change of life approaches woman.
use Jiraddeld's Female Rogulitjr, thereby
passing safely the crisis. Sold by druggists.
One of the
room.
prevalent disorders at sea salt-
Sleeples
s Nights
"Fur neriTiy a
raoniu I as not
able to slpcp, but
UltfTHSla Paiuk's
C f.i. si: v .CouroCNO
lor tv.o iH.ya. la-
so:nnU C-l aad
strt-nth r.tura-
C-l." E. O. iIIT?T,
ChiusTa. S. C,
I ha-. 0 token
only a part of a bottle cf ralwe's Celery Con
pound,'ni It has en tnly rcM -vcd me of
sleeplessness, from vhich I Lave su-Tcrod
greatly." Mps. E. actcu: p, I'ecrla, 111.
" For a long t!mo I was so r.or-o.is and won
out that I could not worfc I ti itnl in any med!
clna, but nouo give rrw rell f !intll I used
Palne's Celery ComTOiiu l. wWvb- at 0110c
strengthened and luvsrroiated icy ucrves."'
IIablev SnERiiAX, Burlington, Vt.
r m u m r m a 1 s .v aaaaW v ,n - r ( vi. 1 a
I 11 W M I a a m aw m 1 ' M mm . a. iyr - ' av fill V-aV.aw '
a. a iiawi -aw J W t MM k WL m a.-rw m a vaaaak aP" . - m- a a.
A DELIGHTED YOUNG WOMAN.
Look at my face and my hand cot a pltn
Ple, Sueh as Vou saw there some time
ago.
See my fresh cheeks, and I'm ffettmg- a dim
Pi, I don't look at all like I uaud to, I
know.
My faoe was all blotch--complexion like
tallow;
Ne wonder they tbeught a aad called me
a fright;
No ene need have pimples and akin gray and
sallow.
If sho'll take wbnt I took, ov'rr morn,
neon, and night.
I asked the delighted youny woman what ehe referred to, and she answered,
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It t the best bcnutlfier in the world,
hecause It purifies and enriches the blood, nnd pure riah blood givs good health,
and good health -beauty.
' Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discoveiy is guarauWcd to cur all B1ckJ,
Skin and Scalp Diseases, as Blotches, Eruptions, Salt-rheum, Totter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, Scrofulous Sores and Swellings, In short, all diseases caused by bad
blood, or money paid for It will be promptly refunded.
Copyrighted, 1888, by World's DispaxsAJtr Meoicai. Association, Proprietors.
. ! J!.l
CATARRH I3Nr T23C32 !EH3A7)t
vaa.aa. aW. .m,L. VA. vav -ft; no matter how bnd or of bow king imaidlnr
aine s
Celery Compound
quickly quiets and Etrengtliens the nerves, when
Irritated "or weakened by overwork, t-xeeTR,
disease, or shock. It cures nerrouf-icss, heed
ache, dyspepsia, sleeplessno-ss iuel:uithoLia, ond
other disorders of the nervous system.
Tones up the
Shattered Swerves
Portwo year3 1 was a sufjerf r from nervous
defclUry, and I thank and the discoverer ot
the valuable remedy, tnat Paint's t f-lcry Com
pound cured me. Let any oae write to me
for advice."
Gboimjk W. Bocton, Stamford, Conn.
Palne's Celerj CXjoiponnd produces uund and
rerreshlng sleep. A pbyslt-ldn's prescrtptlon. it
does cot contain one harmful drug. Like notu
lng else, it in a guarantet-d cure for sieeplcss
cena, if directions are Utthluuly followed.
f 1.00. Six for $3.00. DnigisU.
Weils, Ricbardbok i Ca, Burlington. Vt.
DIAMOND DYES
Urar of
Imitatiamm.
poor
LACTATE D FOOD
Hat fur
Ftnwtr
Dinr.iorjD vera-cura
FOR DYSPEPSIA.
A rOSlTIVK Ct'RE FOR INDIQESTION AND XIX,
Btuiuoui inniun juistog- x ueni rem. .
Tr Drvoalst or titmnrtil Trmi cn r- .
CVra far yr if not a-'reorty in utork. or tl tr-i-7 b
eat bit mail on rereivl or X ctn i fcnm ai cm im.
stamp. Sampte arai oh receipt oft-cent stamp.
Tr.e Charles A. Voceltr Co.. Baltimore MA
Which shows the heart within ia warm
aarjjers Aiearta.
i
m
A illlnd iloyr-fn m Mine.
In the Pine Grove Wines, Esmeralda
County, Nevada, there is a blind boy
employed to do errands, tend cars, and
the like. He has a most remarkable
faculty of , finding his way, cot only
through the intricacies of the mine, but
about the town. lie fjoes to any part of
the mine for tool and never goes astray,
and on darklnights he guide, the other
miners from the town to the house where
most of them lodge. They can't easily
find the way without him, for the trail
is narrow and crooked, and on each side
are many prospect holes and old cellars.
la permanently cured by DR. 6AGE'8
CATARRH REMEDY. M ocnts, by Uruffrtela.
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Positively Given Away. pftT' "iY'rl " -
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rea, lO paekeia moat beautiful Hfr- '.4 ".i''""-i' - V 3
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bAvr. Onion, Turnip, H-e, MumU. .Ilelitn, Cu- . IT- ' - ',' -S :.t " , J
camber. Olerr. Pepper nl l.etture. oue iac kct ..y", 2r.---i ;. , - v' "V
ath. Keinember, we nrk- you a present of tha ,?.--.-... .... . j,., vv'--1- W
fraa n you Kt tbe worth of j our niot.ey i a -rd. -. . C '.: V - S -if j-
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buy their Weed. of oa. Tbe ou m-ri'lin.' the lirat J S r- , A- '. A- t-. .
nearest firm aa to the numlr ol (fraii. or kfnim ifcctrt,.v,.'!:v v -vj ' a -
in a hall pound ot C'elfee et8 th Or. mi, which s ' S " J f "j aj
wi.i bn -nt tiyifrelchi, -ecarelv parked. Ma it. .MS. W'.t '
law. Write to-lay. t$eud iaital aete, tur-n or-:, -. -ti:'-.- Vvi". J-- J
K liiUR old trnMUy eed at cut rntra. We m l! ul L
yie urxi ai rrttunnnuie pricrn. Afir3 pimmy. f r
lltVI.NfJ II. HWl.NK. ftrrdaiunn, Illooini n
oien, buchs cu.. aAAA. our cuolc
r- m m r lur -, la -
packets aud one (Dcp, SO eta, M-nd lu . -t-
Iarate piece of jajer, alica ol
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U3 Uli
TteBiai
WaterprcGf
Ccat.
toons
ay Tiro's Onra for Con- -UDDllon
is THE BEST
tor keeping tba olvm
clear, la casts.
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11 xraeetybroM)
CVasbal Cs.
I preacrlba and tollr
dorse Big (i aa the only
peel Ac forth certain cure
f this dlsotie. .
Amsterdam, . X.
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many v-ar, and It baS
m Ha ktel if BftL'.a-
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Dill Great English Goifi aw
UtsI Bi,a4i ris4 tePllle.
Rarift' 8rcifte cored meof mallirnaTit ElooJ Po'
after I had b- n treated in vain with old o- :li
remediaa of alercnry and
Potl)l H ft H. nr t nnl.
cured tba Blood foiarm. bot ralWad the Iihrum
uam wlilca waa cannl rrr the poiacDOi miiwni!
GEO. liOViH-L. i2ail Avenue. 3i. V.
Sineyra ar fv-rofala atracSl twr c mv chil
dren, and they were badiy aStMnl with the di aae.
which, reeiated th tmttirw-nt of my 1 amity phy Jcian.
I waa penraaded to tiae Swift'4 gpei&c l-y e:cr aa
aoooost of enrea la ray etmntv r-ar- Iheltnpra-m-nt
waa sprarrat from the firat few torn, aad ia a
abort time my ch.Mrtn were caid. and are at:li
aound and wed. JOHN W1LHA14S. Lexiiurfcoa- Va.
D've Got M
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I -. Holder ClVlJi A WA U i&Lfa.
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i ii u mora, caacrr and Cotitaif'xn
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