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TIIE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
NEWSPAPER WAIFS. 
A Burlington boy sent for a fifty-cent ivatch and 
received a sun dial. He has named it “Faith,” be¬ 
cause faith without works is dead.— Burlington 
Fress Press. 
A woman may be perfectly angelic, and as patient 
as patient can be, and still not be able to look calmly 
on while her husband draws a match along a picture- 
frame to light his pipe. — Puck. 
“Why is a ‘young lady’s’ age after she reaches 
twenty-five, like a floral wedding bell?” asks an 
outsider. And he says it is “ because it is never 
tol’d;” but that is a libel. — Norristown Herald. 
It would be perfectly proper for a man to be proud 
of his ancestry, if he could choose his parents. 
In a certain playroom, not long ago, a little girl 
climbed up in a chair for something, and tippihg 
over, chair and all, began to cry as loud as she could 
cry. Mamma comforted her. A little while after¬ 
wards Edna, who is almost two years younger than 
her sister, tipped over the same way; but she didn’t 
cry—not a bit of it. “ What a brave little girl ! ” 
said mamma; at which Eva put out her lip. “ Pooh!” 
said she, with a great deal of scorn, “ that isn’t any¬ 
thing. I think most proba ly she couldn’t cry if she 
wanted tol I think maybe her cryer ’s broke.— 
Anonymous. 
“ Will you have cafe noir or cafe au lait ? ” asked 
the hostess of Mrs. Parvenu the other evening, the 
hostess having just returned from Europe. “I 
guess,” answered Mrs. Parvenu, airily, “ I guess 
I won’t take neither—them French puddins is so 
awful fillin’, you know, and I’ve eat now more than 
I’d oughter.”— New York Mail. 
The “ wishbone ” wedding has become the correct 
thing. The couple stand beneath a floral wishbone. 
After the ceremony the bride and groom are given 
the wishbone to pull. The tug results in a break 
somewhere, and whoever holds the long piece is ab" 
solved from getting up to build fires in the morning. 
“ There’s room at the top.” is a good motto for 
bald-headed men .—Cincinnati Merchant Traveler. 
Not very desirable room, for there's no ’air.— White¬ 
hall Times. 
It was a day when everybody was tired and anxious 
to sit down that a large man, carrying a gripsack, 
boarded an Eastern railroad train, and after walking 
through several crowded cars, finally found the one 
vacant seat, and, seating himself, he placed his bag on 
the cushion by his side. Just asthe train was about to 
start another man entered and made the same jour¬ 
ney in search of a seat. As he stopped inquiringly 
before the large man the latter said: “This seat is 
engaged sir; a man just stepped out, but will return 
in a moment; he left his baggage here as a claim to 
his seat.” 
“Well,” said the second traveler frankly, “I’m 
pretty tired, and if you don’t object I’ll sit down here 
and hold his bag for him ’till he returns,” and, with¬ 
out ceremony this he proceeded to do. Then the 
large man, who was bound for Lynn, earnestly prayed 
within the inmost chambers of his little heart, that his 
companion might get off at Somerville, or Everet, or 
Chelsea-anywhere but Lynn or a station beyond. 
And the tired man thanked his stars for even a mo¬ 
ment’s rest, expecting every second to be ousted by 
the owner of the gripsack. 
The train moved out from the station. In vain did the 
large man try to read the stranger’s ticket to see what 
his destination was. Somerville was reached, but the 
stranger sat quietly in his place, and the large man 
grew nervous. The train stopped at Everett, and 
still the stranger gazed peacefully ahead, never budg¬ 
ing, and the large man began to perspire. Then 
came Chelsea, but the stranger still held fast to the 
bag, and never offered to stir. The agony of the large 
man was simply frightful, but he saw that he could 
do nothing but simply grin and bear it, and get out of 
the fix as best he could. But the stranger had by this 
time fully grasped the situation, and though thankful 
for a seat, determined to punish the unaccommoda¬ 
ting pig for his selfish deception. So, when Lynn was 
reached, the large man put forth his hand for his bag, 
but the stranger drew back the same with an expres¬ 
sion of surprise, saying: “I beg your pardon, sir, but 
this is not your baggage.” 
“ But it isn’t yours,” stammered the owner, blush¬ 
ing. 
“ To be sure,” but I propose to see it returned to 
the proper person. Here, conductor, hero’s a man 
who wants to run off with this baggage that doesn't 
belong to him. Somebody put it in the seat to secure 
a place, and evidently got left at Boston, for he hasn't 
claimed it, and now this man wants to run away with 
it,” and he gave the conductor a wink, and, as that 
official knew the stranger personally, he understood 
the wink, and promptly replied: 
“ The only thing to do is to return the bag to Bos¬ 
ton, and store it among the unclaimed baggage.” 
“ But,” expostulated the large man— 
“Hold on there,” said the conductor, showing a 
police badge; “none of this. What kind of a man 
was it ivho left the bag ?” 
And then the stranger and the conductor and one 
or two sympathizing passengers combined to con¬ 
fuse the large man, and he, hating to confess to his 
piggishness, and knowing not what to do, fled precip¬ 
itately, amid the frowns and sighs of the observers 
at his wickedness. But the stranger, with a happy, 
contented smile, had the bag returned to Boston, 
where the large man had to come the next day and 
identify it. The moral of this true tale is obvious.— 
Boston Globe. 
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM THE EDI¬ 
TOR AND PUBLISHER OF THE “ ODD 
FELLOWS’ JOURNAL.” 
Hulmeville, Pa., September 1st, 1833. 
“Drs. Starkey & Palen.— Sirs —Having experi¬ 
enced so great a benefit from your COMPOUND 
OXYGEN, I desire to give my testimony as to its 
great value as a curative agent. 
“In the spring of 1881 my health began to fail, so 
that I became a great sufferer from debility, nervous¬ 
ness and loss of sleep and appetite. 
“ After trying several remedies and continuing to 
grow weaker, I almost in despair gave up the hope of 
living. 
“ To add to my sufferings, in October of the same 
year I was afflicted with a severe cold, which seemed 
to induce congestion of the liver and kidneys, threat¬ 
ened paralysis of the right side, and hemorrhoids, 
and the prescribed remedies aggravated, rather than 
allayed, the suffering. 
“About the first of November I heard of your 
Compound Oxygen and was induced to try it. At 
this time I was losing about half a gill of blood a 
day. I could not sleep soundly, very little appetite, 
and a very flighty memory. 
“In less than two weeks after taking the Com¬ 
pound Oxygen I was like a new person. The bleeding 
had stopped entirely, my appetite becamehoilthy, 
my sleep improved, and my memory became good 
and steady. 
“ I have continued its use until the present time, 
September 1st, 1863, enjoying good health, excellent 
spirits, and improved powers of endurance, both 
mentally and physically. 
“ During the first six months I took the Compound 
Oxygen regularly, as prescribed; since that time 
only occasionally, as needed to keep my health 
good. I might mention that I have had three at¬ 
tacks of incipient pneumonia, at different times, 
but that I now feel that my lung-power is excellent 
and more active than at any time in my life. 
“There have also been a number of wonderful re¬ 
sults that have come within my observation from 
the use of Compound Oxygen, a few of which I will 
relate to you: 
“A lady friend was taken sick in 1863 with a severe 
attack of abdominal inflammation. She was treated 
by an old school (allopathic; physician, and was con¬ 
fined to her bed for eight months. She became a 
suffering invalid; deaf, from taking a large quantity 
of quinine; neuralgic, from taking solutions of ar- 
senica and strychnia and morphia. She had a num¬ 
ber of skillful physicians attending her during the 
many years which passed until December, 1881, with¬ 
out much relief or encouragement. She then began 
the uso of Compound Oxygen. Scarcely three 
months had elapsed before she showed signs of great 
improvement, and has continued to improve stead¬ 
ily, until at present she considers herself enjoying a 
large share of good health. Her hearing is much 
improved, the neuralgia has almost entirely disap¬ 
peared; the nervousness is scarcely noticed, and she 
is able not only to attend to her household and other 
duties, but to walk several miles at a time when ii is 
required. She rejoices to bear testimony to the 
blessing Compound Oxygen has conferred upon her. 
“Another lady friend, of advanced years (nearly 
seventy), was suffering from debility induced by an 
injury received about a year before. Her spirits be¬ 
came depressed, her appetite failed, her memory be¬ 
came flighty, and her judgment weak. After using 
Compound Oxygon only a short time, groat improve¬ 
ment was noticeable, until at present she is enjoying 
excellent health, her appetite and sleep are normal, 
she is lively and contented, and her mmd is restored 
to its usual activity and balance. 
“I could give many instances of its good effects 
which have come to my notice, and only recommend 
it from friendly motives and a desire to alleviate suf¬ 
fering. 
“I remain, very respectfully, 
“ W. G. P. Brinckloe, 
“Editor and Pub. of the ‘ Odd Fellows' Journal." 
A story comes from rock-ribbed Windham County, 
Conn. The use of names would be unkind. It con¬ 
cerns a spruce young city lawyer, who led a blushing 
damsel as a bride from her rural New England home 
and returned with her to the hospitable mansion of 
his father-in-law to enjoy the Thanksgiving festival. 
He,was given the post of honor at the table and 
callod upon to carve—according to the time-honored 
custom. The turkey was baked pretty hard and was 
somewhat tough withal. The spruce young lawyer 
struggled. The baked bird would not yield. An 
enormous plum pudding stood beside the turkey 
platter, and was somewhat in the lawyer’s way. 
Finally he took up the pudding dish and placed it in 
his chair behind him, and then renewed his attack 
on the turkoy with redoubled vigor. His face was 
red with effort and embarrassment, his glasses 
steamed with perspiration — but still he struggled. 
At last he made a tremendous effort and succeeded 
—in landing the imperious bird on the other side 
of the table. “There,” he said in despair, “now 
I’ve done it,” and sat down in the pudding !—New 
Haven Register. 
A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY. 
One of the most useful things lately brought to the 
notice of the public, is “ Actina,” a new and remark¬ 
able means of restoring the eyesight of those who 
have been unable to see without glasses. It will 
enable anyone to read the finest of print in a few 
weeks use. The inventor and proprietor, Mr. Wm. 
Wilson, invites any one interested to call at his 
parlors, 286 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., -where ho 
will be happy to meet them, and will give a free 
trial of this discovery for thirty days, without deposit 
or security. Physicians are particularly requested 
to investigate the merits and working of this dis¬ 
covery. The inventor will gladly explain its action, 
and take patients in hand for treatment. 
